Jeff Fenech
Jeff Fenech (2013 )
Jeff Fenech ( born May 28, 1964 in Sydney ) is an Australian former boxer and current boxing trainer.
Amateur career
1983 and 1984 he was oceanic flyweight champion. In 1983, he took third place at the World Cup also in Rome and at the Commonwealth Games in Belfast. He took part in Australia for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, but failed in the third round of the tournament at the Yugoslav silver medalist Redzep Redzepovski.
Professional career
He made his professional debut in October 1984 and won in her sixth fight against the Japanese Satoshi Shingaki the IBF world champion bantamweight titles. The title he defended until 1986.
In 1987 he rose to the semi featherweight and beat the Thai WBC titlist Samarat Payakaroon. After a win against Greg Richardson, he defeated the controversial veteran Carlos Zárate. Fenech undoubtedly won all four rounds have been boxing, the fight was stopped after a laceration Fenechs. Zarate, however, insisted that the injury was not generated by a headbutt, but through the impact, which would have meant a knockout victory for him in demolition. It was only after 45 minutes of discussions recognized the judges on unintentional head butt and lap counting, which meant a points victory for Fenech.
Since Fenech had ausgepunktet in a non-title fight, Daniel Zaragoza, he is the Ring Magazine in the young weight class as the second best boxer Wilfredo Gómez after.
In 1988, he won the WBC featherweight world title against Victor Callejas.
In 1989, he was in a World Cup Ausscheidungsskampf super featherweight against Mario Martinez for the first time on the ground. That was not bode well for his extremely aggressive offensive style. Throughout the year 1990, he was also set for constant problems with hand fractures incapacitated.
In June 1991, the U.S. showed therefore a duel with Don King's WBC title holder Azumah Nelson. The fight went on the rounds and virtually all journalists scored the bout for Fenech, but the judge gave a draw.
The shape of this fight but he never reached again. The rematch in 1992 he lost in Australia by technical knockout in the eighth round, his first loss as a professional boxer.
In 1993 he was defeated also surprisingly against the known as weak puncher (KO ratio 30%) Calvin Grove by KO and then remained inactive for 2.5 years. After a knockout loss against unbeaten IBF lightweight title winner Philip Holiday, he finished his career.
2002 found Fenech induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Jeff Fenech is considered a close friend Mike Tyson.