A contestant on Season 3 of the boxing reality television series "The Contender", Jaidon Codrington  went on to lose in the final to Sakio Bika,   a Cameroonian-Australian professional ?
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Jaidon Codrington A contestant on Season 3 of the boxing reality television series "The Contender", Codrington went on to lose in the final to Sakio Bika, in a brave effort and a candidate for fight of the year.
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Sakio Bika Sakio Bika (born 18 April 1979) is a Cameroonian-Australian professional boxer. He held the WBC super-middleweight title from 2013 to 2014, and previously the IBO super-middleweight title from 2008 to 2010. In 2015 he challenged once for the unified light-heavyweight world title, and in 2007 won the third season of "The Contender" reality TV series.
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Steven Rudic Steve Rudic (born 21 January 1976 in Canberra) is an Australian boxer and martial artist best known for winning the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2006 in the men's super heavyweight division.
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John Mirona John Michel Mirona (جون ميشيل ميرونا; born 1962) is a former Olympic boxer from Sudan.
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James Armah James "Bukom Fire" Armah (born 11 March 1976 in Accra), is a Ghanian professional feather/super feather/light/light welter/welter/light middleweight boxer of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s who won the African Boxing Union featherweight title, Commonwealth lightweight title, and Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the WBO Asia Pacific light welterweight title (twice), WBO Oriental light welterweight title, and WBA Pan African light welterweight title, against Chad Bennett. His professional fighting weight varied from 126 lb , i.e. featherweight to 152 lb , i.e. light middleweight.
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Darkie Smith John "Darkie" Smith (born 1942) is a British former boxer, now employed in boxing training and boxing matchmaking. By birth a Romany Gypsy, Darkie fought in the UK until the age of 30. He served an apprenticeship under the pro trainer George Francis before setting out on his own. Smith has worked as a trainer in the UK, France, Spain, Majorca, the USA and Germany. Fighters trained to world titles include heavyweight Herbie Hide, light heavyweight and cruiserweight Fabrice Tiozzo, super middleweight Christophe Tiozzo and light welterweight Stephen Smith. He has also trained European, Commonwealth and British champions, and worked with other future champions during the early stages of their careers. These fighters include European Heavyweight Champion Zeljko Mavrovic and future world champion Chris Eubank. Darkie's work with Mavrovic drew much attention. Mavrovic was trained exclusively by Smith for five years, winning and defending his European title and finishing with a record of one defeat in thirty bouts. The one defeat amounted to a points decision against world champion Lennox Lewis, in a bout that saw Mavrovic concede a significant weight advantage.
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Mmoloki Nogeng Mmoloki Nogeng (born May 30, 1982) is a boxer from Botswana. Nogeng won a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, losing to Bruno Julie in the semi-finals of the bantamweight (54 kg) category.
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Sam Akromah Sam Akromah ( (1960--) 19 1960 (age (2017)-(1960)-((11)<(03)or(11)==(03)and(30)<(19)) ) ) is a Ghanaian professional super feather/light/light welterweight boxer of the 1980s and '90s who won the Ghanaian lightweight title, Ghanaian super featherweight title, and Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the African Boxing Union lightweight title against Christopher Ossai, and Ghanaian light welterweight title against Kofi Jantuah, his professional fighting weight varied from 127+3/4 lb , i.e. super featherweight to 136 lb , i.e. light welterweight.
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Gökhan Saki Gökhan Saki (born October 19, 1983 in Schiedam, Netherlands) is a Dutch-Turkish mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. Fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, he is two-time Dutch and European Muay Thai champion, "K-1 World GP 2006 in Amsterdam" tournament finalist and "K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii" champion as the first ever Turkish fighter to hold a K-1 tournament title. He is the former Glory Light Heavyweight Champion, winning the inaugural title by defeating Nathan Corbett in the semi finals, followed by Tyrone Spong in the finals. On May 25th, 2017, it was announced Saki had signed a multi-fight contract with the UFC. Saki is known for his swarming style of fighting and power punching.
