Diana Prazak

Diana Prazak (born 20 July 1979) is a professional female boxer from Australia. She was born 20 July 1979 in Melbourne, Victoria into a large family with Maltese and Croatian heritage. She is the first Australian fighter to ever become the pound for pound number one.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Diana Prazak
Statistics
Real nameDiana Prazak
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Nationality Australian
Born (1979-07-20) 20 July 1979
Melbourne, Australia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins13
Wins by KO9
Losses3
Draws0
No contests0

Amateur career

At the age of 27, Prazak joined a local boxing gym to lose weight.[2] She took her first amateur fight at 64 kg after six months of training. As an amateur fighter Prazak had six fights and won them all via stoppage. The last of which was for a national title, making her the Australian Amateur Light Welterweight Champion. This was to be her last amateur fight before turning professional.[2]

Professional career

Prazak made her professional boxing debut on 13 March 2010 in Moonee Valley, Victoria, Australia. She was defeated via unanimous decision after six rounds with fellow Australian Sarah Howett.[1] In 2013, she fought against Super Featherweight Champion Frida Wallberg, who was defeated by her in Sweden with a knock out in the 8th round. Prazak won the title, Wallberg was hospitalized and received emergency surgery to relieve the pressure on her brain from a cerebral haemorrhage.[7]

This fight, and the road leading to it, is captured in the documentary Bittersweet, showing Dutch former professional boxer Lucia Rijker training Diane to prepare her for the fight.

Championships and accomplishments

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
16 fights 13 wins 3 losses
By knockout 9 1
By decision 4 2
Draws 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
16 Loss 13–0–3 Delfine Persoon TKO 9 (10) 11 Nov 2014 Zwevezele, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium WBC World female lightweight title
15 Win 13–0–2 Shannon O'Connell TKO 5 (10) 1 Mar 2014 The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia WBC World female super featherweight title
14 Win 12–0–2 Frida Wallberg KO 8 (10) 14 Jun 2013 Water Front Congress SAS Radisson, Stockholm, Sweden WBAN World Super Featherweight & WBC World female super featherweight titles
13 Loss 11–0–2 Holly Holm UD 10 (10) 7 Dec 2012 Route 66 Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA vacant International Boxing Association female super lightweight title
12 Win 11–0–1 Fatuma Zarika UD 10 (10) 20 Apr 2012 Grand Star Receptions, Altona North, Victoria, Australia Women's International Boxing Association World super featherweight title
11 Win 10–0–1 Lucia Larcinese UD 6 (6) 19 Jan 2012 Hilton Garden Inn, Staten Island, New York, USA
10 Win 9–0–1 Lindsay Garbatt TKO 9 (10) 24 Sep 2011 Grand Star Receptions, Altona North, Victoria, Australia Women's International Boxing Association World super featherweight title
9 Win 8–0–1 Siriphon Chanbuala TKO 3 (8) 13 Aug 2011 BoxingFit Arena, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
8 Win 7–0–1 Bronwyn Wylie UD 10 (10) 13 Jun 2011 Grand Star Receptions, Altona North, Victoria, Australia vacant PABA female super featherweight title vacant Women's International Boxing Association International super featherweight title
7 Win 6–0–1 Eileen Forrest KO 1 (6) 1 May 2011 Reggio Calabria Club, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
6 Win 5–0–1 Malin Morgan TKO 6 (8) 10 Apr 2011 Reggio Calabria Club, Parkville, Victoria, Australia vacant Australia female super lightweight title
5 Win 4–0–1 Nong Tak Sakrungruang TKO 6 (6) 21 Nov 2010 Reggio Calabria Club, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
4 Win 3–0–1 Sara George TKO 4 (6) 10 Oct 2010 Town Hall, Coburg, Victoria, Australia
3 Win 2–0–1 Rachael Phillips UD 4 (4) 17 Sep 2010 Whitehorse Club, East Burwood, Victoria, Australia
2 Win 1–0–1 Kay Hodgson TKO 3 (4) 17 Jul 2010 Town Hall, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
1 Loss 0–0–1 Sarah Howett UD 6 (6) 13 Mar 2010 Racecourse Reception Centre, Moonee Valley, Victoria, Australia

References
  1. "Diana Prazak Awakening Profile". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. "Diana Prazak Awakening Spotlight". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. Craven, Jessica (20 July 2011). "Diana Prazak Prepares for World Title". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. Merz, Mischa (20 April 2012). "Australian in hunt for world title". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. "Super featherweight champion Diana Prazak impresses students". The Courier. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  6. Michael Safi. "Diana Prazak battles doubters to make Australian women's boxing great | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  7. "Female boxer Frida Wallberg hospitalized following brutal KO loss to Diana Prazak". Bloody Elbow. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
Achievements
Preceded by
Frida Wallberg		 WBC female super featherweight champion
14 June 2013 - 2015
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Eva Wahlström
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