# Lucas Browne

Lucas Browne (born 14 April 1979) is an Australian former professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competed from 2009 to 2024. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title (Regular version) in 2016. At regional level, he held multiple heavyweight championships, including the Australian title in 2012; and the Commonwealth title from 2014 to 2015.

## Professional boxing career
### Early career

Browne turned professional on 20 March 2009 at the age of 30. He won his first contest by fourth-round knockout. On 17 February 2012, Browne became the Australian heavyweight champion by knocking out Colin Wilson in three rounds.
On 28 April 2013, he defeated the future hall of famer and three-weight division world champion James Toney by twelve round unanimous decision with scores of 117–111, 119–109, and 120–108. Three months later, he stopped former NABF heavyweight champion Travis Walker in seven rounds. Walker dropped Browne in round 1. Although Walker appeared to clearly win round 7, his corner called the fight off before round 8 could get underway.
In November 2013, Browne scored a fifth-round TKO of former European Union heavyweight champion Richard Towers. The fight was an eliminator for the Commonwealth heavyweight title, which at the time was held by David Price.

### Regional success

On 26 April 2014, Browne fought Éric Martel-Bahoéli for the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title at the Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield, England. Browne knocked down Martel-Bahoéli in round 2 but the fight continued. In round 3, following an accidental clash of heads, Browne was cut over the left eye. Two inspections were undertaken by the ringside doctor, who allowed the fight continue. Martel-Bahoéli was knocked down again in round 4 and the end came in round 5 when Browne connected with a right uppercut. Browne also claimed the WBC Eurasian Pacific Boxing Council heavyweight title.

#### Browne vs. Rudenko

Browne defended the WBC-EPBC title on 1 August 2014 against Andriy Rudenko (24–0) at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, England. Browne defeated Rudenko by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title. The judges scored the fight 116–112, 115–113, and 117–112 all in favour of Browne.

#### Browne vs. Chagaev

On 14 November 2015, the WBA ordered Ruslan Chagaev to reach a deal to make a defence of his WBA title against Australian heavyweight contender Browne. The two sides had until 30 November to reach a deal. Chagaev's promoter Timur Dugazaev announced the fight would likely take place in Grozny in March 2016. In the January 2016, the fight was officially announced to take place on 5 March. Browne won the fight by stopping Chagaev in the tenth round. Browne landed nearly 20 unanswered punches, mostly right hands, before referee Stanley Christodoulou stopped the fight at 2 minutes, 27 seconds. Browne was knocked down in the sixth round and at the time of the knockout, behind on all judges scorecards, 81–88, 82–88, and 82–88. The fight was not without controversy, with a reported 59 seconds of erroneous time during rounds 6 and 7 of the bout.

#### Drug issues

Browne was later stripped of the title and the Chagaev bout was ruled a no contest, due to a failed drug test for the banned substance clenbuterol. Browne repeatedly maintained his innocence, however testing on the second sample for the drug proved positive.
On 2 November 2016, the WBA ordered Browne to fight American heavyweight veteran Shannon Briggs for the WBA regular title. The fight was ordered to take place before the end of 2016. Browne was originally due to fight Fres Oquendo, who hadn't fought since 2014, however that fight could not be made due to Oquendo recovering from an injury. The WBA ordered the winner of this bout to fight Oquendo in a mandatory defense within 120 days.
Just eight months after being stripped of the WBA heavyweight title due to positive A and B samples for the banned substance clenbuterol, Browne produced another positive drug test, this time for the banned substance ostarine.
On 18 May 2017, Browne's manager, Matt Clark announced that he would be making a return to the ring on 2 June 2017 at the Club Punchbowl in Sydney. On 26 May, his opponent was announced as journeyman Mathew Greer (16–20, 13 KOs). In a scheduled six round fight, Browne dropped and stopped the over matched Greer in round 2. After the win, Browne set his sights on WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker.

