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The Australian cruiserweight boxing championship is a title administered by the Australian National Boxing Federation (previously the Australian Boxing Federation) since its inauguration in 1981.[1] The title is currently vacant.[2]

List of champions

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r – Champion relinquished title.
s – Champion stripped of title.

No. Champion Nat. Reign Began Reign Ended Title defenses Notes Source(s)
1 Tony Mundine
def. Steve Aczel		 Australia 24 July 1981 March, 1984r - Retired in March, 1984 [3]
2 Kevin Wagstaff
def. Wally Carr		 England 1 June 1984 ???? def. Roy Bijkerk on 18 November 1985
def. Falu Atti on 10 March 1986		 -
3 Apollo Sweet
def. Dave Russell		 Samoa 3 July 1988 November, 1990r def. Kevin Wagstaff on 16 November 1988
drw. Daniel Saylor on 17 March 1989
def. Craig Petersen on 16 October 1989
def. Vivian Schwalger on 2 March 1990
drw. Dave Russell on 2 October 1990		 Retired in November, 1990 [4]
4 Gary Wills
def. Daniel Saylor		 Australia 13 October 1991 ???? def. Bekir Kantarci on 20 June 1992 -
5 Dave Russell
def. Vivian Schwalger		 England 31 July 1992 ???? - -
6 Ted Cofie
def. Vivian Schwalger		 Ghana 7 May 1993 23 February 1994 def. Steve Unterholzer on 17 June 1993
def. Moli Kaufusi on 25 September 1993		 -
7 Phil Gregory
def. Ted Cofie		 England 23 February 1994 1 December 1995 def. Steve Unterholzer on 18 August 1994
def. John Connelly on 29 May 1995
drw. Peter Kinsella on 15 August 1995		 -
8 Peter Kinsella
def. Phil Gregory		 Australia 1 December 1995 3 June 1997 - -
9 Sam Soliman
def. Peter Kinsella		 Australia 3 June 1997 28 November 1997 - -
10 Adrian Bellin
def. Sam Soliman		 Australia 28 November 1997 23 October 1998 def. Peter Kinsella on 27 March 1998
def. Peter Kinsella on 4 July 1998
def. Phil Gregory on 2 October 1998		 -
11 Mosese Sorovi
def. Adrian Bellin		 Fiji 23 October 1998 December, 1998r - Moved up to super middleweight by December, 1998 [5]
12 Tosca Petridis
def. Adrian Bellin		 Australia 23 April 1999 24 March 2000 - -
13 Adam Watt
def. Tosca Petridis		 Australia 24 March 2000 June, 2000r - Competed for Commonwealth Cruiser Title in June and World Cruiser Title in October, 2000 [6]
14 Daniel Rowsell
def. Paul Murdoch		 Australia 24 November 2000 September, 2001r def. Paul Smallman on 2 March 2001
def. Lawrence Tauasa on 13 July 2001		 Competed for PABA Cruiser Title in September, 2001 [7]
15 Jamie Wallace
def. Justin Clements		 Australia 19 July 2002 6 December 2002 - -
16 Simon Paterson
def. Jamie Wallace		 Australia 6 December 2002 February, 2002r - Competed for IBF Pan Pacific Cruiser Title in February 2002 [8]
17 Lawrence Tauasa
def. Tosca Petridis		 Samoa 21 February 2003 January, 2004r def. Jamie Wallace on 18 July 2003 Moved up to super middleweight by January, 2004 [9]
18 Tosca Petridis
def. Brett Smith		 Australia 7 March 2004 7 March 2004r - Retired after winning title on 7 March 2004 [10]
19 Daniel Ammann
def. Justin Clements		 Australia 29 July 2006 13 May 2011 def. Dominic Vea on 3 November 2006
def. Nermin Sabanovic on 2 March 2007
def. Anthony McCracken on 31 August 2007
def. Brett Smith on 29 February 2008		 -
20 Brad Pitt
def. Daniel Ammann		 Australia 13 May 2011 November, 2011r - Competed for OPBF Cruiser Title in November, 2011 [11]
21 Daniel Ammann
def. Mostyn Niemann		 Australia 17 February 2012 24 May 2014 def. Anthony McCracken on 15 June 2012
def. Pieter Cronje on 7 September 2012
def. David Aloua on 30 January 2013
def. Kane Watts on 28 April 2013		 -
22 Mark Flanagan
def. Daniel Ammann		 Australia 24 May 2014 ???? def. Shane Quinn on 3 December 2014 -
23 Kane Watts
def. Emosi Solitua		 Australia 7 August 2015 ???? - -
24 Aaron Russell
def. James Porter		 Australia 4 June 2016 ???? - -
25 Danny Green
def. Kane Watts		 Australia 3 August 2016 ???? def. Anthony Mundine on 3 February 2017 -
26 Jai Opetaia
def. Daniel Ammann		 Australia 15 July 2017 ???? def. Benjamin Kelleher on 17 January 2018 -
27 Jayden Joseph
def. Uria Afamasaga		 Australia 27 April 2018 7 July 2018 def. Benjamin Kelleher on 17 January 2018 -
28 Benjamin Kelleher
def. Jayden Joseph		 Australia 7 July 2018 ???? def. Uria Afamasaga on 16 March 2019 -
29 Daniel Russell
def. Jayden Joseph		 Australia 30 August 2019 14 December 2019 - -
30 Jason Whateley
def. Daniel Russell		 Australia 14 December 2019 ???? - -

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "HISTORY OF ANBF – ANBF". anbf.org.au. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Champions | Australian National Boxing Federation".
  3. ^ Tony Mundine at BoxRec
  4. ^ Apollo Sweet at BoxRec
  5. ^ Mosese Sorovi at BoxRec
  6. ^ Adam Watt at BoxRec
  7. ^ Daniel Rowsell at BoxRec
  8. ^ Simon Paterson at BoxRec
  9. ^ Lawrence Tauasa at BoxRec
  10. ^ Tosca Petridis at BoxRec
  11. ^ Brad Pitt at BoxRec
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