Editing Jeff Fenech

{{Short description|Australian boxer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox boxer
|image = Jeff Fenech.jpg
|name = Jeff Fenech
|realname = Jeff Fenech
|nickname = Marrickville Mauler<br>
Brick Top
|weight ={{plainlist|
*[[Super-flyweight]]
*[[Bantamweight]]
*[[Super-bantamweight]]
*[[Featherweight]]
*[[Super-featherweight]]
*[[Lightweight]]
}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|5|28}}
|birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
|death_date = 
|death_place = 
|height = 5 ft 7 in<ref name=stats>''[[Showtime Championship Boxing]]'' tale of the tape prior to the first [[Azumah Nelson]] fight.</ref>
| reach = 66+1/2 in<ref name=stats/>
|style = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
|total = 33
|wins = 28
|KO = 21
|losses = 3
|draws = 1
|medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[amateur boxing]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Boxing World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze | 1983 Rome | Flyweight}}
{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Championships}}
{{MedalBronze | 1983 Belfast | Flyweight}}
{{MedalCompetition | Oceanian Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 1984 Taoyuan | Flyweight}}
|}}

'''Jeff Fenech''' (born 28 May 1964) is an [[Australians|Australian]] former [[professional boxer]] who competed between 1984 and 2008. He [[List of boxing triple champions|won world titles in three weight divisions]], having held the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] [[bantamweight]] title from 1985 to 1987, the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[super-bantamweight]] title from 1987 to 1988, the WBC [[featherweight]] title from 1988 to 1990. He retroactively won a fourth weight division title, the WBC [[super-featherweight]] title in 1991, after the WBC recounted his first bout against [[Azumah Nelson]] which had been a controversial decision draw. Fenech was trained by renowned [[Sydney]]-based trainer [[Johnny Lewis (boxing trainer)|Johnny Lewis]].
     
Jeff Fenech was inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2002 and the [[Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame]] Moderns category in 2003, and became the 4th person to be elevated to Legend status in 2013.

==Boxing career==
Fenech was born in [[St Peters, New South Wales|St Peters]], [[Sydney]] and is of [[Maltese people|Maltese]] parentage.<ref>{{cite news |last=Attard |first=Monica |date=27 June 2008 |title=Jeff Fenech |url=https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/06/27/2287958.htm |work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123004613/https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/06/27/2287958.htm |archive-date=23 January 2015}}</ref> After playing junior [[rugby league]] and getting into trouble with the police as a child, Fenech was turned onto boxing when he attended the Newtown Police Boys Club in Sydney where he met [[Johnny Lewis (boxing trainer)|Johnny Lewis]]. From there Fenech had a stellar amateur career, which led to him representing his country at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] where he was selected as the boxing team captain. At the Olympics, Fenech lost a controversial quarter-final bout to [[Yugoslavians|Yugoslavian]] [[Redžep Redžepovski]]. Fenech was initially given the decision, but after intervention by the Olympic Boxing Committee and a total recount, the decision was reversed with Redžepovski being awarded the win. Many of the other boxers and those in the press felt that Fenech had been robbed of a chance to win an Olympic medal and most boxing writers noted how political amateur boxing was, especially at the [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic Games]].

It was that decision that led Fenech to turn professional later in 1984, and in his first professional fight he defeated Bobby Williams by a [[knockout]] in round two. Fenech quickly gained a reputation as a fast starter: he won his first eleven bouts by knockout, and held his first fight abroad in only his fourth fight, when he beat Iliesa Manila by a knockout in two rounds in [[Fiji]].<ref name="mildura-weekly">{{cite news |title=I luv youse all says Jeff |url=https://issuu.com/mweekly/docs/mwvol4no16 |work=Mildura Weekly |volume=4 |issue=16 |date=26 February 2010 |page=21}}</ref>
   
He beat fringe contenders Wayne Mulholland and Rolando Navarro, both by a knockout in the fifth round, to start 1985. After those two wins, he was placed number one among the world's bantamweights by the [[International Boxing Federation]]. However, his early wins by KO had some of the press wondering if he could last the full 15 round distance.
  
