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 in 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 in 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
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 Samoa Vaitele Soi UD 10 28 March 2015 New Zealand Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand WBA Pan African & WBC – OPBF & WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight titles
25 Win 17–7–1 New Zealand David Aloua TKO 7 (10) 2:45 22 November 2014 New Zealand North Shore Event Centre, North Shore, New Zealand WBA Pan African & WBC – OPBF & WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight titles
24 Win 16–7–1 Australia Kurtis Pegoraro MD 4 18 October 2014 Australia Bolton Park Sports Stadium, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
23 Win 15–7–1 Australia Peter Brennan KO 3 (6) 1:09 22 February 2014 Australia Bolton Park Sports Stadium, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
22 Lose 14–7–1 Australia Daniel Ammann UD 10 16 June 2012 Australia Newcastle Panthers Club, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Australian cruiserweight title
21 Lose 14–6–1 New Zealand David Aloua SD 10 13 April 2012 Australia Tattersalls Club, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia vacant World Professional Boxing Federation Asia Pacific cruiserweight title
20 Win 14–5–1 Australia Shane Tilyard TKO 4 (6) 2:59 30 November 2011 Australia Challenge Stadium, Mt Claremont, Western Australia, Australia
19 Draw 13–5–1 Algeria Mohamed Azzaoui TD 1 (12) 2:50 1 April 2011 Australia Bolton Park Sports Stadium, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia vacant WBA – PABA cruiserweight title
18 Lose 13–5 New Zealand Shane Cameron UD 12 17 November 2010 Australia 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 Tonga Walter Pupu'a TKO 5 (10) 2:41 17 July 2010 Australia Bolton Park Sports Stadium, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia vacant World Boxing Foundation Asia Pacific cruiserweight title
16 Win 12–4 Australia Dominic Vea SD 8 8 April 2010 Australia Le Montage, Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia
15 Lose 11–4 New Zealand Adam Forsyth UD 8 13 November 2009 Australia Brisbane Convention Centre, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
14 Win 11–3 Fiji Oscar Talemaira TKO 2 (8) 1:11 23 October 2009 Australia Kyeamba Smith Hall, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
13 Lose 10–3 Australia Dominic Vea KO 7 (8) 2:39 9 July 2009 Australia Luna Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
12 Win 10–2 Hungary Balazs Varga UD 6 20 February 2009 Australia Southport RSL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia
11 Win 9–2 Australia Kim Heta UD 6 14 November 2008 Australia Town Hall, Coburg, Victoria, Australia
10 Win 8–2 Hungary Balazs Varga UD 6 13 July 2008 Australia Coburg Basketball Stadium, Coburg, Victoria, Australia
9 Lose 7–2 Australia Daniel Ammann UD 10 31 August 2007 Australia Newcastle Panthers Club, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Australian cruiserweight title
8 Win 7–1 Australia Dennis Arthur UD 8 21 July 2007 Australia Bolton Park Sports Stadium, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
7 Lose 6–1 Australia Jamie Withers UD 6 27 June 2007 Australia Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia
6 Win 6–0 Australia Damien Smith KO 8 (8) 1:03 17 March 2007 Australia Bolton Park Sports Stadium, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia vacant Australia – New South Wales State cruiserweight title
5 Win 5–0 Australia Joel Bourke UD 4 21 January 2007 Australia State Netball & Hockey Centre, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
4 Win 4–0 Australia Joel Bourke MD 6 15 December 2006 Australia Fraternity Bowling Club, Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia
3 Win 3–0 Australia Jason Larsen KO 2 (6) 0:33 22 September 2006 Australia Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia
2 Win 2–0 Australia Sam Hamze TKO 2 (4) 0:56 15 July 2006 Australia Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1 Win 1–0 Australia Michael O'Donnell UD 4 17 June 2006 Australia Newcastle Panthers Club, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Professional debut

References
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  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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