Diana Prazak
Born (1979-07-20) 20 July 1979
Melbourne, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights18
Wins14
Wins by KO9
Losses4

Diana Prazak (born 20 July 1979) is an Australian professional boxer who held the WBC female super-featherweight title from 2013 to 2014. She is the first Australian boxer to have been ranked as the best active boxer, pound-for-pound, by BoxRec.[1]

Amateur career

At the age of 27, Prazak joined a local boxing gym to lose weight.[1] 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 such fight was for a national title, making her the Australian Amateur Light Welterweight Champion. This was her last amateur fight before turning professional.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

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

Professional boxing record

18 fights 14 wins 4 losses
By knockout 9 1
By decision 5 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Loss 14–4 United States Kali Reis MD 10 20 Aug 2021 United States Sycuan Casino, El Cajon, California, US For WBA and vacant IBO female super lightweight titles
17 Win 14–3 Mexico Milagros Gabriela Díaz UD 6 13 Mar 2021 Mexico Big Punch Arena, Tijuana, Mexico
16 Loss 13–3 Belgium Delfine Persoon TKO 9 (10), 1:28 11 Nov 2014 Belgium Zwevezele, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium For WBC female lightweight title
15 Win 13–2 Australia Shannon O'Connell TKO 5 (10), 1:56 1 Mar 2014 Australia The Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia Retained WBC female super-featherweight title
14 Win 12–2 Sweden Frida Wallberg KO 8 (10), 1:19 14 Jun 2013 Sweden Water Front Congress SAS Radisson, Stockholm, Sweden Won WBC and WBAN female super-featherweight titles
13 Loss 11–2 United States Holly Holm UD 10 7 Dec 2012 United States Route 66 Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, US For vacant IBA and WBF female light-welterweight titles
12 Win 11–1 Kenya Fatuma Zarika UD 10 20 Apr 2012 Australia Grand Star Receptions, Altona North, Victoria, Australia Retained WIBA super-featherweight title
11 Win 10–1 United States Lucia Larcinese UD 6 19 Jan 2012 United States Hilton Garden Inn, Staten Island, New York, US
10 Win 9–1 Canada Lindsay Garbatt TKO 9 (10), 2:00 24 Sep 2011 Australia Grand Star Receptions, Hobsons Bay, Australia Won WIBA super-featherweight title
9 Win 8–1 Thailand Siriphon Chanbuala TKO 3 (8), 1:08 13 Aug 2011 Australia BoxingFit Arena, Melbourne, Australia
8 Win 7–1 United States Bronwyn Wylie UD 10 13 Jun 2011 Australia Grand Star Receptions, Hobsons Bay, Australia Won vacant PABA female and WIBA International super-featherweight titles
7 Win 6–1 Australia Eileen Forrest KO 1 (6), 1:09 1 May 2011 Australia Reggio Calabria Club, Moreland, Australia
6 Win 5–1 Australia Malin Morgan TKO 6 (8), 0:32 10 Apr 2011 Australia Reggio Calabria Club, Moreland, Australia Won vacant Australia female light-welterweight title
5 Win 4–1 Thailand Nong Tak Sakrungruang TKO 6 (6), 1:00 21 Nov 2010 Australia Reggio Calabria Club, Moreland, Australia
4 Win 3–1 Australia Sara George TKO 4 (6), 1:53 10 Oct 2010 Australia Town Hall, Moreland, Australia
3 Win 2–1 Australia Rachael Phillips UD 4 17 Sep 2010 Australia Whitehorse Club, Whitehorse, Australia
2 Win 1–1 Australia Kay Hodgson TKO 3 (4), 1:59 17 Jul 2010 Australia Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia
1 Loss 0–1 Australia Sarah Howett UD 6 13 Mar 2010 Australia Racecourse Reception Centre, Moonee Valley, Australia

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Diana Prazak Awakening Spotlight". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Diana Prazak Awakening Profile". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Female boxer Frida Wallberg hospitalized following brutal KO loss to Diana Prazak". Bloody Elbow. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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