===Bantamweight champion===
Fenech took only six professional fights to become the number one contender. He became the eighth-fastest boxer to fight for a world title after beginning his career when he challenged [[Satoshi Shingaki]] for the IBF Bantamweight title in only his seventh bout, displacing the second [[Davey Moore (boxer, born 1959)|Davey Moore]], and trailing Shingaki himself, [[Leon Spinks]], [[Saensak Muangsurin]], [[Pete Rademacher]], [[Joves De La Puz]], [[Joko Arter]] and [[Rafael Lovera]]. Fenech was the third fastest boxer to become a world champion, behind Muangsuring and Spinks, when he knocked out Shingaki in nine rounds in front of a packed house at the Horden Pavilion in Sydney. After two non-title knockout wins, he gave Shingaki a rematch at the [[State Sports Centre]] in Sydney and retained the crown with a knockout in three rounds. After one more non-title knockout win, Fenech had to go the distance for the first time, when he faced American [[Jerome Coffee]] at the [[Sydney Entertainment Centre]], retaining the title by a 15-round unanimous decision.<ref name="mildura-weekly" />
   
In 1986, Fenech had only two bouts, but they were both major fights: He won a 10-round, non-title fight decision over former [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] bantamweight and future super bantamweight world champion [[Daniel Zaragoza]], and he retained his IBF world championship with a TKO in round 14 over American [[Steve McCrory]]<ref name="mildura-weekly" /> in a bout dubbed "Olympic Revenge" by Fenech's then promoter Bill Mordy. McCrory, like Fenech, had competed in the flyweight division at the Los Angeles Olympics, winning the [[Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Gold Medal]] by defeating Redžep Redžepovski in the final. After the bout at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, McCrory graciously allowed the Australian to wear his Olympic Gold Medal to show off to the crowd. During the fight with McCrory, Fenech wore green and red trunks, the colours of the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] rugby league team with their tough forward [[Mario Fenech]] (no relation) in his corner. McCrory was trained out of the [[Kronk Gym]] in [[Detroit]].

===Super bantamweight champion===
1987 was a big year for Fenech. He went up in weight, and in his first fight as a [[super bantamweight]], he defeated Tony Miller by a decision. Then the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] super bantamweight champion, [[Samart Payakaroon]], travelled to Australia to defend his belt against Fenech. Fenech became a two-weight world champion by knocking Payakaroon out in four rounds. For his next defense, he met future world bantamweight champion [[Greg Richardson]] and knocked him out in five. Next it was former WBC bantamweight champion [[Carlos Zarate (boxer)|Carlos Zarate]]'s turn to challenge Fenech. Fenech retained his crown by a technical decision win in four rounds at the [[Perth Entertainment Centre]], and then finished his year by knocking out Osmar Avila in one round in a non-title affair.

===Featherweight champion===
By 1988, Fenech had grown into a [[featherweight]], and the WBC matched him with [[Puerto Rico]]'s former world super bantamweight champion ''[[Victor Luvi Callejas]]'' for their vacant featherweight title, once again, in Sydney. Fenech joined boxing's exclusive group of fighters who have been world champs in three or more divisions, by knocking Callejas out in the 11th round.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jeff Fenech of Australia stopped Victor Callejas of Puerto... |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/03/07/Jeff-Fenech-of-Australia-stopped-Victor-Callejas-of-Puerto/3696573714000/ |work=[[United Press International]] |date=7 March 1988 |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref> He retained that title twice before the year was over, knocking out [[Tyrone Downes]] and Georgie "Go Go" Navarro, both in the fifth round.<ref name="mildura-weekly" />
   
In 1989, he beat Marcos Villasana and former [[Julio César Chávez]] challenger [[Mario Martínez (boxer)|Mario Martinez]], both by decision.<ref name="mildura-weekly" />

