Anthony McCracken

Anthony McCracken (born 11 January 1983, Sydney, Australia) is a retired Australian professional boxer.

Anthony McCracken
Anthony McCracken
BornAnthony McCracken
(1983-05-11) 11 May 1983
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
ResidenceWagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90.5 kg (200 lb; 14 st 4 lb)
DivisionCruiserweight
StyleBoxing
StanceOrthodox
Professional boxing record
Total26
Wins18
By knockout8
Losses7
By knockout1
Draws1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: 28 January 2017

The biggest win in McCracken's career was against David Aloua in their second fight on November 2014, to win the WBA Pan African, WBC – OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific Cruiserweight title.[1] With this McCraken received a top 15 ranking in WBA,[2] WBO[3] and top 40 in WBC and IBO. Aloua defeated McCracken on April 2012 in their first fight.[4] There was a contract clause where if McCracken won the bout, the two must fight again for a trilogy, however the fight did not end up happening as boxing boxers retired.[5]

McCracken has been offered a world title fight in the past, however he turned it down due to himself not feeling ready and instead went to fought in New Zealand against in March 2015. McCracken as not fought since his three title defense in New Zealand against Samoan Vaitele Soi.[6]

Professional boxing titles

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
26 fights 18 wins 7 losses
By knockout 8 1
By decision 10 6
Draws 1

[7]

No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
26 Win 18–7–1 Vaitele Soi UD 10 28 March 2015 Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand WBA Pan African & WBC – OPBF & WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight titles
25 Win 17–7–1 David Aloua TKO 7 (10) 2:45 22 November 2014 North Shore Event Centre, North Shore, New Zealand WBA Pan African & WBC – OPBF & WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight titles
24 Win 16–7–1 Kurtis Pegoraro MD 4 18 October 2014 Bolton Park Sports Stadium, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
23 Win 15–7–1 Peter Brennan KO 3 (6) 1:09 22 February 2014 Bolton Park Sports Stadium, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
22 Lose 14–7–1 Daniel Ammann UD 10 16 June 2012 Newcastle Panthers Club, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Australian cruiserweight title
21 Lose 14–6–1 David Aloua SD 10 13 April 2012 Tattersalls Club, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia vacant World Professional Boxing Federation Asia Pacific cruiserweight title
20 Win 14–5–1 Shane Tilyard TKO 4 (6) 2:59 30 November 2011 Challenge Stadium, Mt Claremont, Western Australia, Australia
19 Draw 13–5–1 Mohamed Azzaoui TD 1 (12) 2:50 1 April 2011 Bolton Park Sports Stadium, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia vacant WBA – PABA cruiserweight title
18 Lose 13–5 Shane Cameron UD 12 17 November 2010 Challenge Stadium, Mt Claremont, Western Australia, Australia vacant International Boxing Organization Asia Pacific cruiserweight title
Final Eliminator for the Commonwealth Cruiserweight Championship
17 Win 13–4 Walter Pupu'a TKO 5 (10) 2:41 17 July 2010 Bolton Park Sports Stadium, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia vacant World Boxing Foundation Asia Pacific cruiserweight title
16 Win 12–4 Dominic Vea SD 8 8 April 2010 Le Montage, Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia
15 Lose 11–4 Adam Forsyth UD 8 13 November 2009 Brisbane Convention Centre, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
14 Win 11–3 Oscar Talemaira TKO 2 (8) 1:11 23 October 2009 Kyeamba Smith Hall, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
13 Lose 10–3 Dominic Vea KO 7 (8) 2:39 9 July 2009 Luna Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
12 Win 10–2 Balazs Varga UD 6 20 February 2009 Southport RSL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia
11 Win 9–2 Kim Heta UD 6 14 November 2008 Town Hall, Coburg, Victoria, Australia
10 Win 8–2 Balazs Varga UD 6 13 July 2008 Coburg Basketball Stadium, Coburg, Victoria, Australia
9 Lose 7–2 Daniel Ammann UD 10 31 August 2007 Newcastle Panthers Club, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Australian cruiserweight title
8 Win 7–1 Dennis Arthur UD 8 21 July 2007 Bolton Park Sports Stadium, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
7 Lose 6–1 Jamie Withers UD 6 27 June 2007 Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia
6 Win 6–0 Damien Smith KO 8 (8) 1:03 17 March 2007 Bolton Park Sports Stadium, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia vacant Australia – New South Wales State cruiserweight title
5 Win 5–0 Joel Bourke UD 4 21 January 2007 State Netball & Hockey Centre, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
4 Win 4–0 Joel Bourke MD 6 15 December 2006 Fraternity Bowling Club, Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia
3 Win 3–0 Jason Larsen KO 2 (6) 0:33 22 September 2006 Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia
2 Win 2–0 Sam Hamze TKO 2 (4) 0:56 15 July 2006 Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1 Win 1–0 Michael O'Donnell UD 4 17 June 2006 Newcastle Panthers Club, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Professional debut

References
  1. "As It Happened: Super 8 Fight Night Shane Cameron v Kali Meehan". TVNZ. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. "WBA Rankins July 2015". WBA. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. "WORLD BOXING ORGANIZATION RANKING JUNE 2015". WBO. June 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  4. "David Aloua V Anthony McCracken WPBF Asia Pacific Cruiserweight Title". Vimeo. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  5. "Trilogy planned for boxer David Aloua". Stuff.co.nz. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. "Israel Adesanya earns split decision win over American Brian Minto in Super 8 final". Stuff.co.nz. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  7. "Anthony McCraken". Boxrec. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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