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Martin Kelly (judoka) Martin James Kelly (born February 20, 1973 in Warburton, Victoria) is an Australian judoka, who competed in the men's half-heavyweight category. He held six Australian titles in his own division, picked up a total of nineteen medals in his career, including a bronze from the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, and represented his nation Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout his sporting career, Kelly trained full-time for the senior team at Kido-Mingarra Judo Academy in Tuggerah, New South Wales, under head coach and sensei Pete Acciari.
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Adam Vella (boxer) Adam Vella (born 18 January 1979) in Dubbo, Australia is a middleweight boxer from Sydney, Australia. His professional record is 19 wins (with 6 knockouts), 2 losses and no draws. Vella is of Maltese descent and his father is Alex Vella, the national president of the notorious Rebels motorcycle gang.
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Charkey Ramon Charkey Ramon ( (1950--) 21 1950 (age (2017)-(1950)-((11)<(06)or(11)==(06)and(30)<(21)) ) ) born Dave Bruce Ballard in Gulgong is an Australian professional welter/light middle/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1970s, and referee of the 1970s and '80s, who won the Australian light middleweight title, and inaugural Commonwealth light middleweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 147 lb , i.e. welterweight to 160+1/4 lb , i.e. light heavyweight. Charkey Ramon was managed and trained by Bernie Hall. He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Josip Bodrožić Josip Bodrožić, a retired Australian–Croatian super heavyweight kickboxer, was born on 20 June 1973, in Melbourne, Australia. He was 2 meters tall and during his competitive career weighed approximately 120 kilograms.
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Caley Reece Caley Reece (née Lewis; born 23 November 1979) is a retired Australian Muay Thai kickboxer who competed in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. A successful competitor at both amateur and professional levels, Reece came to prominence by winning state and national titles in her native Australia before going on to take four World Championships. Reece won a silver medal at the 2010 World Combat Games. She holds a notable victory over current Lion Fight Featherweight Champion and Glory Super Bantamweight Champion Tiffany van Soest.
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Daniel Lewis (boxer) Daniel Lewis (born 18 December 1993) is an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Eder Kurti Eder Kurti (born 29 October 1984) is a British Professional boxer with Albanian heritage who competes in the supper middleweight division currently residing in Woolwich, London.
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Jimmy Kelso Jimmy Kelso (born 10 March 1910, Sydney; date of death unknown) was an Australian professional feather/light/welterweight boxer of the 1920s and '30s who won the New South Wales State (Australia) lightweight title, Australian lightweight title, and British Empire lightweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 119 lb , i.e. Featherweight to 144+3/4 lb , i.e. Welterweight.
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Lucas Browne Lucas Browne (born 14 April 1979) is an Australian professional boxer and former mixed martial artist. In boxing he has held the Australian and Commonwealth heavyweight titles, and made history in March 2016 by becoming Australia's first world heavyweight boxing champion after winning the WBA (Regular) title. However, Browne was stripped of the title two months later for failing a drug test. This ruling was then overturned in September, clearing him of any wrongdoing. In November, Browne produced another positive drug test.
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Taylor Barry Taylor Barry (born 28 February 1995, Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand boxing coach based in Las Vegas. Barry is the son of Olympic silver medalist and New Zealand boxing legend; trainer and manager Kevin Barry. Following in his father’s footsteps Barry has moved into the realm of professional boxing working alongside his father in the training and development of several world rated fighters including WBO world champion Joseph Parker. Barry assisted his father with training Parker for his World Title fight in December 2016.
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Gunnar Jackson Gunnar Jackson (born 6 July 1986, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, New Zealand) is a New Zealand professional middleweight and Super Welterweight boxer.
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Anthony McCracken Anthony McCracken (born 11 January 1983, Sydney, Australia) is a retired Australian professional boxer.
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Adam Forsyth Adam Forsyth (born 31 March 1981 in Kawerau, New Zealand) is an Australian amateur boxer who competed at the 2004 Olympics in the men's heavyweight division. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.