===Super featherweight title challenges===
{{Main|Azumah Nelson vs. Jeff Fenech}}
After that, Fenech took one year off and came back in 1991 as a [[super featherweight]]. After beating Johnny Calhoun by a knockout in four, he tried to become a four division world champion when he met [[Azumah Nelson]]. The fight was fought on the undercard to the [[Mike Tyson]] vs [[Donovan Ruddock|Razor Ruddock]] rematch at [[Caesars Palace]] in [[Las Vegas]]. After 12 ferocious rounds the bout was controversially declared a draw with many of the boxing press who were present (as well as Tyson) claiming that Fenech had been robbed of a clear win.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Alan |date=28 June 1991 |title=Nelson fights to draw, retains WBC super-featherweight title |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-06-29-1991180068-story.html |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |access-date=12 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622053943/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-06-29-1991180068-story.html |archive-date=22 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hasen |first=Jeff |date=28 June 1991 |title=Nelson, Fenech fight to draw |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/06/28/Nelson-Fenech-fight-to-draw/6140678081600/ |work=United Press International |access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref> Fenech has accused Nelson's promoter [[Don King]] of [[Match fixing|fixing]] the fight: "Him being Azumah Nelson and being under the Don King banner helped him because I believe the referee ([[Joe Cortez]]) didn’t let me do what I wanted to do, breaking up the fight, let Azumah hit me after the bell. People want to say I’m a dirty fighter but I only retaliate when someone does something to me. I’ve got no need to do something dirty at the start because I’m busy trying to cut the ring off and put pressure on. Like I said, although I won the fight, nobody tried to help me like that. The judging, the referring, everything was against me."<ref name="ringtv">{{cite web |url=https://www.ringtv.com/479284-best-faced-jeff-fenech/ |title=Best I Faced: Jeff Fenech |last=Wainwright |first=Anson |date=6 January 2017 |website= |access-date=9 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109220327/https://www.ringtv.com/479284-best-faced-jeff-fenech/ |archive-date=9 January 2017}}</ref> On Monday 7 November 2022, a review of the fight by WBC Boxing retrospectively declared Fenech the winner, thus giving him a fourth world title.<ref>{{cite news |last=Healy |first=Jon |date=8 November 2022 |title=Jeff Fenech wins super featherweight world title 31 years after controversial draw with Azumah Nelson |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-09/jeff-fenech-wins-world-title-31-years-after-azumah-nelson-draw/101632582 |work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=12 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109000026/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-09/jeff-fenech-wins-world-title-31-years-after-azumah-nelson-draw/101632582 |archive-date=9 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McMurtry |first=Andrew |date=9 November 2022 |title=Boxing fans stunned after controversial 1991 Jeff Fenech fight overturned |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/boxing/boxing-fans-stunned-after-controversial-1991-jeff-fenech-fight-overturned/news-story/6cb6c0e1e4c82aa44537bba422ddeb3c |work=[[news.com.au]] |access-date=12 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109061509/https://www.news.com.au/sport/boxing/boxing-fans-stunned-after-controversial-1991-jeff-fenech-fight-overturned/news-story/6cb6c0e1e4c82aa44537bba422ddeb3c |archive-date=9 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/34981371/australian-jeff-fenech-awarded-fourth-world-boxing-title |title=Fenech awarded fourth world title 31 years on |date=8 November 2022 |website=[[ESPN]] |access-date=12 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108235340/https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/34981371/australian-jeff-fenech-awarded-fourth-world-boxing-title |archive-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>

Fenech returned to Australia and after beating Miguel Francia, Nelson travelled to [[Melbourne, Australia|Melbourne]] to offer Fenech a second title try. This time in front of over 30,000 fans at the [[Princes Park (stadium)|Princes Park]] football stadium, Fenech suffered his first loss, when he was knocked out in the eighth round for Nelson to retain the world title. Fenech's TKO loss was recognized as the [[Ring Magazine]] [[Upset of the Year]].<ref name="ringtv" />

After that fight, he fought sporadically. In 1993, he was beaten in seven rounds by knockout by [[United States|American]] former IBF featherweight champion [[Calvin Grove]] at the [[Rod Laver Arena]] in Melbourne, and in 1995, he beat Tialano Tovar, by a knockout in eight in [[New Jersey]].

===Lightweight title challenge===
In 1996, in what was thought to have been his last fight (he fought Nelson a third time 12 years later), he lost to IBF [[lightweight]] champion [[Phillip Holiday]] of [[South Africa]] by a knockout in the second round. He retired after the bout.
   
Fenech retired with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 21 wins by knockout.