#### Browne vs. Whyte

On 17 October 2017, it was reported that Browne would travel to Moscow, Russia, to fight unbeaten 30-year-old Sergei Kuzmin (11–0, 8 KOs) for the WBA Inter-Continental title on 27 November. Kuzmin, known for his amateur background where he beat the likes of Joe Joyce, Robert Cammarelle and Ivan Dychko. Browne backed out of the fight and was replaced by American boxer Amir Mansour. On 7 November, it was reported that Browne had signed a deal to challenge undefeated WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker. Locations discussed were Parker's home city of Auckland or Melbourne in Australia. Browne's promoter Matt Clark stated that Browne had signed the contract and was now waiting on Parker to sign the deal. At the time, Browne was not listed in the WBO's top 15 rankings, meaning he would need to fight for a WBO regional title to get ranked. On 11 January 2018, the fight between Browne and WBC Silver heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte was finally made, to take place at the O2 Arena in London on 24 March. In order to win Whyte's WBC Silver title, Browne vowed to get into immense physical condition, joining the weight loss challenge at F45 Kellyville Ridge, while also adding the burn machine to his strength and conditioning program.
Whyte hit Browne with a hard left hook to the head in round 6 to knock him down and out unconscious, winning the fight. There was no count made and the fight was waved off immediately with ringside doctors attending to Browne before giving him oxygen. The fight was officially stopped at 0:37 of the round. Browne's face was cut and badly swollen from the clean shots landed from Whyte. Browne left himself open most of the time and tried switching stances after a few rounds. Browne suffered a cut over his left eye in round 3, which got worse with each round. Whyte then bloodied Browne's nose in round 5. After the fight, Browne was stretchered to a nearby hospital for precaution and Whyte called out WBC champion Deontay Wilder for a fight in June 2018. Promoter Hearn said, "I hope the WBC make Dillian mandatory now, the fight is there for Deontay Wilder in June. We have to force the shot and after that performance, he deserves the shot." Hearn stated there could be a possibility that the WBC order a final eliminator between Whyte and Dominic Breazeale.

#### Back to winning ways

Browne returned to the ring on 28 September 2018 at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gold Coast and knocked out 41-year-old Julius Long (18–20, 14 KOs) for a second time in three years. A right hand to the chin knocked out Long. After the fight, Browne called out Dave Allen and Adam Kownacki. He was also called out by David Price in October.
Browne returned two months later on 24 November against journeyman Junior Pati at the Saint Johns Netball Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. The fight marked Browne's first time fighting in the country as a professional. Browne controlled the fight, eventually knocking Pati out in round 5 with a left hook followed by a right uppercut. Referee Lance Revill waved off the fight. Browne also claimed the vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council silver title. After the fight, Browne published a short video on his Instagram account crediting his return to F45 at Kellyville Ridge and the addition of an intense swimming pool preparation as being the key contributors to his immense physical condition.
On 2 March 2019, Browne fought Kamil Sokolowski. Browne won the six round bout on points.
In his next fight, Browne faced David Allen. The first two rounds didn't provide too much action, but in the third round Allen caught Browne with a vicious body shot and knocked him down. Browne was not able to recover and Allen was awarded the KO victory in the third round.
On 21 April 2021, Browne went up against Paul Gallen and lost via first-round technical knockout.

#### Final fight and retirement

Browne announced his retirement from boxing following a first-round defeat to New Zealand's Hemi Ahio at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, on 12 May 2024.

## Personal life

Browne has three children. Before becoming a professional boxer and mixed martial artist he was a nightclub bouncer in Kings Cross and a professional rugby league footballer for the Parramatta Eels under-18s in the S. G. Ball Cup. Browne also made it to the top 50 of Australian Idol 2004.

