Qamil Balla

Qamil Balla
Statistics
Real name Qamil Balla
Nickname(s) "Golden Boy"
Weight(s) lightweight
Height 5'10" / 178cm
Reach 69″ / 175cm
Nationality Australian
Born (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989
Werribee, Victoria, Australia
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights 13
Wins 11
Wins by KO 5
Losses 1
Draws 1

Qamil Balla (born 10 August 1989, in Werribee) is a professional Albanian Australian boxer and an Australian Light Welterweight champion.[2] His younger brother Ibrahim Balla is also a boxer.[3]

Qamil competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.[4] He was runner up in selection for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the light welterweight division but missed out to current WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn. Qamil had beaten Horn early in his amateur career in Port Adelaide at the selection trials for the 2009 world championships but lost in a rematch at the Arafura Games in Darwin and then in the 64 kg category at the 2012 Olympic trials.[5]

Family background

Balla comes from an Albanian family of boxers, his father Nuri was a Victorian champion while his uncle Mitat (also his former coach) was an Australian champion. Younger brother Ibrahim has also won Australian titles and represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the bantamweight division.

Qamil starting boxing as a youngster alongside his brother Ibrahim and, by the age of 12, both were competing in – and winning – junior tournaments.[6]

Qamil has two children Nuri and Mia with his wife Rabea.

Social media

Qamil and his brother Ibrahim maintain an active social media presence through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube. The Team Balla sites are located under @ballaboysboxing .

Amateur record

As an amateur Qamil competed in 70 bouts, with 62 wins

Won multiple Victorian and Australian titles

Represented Australia internationally

Finished top 30 in the world

Professional career

Qamil turned professional in 2012 (debut 18 May 2012) against Allan Jay Tuniacao[7] the bout ending in a Draw.

Qamil is trained by former Australian super middleweight champion Lim Jeka[8] of Jeka Boxing Academy and his strength and conditioning coach is Dirk Lamb of IQ Strength.

Team Balla training base is located at The Gym Yarraville.

Notable Fights:

Victoria State Super Lightweight Champion (Australian)

Qamil won his first professional title on 25 July 2013 against Nawakon Kitee[9] of Thailand at The Melbourne Pavilion Flemington, Qamil being declared the winner by UD.

Australian Super Lightweight Champion

On the 12 September 2013 Qamil won his second professional title in his first 10 round bout against the tough Australian boxer Jack Brubaker [10] at The Melbourne Pavilion Flemington. Qamil won by unanimous points decision with the judges cards reading 96-94, 98-92 and 97-93.

Defence - Australian Super Lightweight Title

On the 25 June 2014 Qamil had his first title defence against fellow Melbournian and former Victorian Lightweight Champion Terry Tzouramanis.[11] Qamil won the fight by unanimous points decision with the judges cards reading 97-91, 98-90 and 99-89. Tzouramanis went down in round 3 & was deducted 1 pt in round 8 for excessive holding.

Interim WBA Oceania Lightweight Champion

Qamil won his third professional title on 18 March 2017 against experienced Colombian Rodolfo Puente.[12] Referee Ignatius Missailidis[13] stopped the fight at 2:29 in the first round following the second knockdown, Qamil declared the winner by TKO.

Balla Vs Kambosos

On the 6 May 2017 Qamil experienced his first professional defeat against George Kambosos Jnr.[14] The bout was billed as the semi main event to the Joseph Parker Vs Razvan Cojanu, WBO World Heavyweight Title fight at New Zealand's Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City.

The two Australians put on the fight of the night with Kambosos taking control early and winning by unanimous points decision.[15]

Professional boxing record[16]

Professional record summary
13 fights 11 wins 1 loss
By knockout 5 0
By decision 6 1
Draws 1
No Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
13 Loss 11–1–1 Australia George Kambosos Jnr UD 10/10 6 May 2017 New Zealand Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City
12 Win 11–0–1 Colombia Rodolfo Puente TKO 1/10 18 Mar 2017 Australia Function Centre Melbourne Park, Melbourne Won the Interim WBA Oceania Lightweight Title
11 Win 10–0–1 Indonesia Musa Letding KO 5/10 10 Dec 2016 Australia Function Centre Melbourne Park, Melbourne
10 Win 9–0–1 Thailand Terdchai Doungmontree UD 8/8 13 Aug 2016 Australia Function Centre Melbourne Park, Melbourne
9 Win 8–0–1 Australia Ben Warburton UD 6/6 11 Nov 2015 Australia Convention & Exhibition Centre, Melbourne
8 Win 7–0–1 Australia Terry Tzouramanis UD 10/10 25 Jun 2014 Australia The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington Defence of Australian Super Lightweight Title
7 Win 6–0–1 Australia Jack Brubaker UD 10/10 12 Sep 2013 Australia The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington Won the vacant Australian Super Lightweight Title
6 Win 5–0–1 Thailand Nawakon Kitee UD 8/8 25 Jul 2013 Australia The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington Won the vacant Australia - Victoria State Super Lightweight Title
5 Win 4–0–1 Australia Jay Thompson TKO 1/6 28 Apr 2013 Australia Convention & Exhibition Centre, Melbourne
4 Win 3–0–1 Australia Rangson Poonsang UD 6/6 21 Feb 2013 Australia The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington
3 Win 2–0–1 Australia Matt Bune TKO 2/4 07 Sep 2012 Australia The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington
2 Win 1–0–1 Australia Justin Medoro TKO 2/4 13 Jul 2012 Australia The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington
1 Draw 0–0–1 Philippines Allan Jay Tuniacao D 4/4 18 May 2012 Australia The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington

References

  1. ↑ Boxing record from BoxRec
  2. ↑ "QAMIL BALLA WINS SUPER-LIGHTWEIGHT CROWN - Australian National Boxing Federation". www.anbf.org. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  3. ↑ "Quamil Balla". NBC Beijing 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fists of fury: Maidana, Froch and Bradley are all winners among the seven greatest fights of 2013". CourierMail. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  5. ↑ "Horn conqueror's 'huge opportunity'". Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  6. ↑ "Promising athletes given a sporting chance - National - theage.com.au". www.theage.com.au. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  7. ↑ "BoxRec: Allan Jay Tuniacao". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  8. ↑ "BoxRec: Lim Jeka". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  9. ↑ "BoxRec: Nawakon Kitee". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  10. ↑ "BoxRec: Jack Brubaker". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  11. ↑ "BoxRec: Terry Tzouramanis". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  12. ↑ "BoxRec: Rodolfo Puente". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  13. ↑ "BoxRec: Ignatius Missailidis". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  14. ↑ "BoxRec: George Kambosos Jnr". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  15. ↑ "Aussie wrap-up for May - Boxing Monthly". Boxing Monthly. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  16. ↑ "BoxRec: Qamil Balla". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
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