==Post-retirement career==
Fenech was inducted into the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/jeff-fenech/|title=Jeff Fenech|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>

In retirement, Fenech has kept busy, and now he is the owner of a sports clothing brand that carries his name in Australia. In addition, he was inducted in 2002 into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in [[Canastota, New York]].  Fenech has become a trainer training fighters such as [[Danny Green (boxer)|Danny Green]], [[Nedal Hussein]], [[Hussein Hussein]], [[Sakio Bika]], and former [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] flyweight champion [[Vic Darchinyan]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Warren |first=Adrian |date=16 April 2020 |title=Feisty Jeff Fenech makes a compelling case |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6724701/feisty-jeff-fenech-makes-a-compelling-case/ |work=[[The Canberra Times]] |access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>
   
On 5 January 2004, Fenech was attacked and stabbed by four men in Sydney, receiving facial cuts that required plastic surgery.

In June of the same year, the Fenech family home was attacked by shooters; seven bullets were recovered but no one was injured. Australian police believed the two attacks against Fenech are connected, ranging from a bar fight that Fenech had with a gang-member in 2003. ''[[The Australian]]'' newspaper quoted someone related to a Lebanese gang stating that "they will get him", but Fenech does not believe that the violent events are related.
   
In March 2005, Fenech became the trainer for former heavyweight champion [[Mike Tyson]], in an effort to relaunch Tyson's career.<ref>"Tyson Signs with Fenech" - [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Tyson-signs-with-Fenech/2005/03/01/1109546865067.html Sydney Morning Herald]</ref>

During the year 2020, Fenech trained Mike Tyson once again in preparation for Tyson's exhibition bout against [[Roy Jones Jr.]]

Despite repeated denials made in the popular press and on his website, Fenech pleaded guilty to his role in the 2005 theft of 3 gold watches worth a total of $327 from a [[Gold Coast, Queensland]] boutique store.  There was clear evidence of his involvement from in-store security cameras, revealing that Fenech actively participated in the incident.<ref>"Stealing was stupid: Fenech" - [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/stealing-was-stupid-fenech/story-e6frg6oo-1111114624940 The Australian]</ref>
   
===Boxing comeback against Nelson===
In March 2008, Fenech – at age 43 – announced a comeback to professional boxing and lost 22 kilos in preparation for the fight. He was to fight [[Azumah Nelson]] (who was 49 years old by this time) in what was later built up as the grudge match of the century. The two were to do battle on 24 June 2008 in Melbourne, Australia. A reality series/documentary on Fenech's life aired on Channel 9 and Fox Sports in the weeks leading up to the fight. On 24 June 2008, Fenech won the grudge match against Azumah Nelson by a majority decision, one judge scoring the fight a draw and the last two judges scoring it in favour of Fenech.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vester |first=Mark |date=24 June 2008 |title=Jeff Fenech Decisions Azumah Nelson in Trilogy Bout |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/jeff-fenech-decisions-azumah-nelson-trilogy-bout--14631 |work=Boxing Scene |access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>
   
In June 2008, Fenech won the [[Shane Warne]] 888 Poker World Series of Poker Celebrity Bounty Event at Crown Casino. Fenech now appears at poker events around the world including the [[Crown Australian Poker Championship|Aussie Millions]] and the [[World Series of Poker]].

==Amateur career==
*1983 Oceanic Flyweight champion  
*1983 3rd place at Flyweight in World Championships in Rome, Italy. Results were:  
**Defeated Marcelino Diaz (Colombia) points
**Lost to [[Huh Yong-Mo]] (South Korea) points  
*1983 3rd place as a Flyweight at Commonwealth Titles in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 
*1984 Oceanic Flyweight champion 
*1984 represented Australia as a Flyweight at Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Results were   
**Round of 32: Defeated [[Rene Centellas]] (Bolivia) KO 3
**Round of 16: Defeated [[David Mwaba]] (Tanzania) points  
**Quarterfinal: Lost to [[Redzep Redzepovski]] (Yugoslavia) points

