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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.
Amateur career
At the age of 27, Prazak joined a local boxing gym to lose weight. 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.
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. 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.
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
- 2013 / 2014 – WBC Super Featherweight World Title (1 defense)
- 2011 / 2012 – WIBA Super Featherweight World Title (2 defenses)
- 2011 – PABA Super Featherweight Title
- 2011 – Australian Light Welterweight Title
- WIBA International Super Featherweight Title
- Australian Lightweight Champion
- Australian Amateur Light Welterweight Champion
- Women Boxing Archive Network World Super Featherweight Champion
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 |