Michael Zerafa

Michael Zerafa
Michael Zerafa
Born	25 March 1992 (age 32); Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Other names	Pretty Boy
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Light-middleweight; Middleweight;
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach	71+1⁄2 in (182 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	31
Wins	27
Wins by KO	16
Losses	4

Michael Zerafa (born 25 March 1992) is an Australian professional boxer who held the Commonwealth super-welterweight title in 2018.

Boxing career

Early in his career, he was the Victorian super-welterweight champion.^[1]

On 24 October 2014, he lost to Arif Magomedov in his first fight outside Australia when challenging for the WBO Youth and Asia Pacific middleweight titles.^[2]^[3]

On 12 September 2015, he lost via knockout to Peter Quillin in his second fight outside Australia.^[4] The impact of the knockout caused him to leave the arena on a stretcher.^[5]

On 22 April 2016, Zerafa defeated Yosuke Kirima for the IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title.^[6]

On 5 November 2018, it was announced Zerafa would face Kell Brook at the Sheffield Arena on 8 December 2018, in a WBA super-welterweight title eliminator.^[7] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

On 12 April 2019, Zerafa returned home to Australia and defeated Les Sherrington via knockout. He then defeated Jeff Horn for the WBA Oceania middleweight title in Bendigo on 31 August 2019, this time winning via technical knockout.

On 9 November 2019, Zerafa was sparring with Dwight Ritchie when Ritchie collapsed in between rounds after a hit to the chest. Ritchie could not be revived and later died.^[8]

Personal life

His mother is from Australia and his father is from Malta.^[9]

Professional boxing record

31 fights	27 wins	4 losses
By knockout	16	1
By decision	11	3

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
31	Loss	27–4	Jeff Horn	MD	10	18 Dec 2019	Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia	Lost WBA Oceania, and WBO Oriental middleweight titles
30	Win	27–3	Jeff Horn	TKO	9 (10)	31 Aug 2019	Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia	Won WBA Oceania, and WBO Oriental middleweight titles
29	Win	26–3	Les Sherrington	KO	2 (8), 1:31	12 Apr 2019	The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Australia
28	Loss	25–3	Kell Brook	UD	12	8 Dec 2018	Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
27	Win	25–2	Beni Gruda	TKO	3 (10), 1:46	31 Aug 2018	Saint Johns Netball Centre, Auckland, New Zealand	Retained WBA Oceania super-welterweight title
26	Win	24–2	Wade Ryan	UD	10	1 Jun 2018	The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Australia	Won vacant WBA Oceania super-welterweight title
25	Win	23–2	Adam Harper	UD	12	16 Mar 2018	The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Australia	Won vacant Commonwealth super-welterweight title
24	Win	22–2	Tomas Andres Reynoso	KO	6 (8), 2:58	17 Jun 2017	The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Australia
23	Win	21–2	Daniel Coppin	TKO	3 (10), 2:32	10 Dec 2016	Function Centre, Melbourne Park, Australia	Retained IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title
22	Win	20–2	Istvan Zeller	TKO	5 (10), 2:32	13 Aug 2016	Function Centre, Melbourne Park, Australia
21	Win	19–2	Yosuke Kirima	UD	12	22 Apr 2016	The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Australia	Won vacant IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title
20	Win	18–2	Gustavo Alberto Sanchez	KO	4 (8)	6 Dec 2015	The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Australia
19	Loss	17–2	Peter Quillin	KO	5 (12), 1:06	12 Sep 2015	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, US
18	Win	17–1	Yuttana Wongda	TKO	4 (6), 0:49	27 Mar 2015	Town Hall, Malvern, Australia
17	Win	16–1	Bruno Carvalho	TKO	5 (6), 1:29	5 Dec 2014	La Mirage Receptions & Convention Centre, Somerton, Australia
16	Loss	15–1	Arif Magomedov	UD	10	24 Oct 2014	Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia	For vacant WBO Asia Pacific, and WBO Youth middleweight titles
15	Win	15–0	Joe Rea	UD	8	27 Jun 2014	Town Hall, Malvern, Australia
14	Win	14–0	Luke Sharp	UD	8	27 Feb 2014	Eatons Hill Hotel, Eatons Hill, Australia
13	Win	13–0	Athit Praditphon	TKO	8 (8)	13 Dec 2013	Club Italia, Sunshine North, Australia
12	Win	12–0	Amnat Daengphayap	KO	2 (8)	8 Nov 2013	Town Hall, Malvern, Australia
11	Win	11–0	Rey Anton Olarte	UD	10	7 Jun 2013	Town Hall, Malvern, Australia
10	Win	10–0	Richard Kenneth Carr	TKO	3 (6), 0:27	19 Apr 2013	Racecourse Reception Centre, Moonee Valley, Australia
9	Win	9–0	Adrian Campbell	UD	10	21 Feb 2013	The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Australia	Retained WBC-ABCO Continental super-welterweight title
8	Win	8–0	David Galvin	UD	10	16 Nov 2012	Town Hall, Malvern, Australia	Won vacant WBC-ABCO Continental super-welterweight title
7	Win	7–0	Ariel Omongos	TKO	2 (8), 2:34	29 Jun 2012	Town Hall, Malvern, Australia
6	Win	6–0	Faisal Fayad	SD	8	11 Nov 2011	Town Hall, Malvern, Australia	Won vacant Victoria State super-welterweight title
5	Win	5–0	Xingxin Yang	TKO	4 (6), 1:03	26 Aug 2011	Town Hall, Coburg, Australia
4	Win	4–0	Aswin Cabuy	UD	4	22 Jul 2011	Sunshine Roller Skating Centre, Sunshine, Australia
3	Win	3–0	Jean Claude	TKO	1 (4), 0:45	8 Jul 2011	Town Hall, Malvern, Australia
2	Win	2–0	David Gall	UD	4	1 Apr 2011	Town Hall, Malvern, Australia
1	Win	1–0	Peter Makrypodis	KO	1 (4), 1:42	18 Mar 2011	Sunshine Roller Skating Centre, Sunshine, Australia