Lucas Browne

Lucas Browne
Browne in 2014
Born	(1979-04-14) 14 April 1979 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
Other names	Big Daddy
Nationality	Australian
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	196 cm (77 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Professional boxing record
Total	24
Wins	24
By knockout	21
Losses	0
Mixed martial arts record
Total	8
Wins	6
By knockout	6
Losses	2
By knockout	2
Other information
Website	www.lucas-browne.com
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: 20 October 2016

Lucas Browne (born 14 April 1979) is an Australian professional boxer and former mixed martial artist. He made history in March 2016 by becoming Australia's first world heavyweight boxing champion after winning the WBA (Regular) title, but was stripped of the title two months later for failing a drug test. This ruling was then overturned in September, clearing him of any wrongdoing. Browne has also held the Australian and Commonwealth heavyweight titles.

Professional boxing career

Early career

Browne turned professional on 20 March 2009. He won his first contest by fourth round knockout. On 17 February 2012, Browne became the Australian heavyweight champion by knocking out Colin Wilson in three rounds.

On 28 April 2013, he defeated the future hall of famer and three-weight division world champion James Toney by twelve round unanimous decision. Three months later, he stopped former NABF heavyweight champion Travis Walker in seven rounds.

In November 2013, Browne scored a fifth round TKO of former European Union heavyweight champion Richard Towers. On 26 April 2014, he scored a fifth round KO of Éric Martel-Bahoéli to claim the Commonwealth heavyweight title.

Browne vs. Chagaev

On 5 March 2016, Browne made history by becoming the first Australian to win a world heavyweight championship, by stopping Ruslan Chagaev in ten rounds to become WBA (Regular) heavyweight champion in Russia. The fight was not without controversy, with a reported 59 seconds of erroneous time during rounds 6 and 7 of the bout.^[1] Browne was later stripped of the title due to a failed drug test for the banned substance clenbuterol. Browne repeatedly maintained his innocence, however testing on the second sample for the drug proved positive.^[2]

Browne vs. Briggs

On 2 November 2016, the WBA ordered Browne to fight American heavyweight veteran Shannon Briggs for the WBA regular title. The fight was ordered to take place before the end of 2016. Browne was originally due to fight Fres Oquendo, who hadn't fought since 2014, however that fight could not be made due to Oquendo recovering from an injury. The WBA ordered the winner of this bout to fight Oquendo in a mandatory defense within 120 days.^[3][4]

Second positive drug test

Reports indicate that after 8 months of being stripped of the WBA heavyweight title due to positive A and B samples for the banned substance clenbuterol, Browne has produced another positive drug test, this time for the banned substance ostarine.^[5]

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
24	Win	24–0	Ruslan Chagaev	TKO	10 (12), 2:27	5 Mar 2016	Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Chechnya	Won WBA (Regular) heavyweight title; Chagaev later reinstated as champion after Browne failed a drug test
23	Win	23–0	Julius Long	KO	9 (10), 2:59	14 Aug 2015	Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
21	Win	22–0	Chauncy Welliver	RTD	5 (12), 3:00	12 Nov 2014	Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Australia	Retained WBA Inter-Continental and WBC–EPBC heavyweight titles
21	Win	21–0	Andriy Rudenko	UD	12	1 Aug 2014	Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England	Retained WBC–EPBC heavyweight title; Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title
20	Win	20–0	Éric Martel-Bahoéli	KO	5 (12), 1:26	26 Apr 2014	Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England	Won vacant Commonwealth and WBC–EPBC heavyweight titles
19	Win	19–0	Clarence Tillman	KO	2 (6), 2:23	13 Dec 2013	Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
18	Win	18–0	Richard Towers	TKO	5 (12), 0:51	2 Nov 2013	Hull Arena, Hull, England
17	Win	17–0	Travis Walker	RTD	7 (10), 3:00	25 Jul 2013	Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
16	Win	16–0	James Toney	UD	12	28 Apr 2013	Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Won vacant WBF heavyweight title
15	Win	15–0	Kotatsu Takehara	KO	1 (8), 1:08	1 Mar 2013	Lions Richlands, Brisbane, Australia
14	Win	14–0	Jason Gavern	TKO	3 (10), 2:23	11 Dec 2012	Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, SAR
13	Win	13–0	Hastings Rasani	TKO	1 (6), 0:44	16 Jun 2012	Velodrome, Manchester, England
12	Win	12–0	Paul Butlin	TKO	4 (6), 1:15	21 Apr 2012	Sports Centre, Oldham, England
11	Win	11–0	Colin Wilson	KO	3 (10), 2:56	17 Feb 2012	Southport RSL Club, Gold Coast, Australia	Won vacant Australian heavyweight title
10	Win	10–0	Alipate Liava'a	TKO	1 (4), 1:51	9 Dec 2011	WA Italian Club, Perth, Australia
9	Win	9–0	Paula Lakai	KO	4 (4), 1:57	5 Nov 2011	WA Italian Club, Perth, Australia
8	Win	8–0	Fai Falamoe	TKO	5 (10), 2:59	30 Sep 2011	Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Won vacant WBF Asia-Pacific heavyweight title
7	Win	7–0	Clarence Tillman	UD	12	5 Aug 2011	Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre, Kalgoorlie, Australia	Won vacant Universal Boxing Council Intercontinental heavyweight title
6	Win	6–0	Scott Belshaw	KO	2 (4), 1:40	13 May 2011	Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
5	Win	5–0	Henry Taani	KO	1 (6), 2:34	15 Apr 2011	WA Basketball Centre, Perth, Australia
4	Win	4–0	Alipate Liava'a	KO	3 (6), 1:35	2 Apr 2011	Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre, Kalgoorlie, Australia
3	Win	3–0	John Szigeti	KO	3 (6), 1:17	4 Feb 2011	Southport RSL Club, Gold Coast, Australia
2	Win	2–0	Sam Leuii	TKO	1 (4), 2:10	1 Jul 2010	Penrith Stadium, Sydney, Australia
1	Win	1–0	Jason Keir	KO	4 (4), 0:33	20 Mar 2009	Manly Leagues Club, Sydney, Australia	Professional debut

Titles in boxing

Mixed martial arts record

Titles in mixed martial arts

Xtreme MMA

• XMMA Heavyweight Championship (One time)^[6]

Personal life

Browne has three children and before becoming a professional boxer and mixed martial artist he was a nightclub bouncer in Kings Cross and a rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels under-18s in the S. G. Ball Cup. Browne also made it to the top 50 of Australian Idol 2004.^[7]

See also

• List of mixed martial artists with professional boxing records

References

External links

• Official website
• Professional boxing record for Lucas Browne from BoxRec
• Professional MMA record for Lucas Browne from Sherdog