==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary|draws=1|ko-wins=21|ko-losses=3|dec-wins=8}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|33
|{{yes2}}Win
|29–3–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Azumah Nelson]]
|MD
|10
|24 Jun 2008
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Hisense Arena]], [[Melbourne]], Australia}}
|
|-
|32
|{{no2}}Loss
|28–3–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Philip Holiday|Phillip Holiday]]
|TKO
|2 (12), {{small|2:18}}
|18 May 1996
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre|The Glass House]], [[Melbourne]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For [[list of IBF world champions#Lightweight|IBF lightweight title]]}}
|-
|31
|{{yes2}}Win
|28–2–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Mike Juarez
|TKO
|2 (10), {{small|2:06}}
|9 Mar 1996
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Melbourne Park]], [[Melbourne]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|30
|{{yes2}}Win
|27–2–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Tialano Tovar
|TKO
|8 (10), {{small|2:31}}
|[[Pernell Whitaker vs. Jake Rodríguez|18 Nov 1995]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Convention Center, [[Atlantic City]], [[New Jersey]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|29
|{{no2}}Loss
|26–2–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Calvin Grove]]
|TKO
|7 (10), {{small|0:59}}
|7 Jun 1993
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|International Tennis Centre, [[Melbourne]], Australia}}
|
|-
|28
|{{no2}}Loss
|26–1–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Azumah Nelson]]
|TKO
|8 (12), {{small|2:20}}
|11 Mar 1992
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Princes Park (stadium)|Princes Park Football Ground]], [[Melbourne]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For WBC super-featherweight title}}
|-
|27
|{{yes2}}Win
|26–0–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Miguel Angel Francia
|UD
|10
|13 Sep 1991
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|International Tennis Centre, [[Melbourne]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|26
|{{draw}}Draw
|25–0–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Azumah Nelson]]
|SD
|12
|[[Azumah Nelson vs. Jeff Fenech|28 Jun 1991]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Mirage Hotel & Casino, [[Las Vegas]], Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For [[list of WBC world champions#Super featherweight|WBC super-featherweight title]];<br>WBC Retrospectively awarded title to Fenech 7 Nov 2022, after a recount}}
|-
|25
|{{yes2}}Win
|25–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[John Kalbhenn]]
|TKO
|4 (10), {{small|1:20}}
|19 Jan 1991
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Memorial Drive Park|Memorial Drive Tennis Centre]], [[Adelaide]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|24
|{{yes2}}Win
|24–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Mario Martínez (boxer)|Mario Martinez]]
|UD
|12
|24 Nov 1989
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|International Tennis Centre, [[Melbourne]], Australia}}
|
|-
|23
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Marcos Villasana]]
|UD
|12
|8 Apr 1989
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Rod Laver Arena|National Tennis Centre]], [[Melbourne]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC featherweight title}}
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Georgie Navarro
|TKO
|5 (12), {{Small|1:41}}
|11 Nov 1988
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Rod Laver Arena|National Tennis Centre]], [[Melbourne]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC featherweight title}}
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Tyrone Downes]]
|TKO
|5 (12), {{small|1:07}}
|12 Aug 1988
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Rod Laver Arena|National Tennis Centre]], [[Melbourne]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC featherweight title}}
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Victor Callejas]]
|TKO
|10 (12), {{small|1:21}}
|7 Mar 1988
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Sydney Entertainment Centre|Entertainment Centre]], [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [[list of WBC world champions#Featherweight|WBC featherweight title]]}}
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Osmar Alfredo Avila
|KO
|1 (10), {{small|0:56}}
|11 Dec 1987
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Sydney Entertainment Centre|Entertainment Centre]], [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Carlos Zárate Serna|Carlos Zarate]]
|{{abbr|TD|Technical decision}}
|4 (12), {{small|3:00}}
|16 Oct 1987
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Hordern Pavilion]], [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC super-bantamweight title}}
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win
|17–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Greg Richardson]]
|KO
|5 (12), {{small|1:29}}
|10 Jul 1987
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Sydney Entertainment Centre|Entertainment Centre]], [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC super-bantamweight title}}
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Samart Payakaroon]]
|KO
|4 (12), {{small|2:42}}
|8 Jun 1987
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Sydney Entertainment Centre|Entertainment Centre]], [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of WBC world champions#Super bantamweight|WBC super-bantamweight title]]}}
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Tony Miller
|UD
|12
|3 Apr 1987
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre|Sports & Entertainment Centre]], [[Melbourne]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won Australian [[featherweight]] title}}
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Steve McCrory]]
|TKO
|14 (15), {{Small|1:41}}
|18 Jul 1986
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Sydney Entertainment Centre|Entertainment Centre]], [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF bantamweight title}}
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Daniel Zaragoza]]
|UD
|10
|11 Apr 1986
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Perth Entertainment Centre|Entertainment Centre]], [[Perth]], Australia}}
|
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Jerome Coffee]]
|UD
|15
|2 Dec 1985
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Sydney Entertainment Centre|Entertainment Centre]], [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF bantamweight title}}
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Kenny Butts
|KO
|2 (10)
|4 Nov 1985
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Brisbane Festival Hall|Festival Hall]], [[Brisbane]], Australia}}
|
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Satoshi Shingaki]]
|TKO
|4 (15) 
|23 Aug 1985
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[State Sports Centre]], [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF bantamweight title}}
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|style="text-align:left;"| John Farrell
|TKO
|9 (10), {{small|0:40}}
|26 Jul 1985
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Brisbane Festival Hall|Festival Hall]], [[Brisbane]], Australia}}
|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|style="text-align:left;"| John Matienza
|TKO
|6 (10), {{small|2:41}}
|14 Jun 1985
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Hordern Pavilion]], [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Satoshi Shingaki]]
|TKO
|9 (15), {{small|2:43}}
|26 Apr 1985
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Hordern Pavilion]], [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of IBF world champions#Bantamweight|IBF bantamweight title]]}}
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Rolando Navarro
|TKO
|4 (12)
|4 Mar 1985
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Hordern Pavilion]], [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Wayne Mulholland
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
|5 (12)
|1 Feb 1985
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Dapto Rugby League Club, [[Dapto]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant South Pacific & South Seas [[bantamweight]] title}}
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Iliesa Manila
|KO
|2 (10)
|15 Dec 1984
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|National Indoor Stadium, [[Suva]], Fiji}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Junior Thompson
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical Knockout}}
|4 (10), {{small|2:15}}
|30 Nov 1984
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Marrickville RSL Club, [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant Australian [[super-flyweight]] title}}
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Percy Israel 
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical Knockout}}
|7 (10), {{Small|1:38}}
|26 Oct 1984
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Marrickville RSL Club, [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Bobby Williams 
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical Knockout}}
|2 (10), {{Small|2:06}}
|12 Oct 1984
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Marrickville RSL Club, [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|
|}

