Other names Big Daddy Total 23 Weight 116 kg Nationality Australian Name Lucas Browne Division Heavyweight | Rank 21 Role Boxer Draws 0 Years active 2009– Height 1.93 m Losses 0 | |
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Born Lucas Browne
14 April 1979 (age 45)
Auburn, New South Wales, Australia ( 1979-04-14 ) Trainer Nigel Benn &
Rodney Williams Similar People Richard Towers, Ruslan Chagaev, Deontay Wilder, James Toney, Chauncy Welliver | ||
Lucas browne vs eric martel bahoeli 26 04 14
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. In November, Browne produced another positive drug test.
Contents
- Lucas browne vs eric martel bahoeli 26 04 14
- Dave Allen vs Lucas Browne Full Fight
- Early career
- Career from 20142015
- Browne vs Rudenko
- Browne vs Chagaev
- First positive drug test
- Shannon Briggs negotiations
- Second positive drug test
- Browne vs Greer
- Personal life
- Mixed martial arts titles
- References
Dave Allen vs Lucas Browne Full Fight
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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. On 26 May, his opponent was announced as journeyman Mathew Greer (16-20, 13 KOs). In a scheduled six round fight, Browne dropped and stopped the over matched Greer in round 2. After the win, Browne set his sights on WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker.
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.
Mixed martial arts titles
Xtreme MMA