By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Middleweight Michael Zerafa (28-4, 17 KOs) ended the career of 45-year-old former world champion Anthony Mundine (48-11, 28 KOs) with a first round demolition on Saturday night at Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Zerafa dropped Mundine twice in a one-sided slaughter to claim the vacant WBA Oceania middleweight title.
In an upset, WBA #3, WBC #6, WBO #8, IBF #14 light heavyweight Blake Caparello (30-4-1, 13 KOs) lost a unanimous decision to Faris Chevalier (12-1, 7 KOs). Scores were 97-93 across the board.
The dodgy website it was on took my payment even after the fight was on – talk about a rip off
In all fairness, did you expect them not to charge you just because he got thrashed?
Event had ended – rip off – bigger mug me after he was beaten by the kickboxer a few years ago and said the exact same thing post fight. Imagine paying for a ringside ticket to see the ‘fight’ and getting a cab and beers etc. he should fight one of the wiggles next. This is one of the worst cases I’ve seen of a fighter dragging every last cent out of his career. The doctors shouldn’t have allowed him into the ring. He was a great talent about 1015 years ago. Since then it’s been painful to watch. He’ll be back again.
If he doesn’t take that as confirmation that it’s time to hang em’ up, then I don’t know what it’ll take. Well done Michael. Time to enjoy your retirement Anthony, everyone’s time comes. No shame in it.
well done Michael whats that about he rightly took a payday against a washed up fighter Zerafa did not prove anything here
Are there any other prominent Australia/New Zealand based Middle/Junior Middle that Mundine can fight before hanging them up??? I now fully expect him to call out the loser of Tim Tszyu – Dennis Hogan in a few weeks. Mundine will lose that fight and then he will go after the winner – because Why not???
this is a joke zerafa should not be claiming too much he fought a totally washed up fighter who should have retired 5 fights ago happy retirement mundine no one will pay to see you fight again mate
Looking forward to Anthony’s comeback. Zeraffa should go straight after Canelo Alvarez while he is hot now that he’s beaten a legitimate contender in such devastating fashion. He went out and ended proceedings with the first punch he landed . When Jeff horn KOed Mundine with the first punch he landed he should have done the same. I still think Mundine should fight the winner of ultimate tag or holy moley.
Zeraffa should go after Tszyu now, Thats if Tim Tszyu avoids him again.
Mundine has long been a pathetic narcissistic facsimile of a boxer.