==Titles in boxing==
===Major world titles===
* [[list of IBF world champions#Bantamweight|IBF bantamweight champion]] (118&nbsp;lbs)
* [[list of WBC world champions#Super bantamweight|WBC super bantamweight champion]] (122&nbsp;lbs)
* [[list of WBC world champions#Featherweight|WBC featherweight champion]] (126&nbsp;lbs)
* [[list of WBC world champions#Super featherweight|WBC super featherweight champion]] (130&nbsp;lbs){{Efn|Retrospectively awarded the WBC super featherweight title on November 7, 2022 due to the controversial decision of his bout against Azumah Nelson on June 28, 1991.|name=a}}

===Regional/International titles===
* [[Australia|Australian]] [[super flyweight]] champion (115&nbsp;lbs)
* South Pacific [[bantamweight]] champion (118&nbsp;lbs)
* South Seas bantamweight champion (118&nbsp;lbs)
* Australian [[featherweight]] champion (126&nbsp;lbs)

==See also==
*[[List of boxing quadruple champions]]
*[[List of IBF world champions]]
*[[List of WBC world champions]]

==Notes and references==
===Notes===
{{Notes list}}
===References===
{{Reflist}}
*''[http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn477053 Fenech, the official biography]'' / Grantlee Kieza and Peter Muszkat (1988, {{ISBN|0-949853-15-1}})  
*''[http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1680847 Jeff Fenech: I love youse all]'' / with Terry Smith (1993, {{ISBN|1-875481-37-0}})  
*[http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an13983886 Caricature portrait of Jeff Fenech], 1988 / Spooner   
*[http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an22842579 Jeff Fenech during a training session], 1991 / David Mahony  
*[http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3061934 Jeff Fenech in tears ...], 1984 / Bruce Howard

==External links==
*{{Boxrec|id=817}}
*{{IMDb name|1389309}}

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