Daniel Geale

Daniel Geale
Statistics
Real name	Daniel Geale
Nickname(s)	Real Deal
Rated at	Middleweight
Nationality	Australian
Born	26 February 1981 (1981-02-26) (age 30) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	26
Wins	25
Wins by KO	15
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0

Medal record
Competitor for  Australia
Men's Boxing
Commonwealth Games
Gold	2002 Manchester	Welterweight

Daniel Geale (born 26 February 1981 in Launceston, Tasmania) is a middleweight boxer and current IBF middleweight champion from Australia, who won the gold medal in the men's welterweight division at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Amateur career

Other than winning the 2002 2002 Commonwealth Games at welterweight, Geale also represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He lost in the first round to Italy's Leonard Bundu.^[1]

Pro career

Geale turned pro in 2004, knocking out Danny Bellert in the third round. He then went on to build a record of 17 bouts for 17 wins with 12 KO's. On 14 December, Geale fought for the IBO Middleweight Championship of the world against another undefeated Australian, Daniel Dawson, who was 29-0-0 with 20 KO's coming into the fight. Geale outclassed Dawson over 12 rounds to win the IBO Middlewight title with the judges scoring the bout 120-110, 120-110 and 119-109.

In June 2008, Geale defended his IBO Middleweight Championship with another 12 round unanimous decision over Geard Ajetovic. In December 2008, Geale faced Daniel McKinnon in a non title bout. Geale was down in the 8th, McKinnon was down in the 4th, 6th & twice in the 8th, Geale won a unanimous decision with judges scoring the bout 100-87, 100-87, 100-88.

In March 2009 Geale defeated Ian MacKillop with a first round knockout but in May of that year he lost his next fight in a split decision to former WBA super middleweight champion Anthony Mundine to lose his IBO middleweight title.

In May 2011, Geale defeated Sebastian Sylvester in Germany by split decision (scores of 118-110, 118-112, 110-118) to become the new IBF middleweight world champion.

Professional boxing record

26 Wins (15 knockouts, 11 decisions), 1 Losses (0 by knockout, 1 by decision), 0 Draws [2]
Res.	Opponent	Type	Rd	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Eromosele Albert	UD	12(12)	2011-08-31	Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	Retained IBF Middleweight Title.
Win	Sebastian Sylvester	SD	12 (12)	2011-05-07	Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	Won IBF Middleweight Title.
Win	Roman Karmazin	TKO	12 (12)	2010-10-31	Olympic Park Sports Centre, Homebush, New South Wales, Australia	IBF Middleweight Title Eliminator match.
Win	Kariz Kariuki	TKO	11 (12)	2010-06-02	Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	vacant IBF Pan Pacific Super Middleweight Title.
Win	Samir Dos Santos Barbosa	UD	12 (12)	2009-10-21	Silverdome, Prospect, Tasmania, Australia	vacant IBF Pan Pacific Middleweight Title.
Loss	Anthony Mundine	SD	12 (12)	2009-05-27	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall, Queensland, Australia	Lost IBO Middleweight Title on the line.
Win	Ian MacKillop	KO	1 (10)	2009-03-11	The Cube, Campbelltown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Daniel McKinnon	UD	10 (10)	2008-12-05	The Cube, Campbelltown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Geard Ajetovic	UD	12 (12)	2008-06-27	Campbelltown Catholic Club, Campbelltown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Retained IBO Middleweight Title.
Win	Daniel Dawson	UD	12 (12)	2007-12-14	Wests Campbelltown, Leumeah, New South Wales, Australia	Won Vacant IBO Middleweight Title.
Win	Lee Oti	KO	2 (8)	2007-10-12	Panthers Rugby League Club, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Parkpoom Jangphonak	UD	12 (12)	2007-05-04	The Cube, Campbelltown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Won vacant IBO Inter-Continental & Pan Pacific Middleweight Titles.
Win	Lee Oti	UD	12 (12)	2007-02-04	State Sports Centre, Homebush Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Retained interim OPBF & IBF Pan Pacific Middleweight Titles.
Win	Somchai Chimlum	UD	6 (6)	2006-12-15	Fraternity Bowling Club, Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Sonni Michael Angelo	TKO	4 (10)	2006-08-04	Catholic Club, Campbelltown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Nonoy Gonzales	UD	8 (8)	2006-07-07	Catholic Club, Campbelltown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Timo Masua	KO	4 (8)	2006-03-04	Panthers Rugby League Club, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Garry Comer	TKO	2 (10)	2005-11-27	City Hall, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Win	Garry Comer	KO	8(12)	2005-10-22	State Sports Centre, Homebush Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Won interim OPBF Middleweight Title.
Win	Steve Douet	TKO	2 (12)	2005-09-16	Blacktown RSL Club, Blacktown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Won vacant IBF Pan Pacific Middleweight Title.
Win	Steve Douet	UD	6 (6)	2005-07-01	Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Domenic DeVanna	TKO	1 (8)	2005-04-01	Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Peter Rolph	KO	1 (8)	2005-03-18	Mansfield Tavern, Mansfield, Queensland, Australia
Win	Sean Connell	TKO	3 (6)	2005-02-06	Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Bruce Glozier	KO	1(6)	2004-12-10	Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia
Win	Domenic DeVanna	TKO	2 (6)	2004-11-19	Blacktown RSL Club, Blacktown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Danny Bellert	KO	3(6)	2004-10-01	Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia	Daniel's professional debut.

Achievements
Preceded by Sebastian Sylvester	IBF Middleweight Champion 7 May 2011 - present	Incumbent
Titles in pretence
Vacant Title last held by Raymond Joval	World Middleweight Champion IBO Recognition 14 December 2007 – 27 May 2009	Succeeded by Anthony Mundine

References

1. ^ The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896–2002. Australian Olympic Committee. pp. 181. ISBN 0-7022-3425-7. 
2. ^ Daniel Geale's Professional Boxing Record – BoxRec.com

• Professional boxing record for Daniel Geale from BoxRec

Persondata
Name	Geale, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	26 February 1981
Place of birth	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Date of death
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