## Professional boxing record

| 37 fights | 31 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 27 | 6 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 37 | Loss | 31–6 | Hemi Ahio | TKO | 1 (8) | 12 May 2024 | Perth Arena, Perth, Australia | |
| 36 | Loss | 31−5 | Mark Petrovsky | TKO | 4 (8), 1:34 | 9 Dec 2023 | Agenda Arena, Dubai, UAE | |
| 35 | Loss | 31–4 | Jarrell Miller | TKO | 6 (10), 2:33 | 18 Mar 2023 | Agenda Arena, Dubai, UAE | |
| 34 | Win | 31–3 | Junior Fa | KO | 1 (10), 1:58 | 5 Jun 2022 | Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | Retained WBA Oceania heavyweight title; Won vacant IBF Australasian heavyweight title |
| 33 | Win | 30–3 | Faiga Opelu | KO | 7 (10), 2:59 | 4 Dec 2021 | Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, Australia | Won vacant WBA Oceania heavyweight title |
| 32 | Loss | 29–3 | Paul Gallen | TKO | 1 (6), 1:55 | 21 Apr 2021 | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, Australia | |
| 31 | Win | 29–2 | John Hopoate | TKO | 2 (6), 2:55 | 9 Nov 2019 | St Marys Band Club, Sydney, Australia | |
| 30 | Loss | 28–2 | David Allen | KO | 3 (12), 0:58 | 20 Apr 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Kamil Sokolowski | UD | 6 | 2 Mar 2019 | Trump Turnberry, South Ayrshire, Scotland | |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Junior Pati | KO | 5 (8), 2:35 | 24 Nov 2018 | Saint Johns Netball Centre, Auckland, New Zealand | Won inaugural ABCO Silver heavyweight title |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Julius Long | KO | 3 (8), 1:04 | 28 Sep 2018 | Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast, Australia | |
| 26 | Loss | 25–1 | Dillian Whyte | KO | 6 (12), 0:37 | 24 Mar 2018 | The O2 Arena, London, England | For WBC Silver heavyweight title |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Matthew Greer | TKO | 2 (6), 1:14 | 2 Jun 2017 | Club Punchbowl, Sydney, Australia | |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Ruslan Chagaev | TKO | 10 (12), 2:02 | 5 Mar 2016 | Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Russia | Won WBA (Regular) heavyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Julius Long | KO | 9 (10), 2:59 | 14 Aug 2015 | Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Chauncy Welliver | RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | 12 Nov 2014 | Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Australia | Retained WBA Inter-Continental and EPBC heavyweight titles |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Andriy Rudenko | UD | 12 | 1 Aug 2014 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England | Retained WBC–EPBC heavyweight title; Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Éric Martel-Bahoéli | KO | 5 (12), 1:26 | 26 Apr 2014 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England | Won vacant Commonwealth and EPBC heavyweight titles |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Clarence Tillman | KO | 2 (6), 2:23 | 13 Dec 2013 | Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Richard Towers | TKO | 5 (12), 0:51 | 2 Nov 2013 | Hull Arena, Hull, England | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Travis Walker | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 25 Jul 2013 | Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | James Toney | UD | 12 | 28 Apr 2013 | Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Won vacant WBF (Foundation) heavyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Kotatsu Takehara | KO | 1 (8), 1:08 | 1 Mar 2013 | Lions Richlands, Brisbane, Australia | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Jason Gavern | TKO | 3 (10), 2:23 | 11 Dec 2012 | Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, SAR | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Hastings Rasani | TKO | 1 (6), 0:44 | 16 Jun 2012 | Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, England | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Paul Butlin | TKO | 4 (6), 1:15 | 21 Apr 2012 | Sports Centre, Oldham, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Colin Wilson | KO | 3 (10), 2:56 | 17 Feb 2012 | Southport RSL Club, Gold Coast, Australia | Won vacant Australian heavyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Alipate Liava'a | TKO | 1 (4), 1:51 | 9 Dec 2011 | WA Italian Club, Perth, Australia | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Paula Lakai | KO | 4 (4), 1:57 | 5 Nov 2011 | WA Italian Club, Perth, Australia | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Fai Falamoe | TKO | 5 (10), 2:59 | 30 Sep 2011 | Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney, Australia | Won vacant WBF (Foundation) Asia-Pacific heavyweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Clarence Tillman | UD | 12 | 5 Aug 2011 | Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre, Kalgoorlie, Australia | Won vacant UBC Intercontinental heavyweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Scott Belshaw | KO | 2 (4), 1:40 | 13 May 2011 | Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Henry Taani | KO | 1 (6), 2:34 | 15 Apr 2011 | WA Basketball Centre, Perth, Australia | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Alipate Liava'a | KO | 3 (6), 1:35 | 2 Apr 2011 | Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre, Kalgoorlie, Australia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | John Szigeti | KO | 3 (6), 1:17 | 4 Feb 2011 | Southport RSL Club, Gold Coast, Australia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Sam Leuii | TKO | 1 (4), 2:10 | 1 Jul 2010 | Penrith Stadium, Sydney, Australia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jason Keir | KO | 4 (4), 0:33 | 20 Mar 2009 | Manly Leagues Club, Sydney, Australia | |

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 8 matches | 6 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 6–2 | Jim York | TKO (punches) | XMMA: Xtreme MMA 3 | 5 November 2010 | 2 | 1:52 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 6–1 | Sam Brown | KO (punches) | Shamrock Events: Kings of Kombat 1 | 29 August 2010 | 3 | 3:16 | Melbourne, Australia | |
| Loss | 5–1 | Daniel Cormier | TKO (punches) | XMMA 2: ANZ vs. USA | 31 July 2010 | 1 | 4:35 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 5–0 | Leamy Tato | TKO (punches) | XMMA 1: Xtreme MMA | 20 December 2009 | 2 | 2:42 | Sydney, Australia | Won the XMMA Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 4–0 | Willie Moon | TKO (punches) | CFC: Cage Fighting Championships 11 | 20 November 2009 | 1 | N/A | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 3–0 | Felise Leniu | KO (punches) | CFC 10: Light heavyweight Grand Prix Finals | 21 August 2009 | 2 | 1:14 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 2–0 | Tui Wright | TKO (doctor stoppage) | CFC 8: Light heavyweight Grand Prix | 22 May 2009 | 1 | 0:23 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 1–0 | Jeff King | TKO (punches) | CFC 7: Battle at the Big Top | 20 February 2009 | 2 | 1:47 | Sydney, Australia | |

### Mixed martial arts titles

Xtreme MMA
* XMMA Heavyweight Championship (One time)