Hussein Hussein
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Hussy |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 29 September 1975 Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Weight | Flyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 36 |
| Wins | 31 |
| Win by KO | 24 |
| Losses | 5 |
Hussein ("Hussy") Hussein (born 29 September 1975) is an Australian former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2008. He challenged for the WBC flyweight title in 2003 and the interim WBC flyweight title in 2005. As an amateur, he represented his country at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was beaten in the second round of the men's flyweight division (– 51 kg) by Ireland's Damaen Kelly.
Hussein Hussein was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Moderns category in 2022.
He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1] His amateur record was 84–17.
He turned professional with Jeff Fenech in 1998 and was ranked no. 1 in the world in the flyweight division. Fought for the WBC world flyweight title against Pongsaklek Wonjongkam in Bangkok Thailand in 2003. Lost on points. He also fought against 3 division world champion Jorge Arce in 2005 and lost in the 10th round, was a candidate for ESPN fight of the year.
After retirement Hussein Hussein is a boxing trainer along with his brothers Billy Hussein and Maz Hussein at the Bodypunch Boxing Gym in Lakemba Sydney Australia.
Professional boxing record
| 36 fights | 31 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 24 | 2 |
| By decision | 7 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Loss | 31–5 | Moruti Mthalane | UD | 12 | 5 Jul 2008 | Jan Smuts Stadium, East London, South Africa | |
| 35 | Loss | 31–4 | Hiroyuki Kodaka | UD | 10 | 24 Dec 2007 | Azalea Taisho, Osaka, Japan | |
| 34 | Win | 31–3 | Anis Ceunfin | KO | 3 (8), 2:28 | 10 Aug 2007 | Club Marconi, Sydney, Australia | |
| 33 | Win | 30–3 | Noldi Manakane | KO | 2 (10), 2:08 | 22 Sep 2006 | La Luna Lounge, Sydney, Australia | |
| 32 | Win | 29–3 | Kompayak Porpramook | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | 5 May 2006 | Bellevue Function Centre, Sydney, Australia | |
| 31 | Loss | 28–3 | Jorge Arce | TKO | 2 (12), 2:50 | 8 Oct 2005 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBC interim flyweight title |
| 30 | Win | 28–2 | Evaristo Primera | UD | 10 | 11 Jun 2005 | MCI Center, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 29 | Loss | 27–2 | Jorge Arce | TKO | 10 (12), 2:07 | 19 Mar 2005 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Federico Catubay | TKO | 3 (12), 2:50 | 6 Feb 2005 | Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, Australia | Won OPBF flyweight title |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Yoppie Benu | KO | 5 (10), 0:44 | 10 Dec 2004 | Southport Sharks AFL Club, Gold Coast, Australia | |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Dozer Tobing | TKO | 5 (8), 1:29 | 16 Apr 2004 | Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, Australia | |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Pedek Shandra | TKO | 2 (10) | 21 Mar 2004 | Challenge Stadium, Perth, Australia | |
| 24 | Loss | 23–1 | Pongsaklek Wonjongkam | UD | 12 | 14 Nov 2003 | Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | For WBC flyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Falazona Fidal | UD | 8 | 3 Oct 2003 | Badgery's Pavilion, Sydney, Australia | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Wandee Singwangcha | UD | 10 | 21 Feb 2003 | Metro City Northbridge, Perth, Australia | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Panca Silaban | TKO | 4 (8), 1:01 | 25 Oct 2002 | Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Kosol Sor Vorapin | KO | 5 (8) | 2 Aug 2002 | Le Montage Function Centre, Sydney, Australia | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Sande Kizito | UD | 8 | 10 May 2002 | Central Coast Rugby League Club, Central Coast, Australia | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Kakhar Sabitov | TKO | 4 (8), 1:31 | 9 Feb 2002 | M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Rung Makate | KO | 1 (8) | 28 Sep 2001 | The Octagon, Sydney, Australia | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Selvio Glinoco | TKO | 2 (10) | 3 Aug 2001 | Bellevue Function Centre, Sydney, Australia | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Sandro Orlando Oviedo | UD | 6 | 5 May 2001 | Silver Star Casino, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Steve Quinn | RTD | 2 (4), 3:00 | 27 Jan 2001 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Sean Green | TKO | 1 (6) | 7 Oct 2000 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Prasob Nookliang | KO | 2 (10) | 11 Aug 2000 | Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | David Coldwell | TKO | 1 (6) | 24 Jun 2000 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Daojarasnoy Pitak | KO | 3 (10), 1:47 | 26 May 2000 | Ettalong War Memorial Club, Central Coast, Australia | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Pornchai Sithpraprom | TKO | 1 (8) | 24 Mar 2000 | Hornsby RSL Club, Sydney, Australia | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Dianever Orcales | PTS | 8 | 30 Oct 1999 | Croydon Leisure Centre, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Pornchai Sithpraprom | PTS | 10 | 7 Jun 1999 | Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Charoenpetch Payakyothin | KO | 1 (10) | 12 Apr 1999 | Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Kid Hamzah | KO | 1 (8) | 9 Nov 1998 | Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Maximo Barro | KO | 8 (10) | 25 Sep 1998 | Newtown RSL Club, Sydney, Australia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Johnny Binge | TKO | 3 (6), 2:46 | 26 Jun 1999 | Bankstown Sports Club, Sydney, Australia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Pratap Sen | KO | 1 (6), 1:06 | 24 Apr 1998 | Bankstown Sports Club, Sydney, Australia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Barry Olsen | TKO | 2 (6), 2:45 | 20 Feb 1998 | Bankstown Sports Club, Sydney, Australia |
References
- ^ AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Boxing record for Hussein Hussein from BoxRec (registration required)
- sports-reference