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	25
Wins	25
By knockout	22
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
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: 20 October 2016

Lucas Browne (born 14 April 1979) is an Australian professional boxer and former mixed martial artist. In boxing he has held the Australian and Commonwealth heavyweight titles, and made history in March 2016 by becoming Australia's first world heavyweight boxing champion after winning the WBA (Regular) title. However, Browne 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.^[1] In November, Browne produced another positive drug test.^[2]

Professional boxing career

Early career

Browne turned professional on 20 March 2009 at the age of 30. 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.^[3]

On 28 April 2013, he defeated the future hall of famer and three-weight division world champion James Toney by twelve round unanimous decision with scores of 117-111, 119-109 & 120-108.^[4] Three months later, he stopped former NABF heavyweight champion Travis Walker in seven rounds. Walker dropped Browne in round 1. Although Walker appeared to clearly win round 7, his corner called the fight off before round 8 could get underway.^[5]

In November 2013, Browne scored a fifth round TKO of former European Union heavyweight champion Richard Towers. The fight was an eliminator for the Commonwealth heavyweight title, which at the time was held by David Price.^[6]

Career from 2014–2015

On 26 April 2014, Browne fought Éric Martel-Bahoéli for the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title at the Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield, England. Browne knocked down Martel-Bahoéli in round 2 but the fight continued. In round 3, following an accidental clash of heads, Browne was cut over the left eye. Two inspections were undertaken by the ringside doctor, who allowed the fight continue. Martel-Bahoéli was knocked down again in round 4 and the end came in round 5 when Browne connected with a right uppercut. Browne also claimed the WBC Eurasian Pacific Boxing Council heavyweight title.^[7]

Browne vs. Rudenko

Browne defended the WBC-EPBC title on August 1, 2014 against Andriy Rudenko (24-0) at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, England. Browne defeated Rudenko by a 12 round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title. The judges scored the fight 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113 all in favor of Browne.^[8]

Career from 2016–2017

Browne vs. Chagaev

On 5 March 2016, Browne made history by becoming the first Australian to win a major 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.^[9]

First positive drug test

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.^[10]

Shannon Briggs negotiations

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.^[11][12]

Second positive drug test

Reports indicated 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.^[13]

Browne vs. Greer

On 18 May 2017, Browne's manager, Matt Clark announced that he would be making a return to the ring on 2 June 2017 at the Club Punchbowl in Sydney.^[14] On 26 May, his opponent was announced as journeyman Mathew Greer (16-20, 13 KOs).^[15] In a scheduled six round fight, Browne dropped and stopped the over matched Greer in round 2.^[16] After the win, Browne set his sights on WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker.^[17]

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.^[18]

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
25	Win	25–0	Matthew Greer	TKO	2 (6), 1:14	2 Jun 2017	Club Punchbowl, Sydney, Australia
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
22	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 (Foundation) 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	Manchester 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 (Foundation) 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

Mixed martial arts record

Mixed martial arts titles

Xtreme MMA

• XMMA Heavyweight Championship (One time)^[19]

See also

• List of heavyweight boxing champions
• 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