Diana Prazak

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Diana Prazak
Born
Diana Prazak

(1979-07-20) July 20, 1979 (age 44)[1]
Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralia Australian[1]
Statistics
Weight(s)Super Featherweight[1]
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm) [1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins13
Wins by KO9
Losses3
Draws0
No contests0

Diana Prazak is a professional female boxer from Australia. She was born July 20, 1979 in Melbourne, Victoria into a large family with Maltese and Croatian heritage. She is the first Australian fighter to ever become the pound for pound number one.[2][3][4][5][6]

Amateur career

At the age of 27, Prazak joined a local boxing gym to lose weight.[2] She took her first amateur fight at 64 kg after six months of training. As an amateur fighter Prazak had six fights and won them all via stoppage. The last of which was for a national title, making her the Australian Amateur Light Welterweight Champion. This was to be her last amateur fight before turning professional.[2]

Professional career

Prazak made her professional boxing debut on March 13, 2010 in Moonee Valley, Victoria, Australia. She was defeated via unanimous decision after six rounds with fellow Australian Sarah Howett.[1] In 2013, she fought against Super Featherweight Champion Frida Wallberg, who was defeated by her in Sweden with a knock out in the 8th round. Prazak won the title, Wallberg was hospitalized and received emergency surgery to relieve the pressure on her brain from a cerebral haemorrhage.[7]

This fight, and the road leading to it, is captured in the documentary Bittersweet, showing Dutch former professional boxer Lucia Rijker training Diane to prepare her for the fight.

Championships and accomplishments

  • 2013 / 2014 – WBC Super Featherweight World Title (1 defense)[1]
  • 2011 / 2012 – WIBA Super Featherweight World Title (2 defenses)[1]
  • 2011 – PABA Super Featherweight Title[1]
  • 2011 – Australian Light Welterweight Title[1]
  • WIBA International Super Featherweight Title[1]
  • Australian Lightweight Champion[1]
  • Australian Amateur Light Welterweight Champion[1]

Professional boxing record

16 fights 13 wins 3 losses
By knockout 9 1
By decision 4 2
Draws 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
16 Loss 13–0–3 Belgium Delfine Persoon TKO Nov 11, 2014 Belgium Zwevezele, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium WBC World female lightweight title
15 Win 13–0–2 Australia Shannon O'Connell TKO Mar 1, 2014 Australia The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia WBC World female super featherweight title
14 Win 13–0–2 Sweden Frida Wallberg KO Jun 14, 2013 Sweden Water Front Congress SAS Radisson, Stockholm, Sweden WBC World female super featherweight title
13 Loss 13–0–1 United States Holly Holm UD Dec 7, 2012 United States Route 66 Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA vacant International Boxing Association female super lightweight title
12 Win 12–0–0 Australia Fatuma Zarika UD Apr 20, 2012 Australia Grand Star Receptions, Altona North, Victoria, Australia Women's International Boxing Association World super featherweight title
11 Win 11–0–0 United States Lucia Larcinese UD Jan 19, 2012 United States Hilton Garden Inn, Staten Island, New York, USA
10 Win 10–0–0 Canada Lindsay Garbatt TKO Sep 24, 2011 Australia Grand Star Receptions, Altona North, Victoria, Australia Women's International Boxing Association World super featherweight title

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Diana Prazak Awakening Profile". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Diana Prazak Awakening Spotlight". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  3. ^ "Diana Prazak Prepares for World Title". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  4. ^ Mischa Merz. "Australian in hunt for world title". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  5. ^ "Super featherweight champion Diana Prazak impresses students". The Courier. 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  6. ^ Michael Safi. "Diana Prazak battles doubters to make Australian women's boxing great | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  7. ^ "Female boxer Frida Wallberg hospitalized following brutal KO loss to Diana Prazak". Bloody Elbow. 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2015-10-04.

External links

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