CRUISERWEIGHT division

DAVE RUSSELL

Retired

Born NEWCASTLE, TYNE & WEAR· AUS

Residence: MELBOURNE· Stance: orthodox

Debut: 1983-10-26· Career: 1983–1993 (11 years)

Wins

23

Losses

8

Draws

3

NC

0

Rated Fights

34

Belts heldOPBFAUSTRALIAN

Head-to-Head Comparison

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Title Reigns — 2

continental

OPBF

CRUISERWEIGHT

1985-02-15 → 2008-05-23 · 23y 3m · 1 defence

Lost to DOMINIC VEA · Wu

national

AUSTRALIAN

CRUISERWEIGHT

1985-02-15 → 2000-11-24 · 15y 9m · 1 defence

Lost to DANIEL ROWSELL · TKO

Complete Record — 34 Bouts

DateResultOpponentRdsDiv.
30 APR 1993LOSSJOHNNY NELSON11HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
11 DEC 1992UDDAN MURPHY12HEAVYWEIGHT
01 OCT 1992KOMITIELLE NAICIBACIBA3CRUISERWEIGHT
31 JUL 1992TKOVIVIAN SCHWALGER6CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE
12 JUN 1992DECTED COFIE10CRUISERWEIGHT
30 APR 1992DECJACK JOHNSON10CRUISERWEIGHT
17 OCT 1991LOSSDEREK ANGOL4HEAVYWEIGHT
16 MAR 1991LOSSRUSLAN TARAMOV10CRUISERWEIGHT
16 NOV 1990TKOKEVIN BARRY6HEAVYWEIGHT
02 OCT 1990DRAWAPOLLO SWEET1CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE
14 JUL 1990KOKEVIN BARRY3HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 20 OCT 1989LOSSJACK JOHNSON10CRUISERWEIGHT
🔒 11 MAR 1989LOSSJEAN CHANET10HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 30 NOV 1988TKOJACK JOHNSON6CRUISERWEIGHT
🔒 12 AUG 1988TKOGEOFF PEATE4CRUISERWEIGHT
🔒 03 JUL 1988LOSSAPOLLO SWEET9HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 29 JAN 1988UDKEVIN CASIMIER10CRUISERWEIGHT
🔒 13 NOV 1987KOLAVELLE STANLEY3CRUISERWEIGHT
🔒 30 APR 1987TKOKEVIN WAGSTAFF2CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE
🔒 09 MAY 1986LOSSCHISANDA MUTTI11HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 15 MAR 1986LOSSDEAN WATERS10HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 16 DEC 1985KOAISEA NAMA1HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 04 OCT 1985TKOBERNIE KAVANAGH4CRUISERWEIGHT
🔒 13 SEP 1985TKODANIEL SAYLOR2CRUISERWEIGHT
🔒 26 APR 1985DECWALLY CARR10CRUISERWEIGHT
🔒 15 FEB 1985KOSTEVE ACZEL6CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE
🔒 16 NOV 1984TKOMANDINGO4HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 22 OCT 1984DRAWJOHN WESTGARTH8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 01 OCT 1984DECLEE WHITE6HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 24 SEP 1984DECFRANK ROBINSON6HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 26 JUL 1984DRAWSAM N'GATA8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 04 JUL 1984DECDANIEL SAYLOR8CRUISERWEIGHT
🔒 04 DEC 1983TKOJOE MANDINGO7CRUISERWEIGHT
🔒 26 OCT 1983DQLEO MOORE4CRUISERWEIGHT

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