Kali Meehan

Kali Meehan
Statistics
Real name Kalivati Meehan
Nickname(s) "Check Mate"
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Nationality Fijian
Born 9 March 1970
Auckland
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 47
Wins 42
Wins by KO 33
Losses 5
Draws 0
No contests 0

Kalivati Gerald Meehan (born 9 March 1970 in New Zealand) is an Australian-based New Zealand boxer, turned pro after a career in Rugby league. His son is Willis Meehan, who plays rugby league as well as boxing.

Amateur career

Meehan before becoming professional, fought in amateur bouts and had a Record of 23-5.

Professional career

Nicknamed "Meanhands", Meehan's memorable appearances include a contested loss in the WBO heavyweight title bout to Lamon Brewster, KO loss to Hasim Rahman, and a first-round TKO loss to Danny Williams in another title bout for British Commonwealth crown.

He had been the Australian heavyweight champion with multiple successful defences until 2000 when he vacated the title.

In October 2007, Meehan upset contender DaVarryl Williamson, knocking him down and winning via a TKO in the 6th round.

In February 2008, he defeated Jeremy Bates knocking him out in the 3rd round of a 10 round bout.

in 2010 he lost to Ruslan Chagaev in May on a points decision and beat Evans Quinn in September, also on points.

Professional boxing record

42 Wins (32 knockouts, 10 decisions), 5 Losses (3 knockouts, 2 decisions)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 29-4-0 New Zealand Shane Cameron UD 10 22/11/2014 New Zealand North Shore Events Centre, New Zealand Win WBA Pan African heavyweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-2-1 United Kingdom Michael Sprott TKO 1/3 04/06/2014 New Zealand The Trusts Stadium, New Zealand Super 8 Heavyweight Tournament - Final
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-2-1 New Zealand Brice Ritani-Coe UD 3 04/06/2014 New Zealand The Trusts Stadium, New Zealand Super 8 Heavyweight Tournament - Semi Final 2
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-2-2 Australia Hunter Sam UD 3 04/06/2014 New Zealand The Trusts Stadium, New Zealand Super 8 Heavyweight Tournament - Quarter Final 3
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 38-7-1 United States Travis Walker TKO 6 07/03/2012 Australia Derwent Entertainment Centre, Australia IBF Pan Pacific heavyweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9-3-2 Australia Michael Kirby TKO 1 24/06/2011 Australia Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia World Boxing Foundation (WBFo) World Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:00 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 17-27-1 Estonia Valeri Semiskur TKO 2 02/04/2011 Germany Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Referee stopped the bout at 2:17 of the second round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 18-4-1 Nicaragua Evans Quinn UD 12 02/09/2010 Australia Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia IBF Pan Pacific Heavyweight Title. 117-113, 117-114, 118-110.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 25-1-1 Uzbekistan Ruslan Chagaev UD 12 22/05/2010 Germany Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany WBA World Heavyweight Title Eliminator. 112-117, 110-118, 111-117.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 17-5-1 United States Dominique Alexander KO 2 30/08/2008 Germany Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany Alexander knocked out at 2:45 of the second round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 22-15-1 United States Jeremy Bates TKO 3 16/02/2008 Germany Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany Referee stopped the bout at 1:16 of the third round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 24-4 United States DaVarryl Williamson RTD 6 06/10/2007 New York New York City, United States WBO NABO Heavyweight Title. Williamson could not answer the bell for round seven.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15-10-3 South Africa Anton Nel KO 3 17/11/2006 Australia Bundall, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia PABA Heavyweight Title. Nel knocked out at 2:51 of the third round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 38-15 Brazil Rogerio Lobo KO 3 31/03/2006 Fiji Suva, Fiji PABA Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13-6 United States Tommy Connelly KO 3 28/09/2005 Germany Altona, Hamburg, Germany Connelly knocked out at 1:42 of the third round.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 39-5-1 United States Hasim Rahman TKO 4 13/11/2004 New York New York City, United States IBF/WBA/WBC World Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 30-2 United States Lamon Brewster SD 12 04/09/2004 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States WBO World Heavyweight Title. 114-113, 113-114, 113-115.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 39-8 United States Damon Reed TKO 6 10/04/2004 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the sixth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-3-1 New Zealand Shane Wijohn UD 6 27/09/2002 Australia Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 23-14 Australia Colin "Kid Coalminer" Wilson KO 3 19/07/2002 Australia Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-8 New Zealand Tone Fiso TKO 3 04/03/2002 Australia Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 23-12 Australia Colin "Kid Coalminer" Wilson KO 8 07/12/2001 Australia Wyong, New South Wales, Australia IBF Pan Pacific Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15-7-2 Australia Justin Fortune TKO 3 28/09/2001 Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 22-1 United Kingdom Danny Williams TKO 1 09/06/2001 United Kingdom Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom Commonwealth Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:32 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-1 Samoa Emilio Leti RTD 8 25/05/2001 Australia Southport, Queensland, Australia WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title. Leti could not answer the bell for round nine.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-7-2 Fiji Mosese Kavika TKO 4 20/04/2001 Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia IBF Pan Pacific Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 21-11 Australia Colin "Kid Coalminer" Wilson KO 4 09/03/2001 Australia Southport, Queensland, Australia WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-5 New Zealand Tone Fiso UD 6 15/12/2000 Australia Wyong, New South Wales, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12-4 Australia Danny Buzza TKO 1 03/11/2000 Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia IBF Pan Pacific Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-1 New Zealand Don Ulhberg TKO 3 06/10/2000 Australia Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia Referee stopped the bout at 2:26 of the third round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-4-1 Australia James Grima TKO 2 07/07/2000 Australia Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia Australia Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:43 of the second round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-3 United States Ron Brown PTS 6 20/05/2000 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5-1 Uganda Okello Peter KO 3 03/11/1999 Japan Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan OPBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator. Peter knocked out at 1:38 of the third round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-4-1 Australia John Justice TKO 4 14/10/1999 Australia Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-3 Australia Danny Buzza TKO 1 18/09/1999 Australia Bundall, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Australia Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:51 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-7-2 Australia Bob Mirovic KO 4 25/06/1999 Australia Wyong, New South Wales, Australia Australia Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7-11-3 Fiji David Ravu Ravu KO 2 15/10/1998 Australia Southport, Queensland, Australia OBA Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15-12-2 Fiji Waisiki Ligaloa KO 3 30/07/1998 Australia Southport, Queensland, Australia South Seas Heavyweight Title. Ligaloa knocked out at 2:29 of the third round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-3 New Zealand Tone Fiso PTS 10 18/07/1998 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 19-8 Australia Colin "Kid Coalminer" Wilson TKO 5 25/06/1998 Australia Southport, Queensland, Australia OBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the fifth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-14-2 Australia Joe Kiwi Kingi TKO 2 28/05/1998 Australia Southport, Queensland, Australia Referee stopped the bout at 1:19 of the second round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7-10 New Zealand Paul Baker TKO 1 30/04/1998 Australia Southport, Queensland, Australia Referee stopped the bout at 2:47 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7-2-1 Australia James Grima KO 4 26/02/1998 Australia Southport, Queensland, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 34-21-2 Fiji Aisea Nama PTS 6 30/11/1997 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-1 New Zealand Finau Lavea KO 1 19/10/1997 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win -- New Zealand Finau Lavea PTS 4 21/06/1997 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 0-1 New Zealand Taule Mailisi KO 1 25/05/1997 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand

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