Rob Powdrill
| Rob Powdrill | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Christopher Powdrill 5 April 1984 Western Australia |
| Residence | Perth, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 188 cm (74 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 10 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 66 |
| Wins | 49 |
| Losses | 14 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Rob Powdrill (born 5 April 1984) is an Australian former professional boxer, kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist. He has held the IBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title, WBC Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council light heavyweight title; and challenged for the WKN super middleweight title.
Boxing
[edit]Powdrill made his professional boxing debut on 23 June 2007 in Perth, WA, Australia, scoring a unanimous decision against Brian Ebersole in a four-round bout at cruiserweight.[1]
On 8 November 2014 in Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Powdrill knocked out London Olympian Damien Hooper in 21 seconds to win the WBC Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council light heavyweight title.[2][3]
On 13 February 2015 in Perth, WA, Australia, Powdrill defeated David Letizia by unanimous decision in a 12-round rematch to win the vacant IBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title.[4]
On 22 August in New Plymouth, New Zealand, Powdrill defeated Sam Rapira by split decision in a 10-round bout to win the vacant IBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title.[5][6]
On 28 November 2015 in Mansfield, QLD, Australia, Powdrill suffered a defeat by knockout in the eighth round against Trent Broadhurst in their fight for the vacant IBF Pan Pacific light heavyweight title.[7]
Kickboxing
[edit]Over the course of his kickboxing career, Powdrill held numerous titles, including the WKN, WMC and ISKA, Australian titles, as well as the IKBF and WMC WA State titles, the IKBF South Pacific title and WMF World title.[8]
On 17 March 2012, in Agde, France, Powdrill challenged Francis Tavares for the vacant WKN super middleweight title, but lost the fight by knockout in the second round with head kick.[9]
On 12 September 2015, in Barcelona, Spain, as part of WKN Australia Top Team, Powdrill faced Lorenzo Javier Jorge at the event "The Circle" and lost the fight by unanimous decision.[10][11][12][13]
Mixed martial arts
[edit]Powdrill made his professional debut in MMA on 20 December 2009 in Sydney, NSW, winning the fight by submission in the first round against Nathan Hurihangani.[14][15][16]
On 21 January 2012 in Perth, WA, Powdrill defeated Ashe Bowman by TKO in the first round with punches.[17]
On 24 April 1012 in Perth, WA, Powdrill lost the fight by submission in the first round against Pat Crawley.[18]
On 29 June 2012 in Perth, WA, Powdrill faced David Johnson[19] and lost the fight via rear-naked choke in the first round.[20]
On 17 March 2018 in Perth, WA, Powdrill was expected to face Peter Davenport, but the fight didn't go ahead.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "MATCH: Rob Powdrill - Brian Ebersole". fightfax.com.
- ^ Kieza, Grantlee (8 November 2014). "Damien 'Super' Hooper suffers shock knock out against unheralded Rob Powdrill in 21 seconds". The Courier Mail.
- ^ "Perth boxer stuns Olympian Hooper". The West Australian. 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Powdrill ensures no fairytale finish for Letizia". The West Australian. 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Powdrill powers to NZ boxing win". The West Australian. 24 August 2015.
- ^ Mclean, Glenn (22 August 2015). "Career in limbo as Rapira takes time to reflect". www.stuff.co.nz. Stuff.
- ^ "Weekly Boxing Results Round Up: December 4". boxingnewsonline.net. 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Rob Powdrill". Theme Park at its Darkest. 1 September 2014.
- ^ "AGDE - L'Agathois Francis TAVARES Champion du Monde WKN - Robert POWDRILL KO à la 2ème reprise! - Hérault Tribune". www.herault-tribune.com (in French).
- ^ "Fighter Powdrill opts for Barcelona over NZ". The West Australian. 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Powdrill powers to NZ boxing win". The West Australian. 24 August 2015.
- ^ Aittama, Zach (2 April 2025). "Combat Press September 2015 Kickboxing Review: Part 2". Combat Press.
- ^ ""The Circle" Entrevistas Equipo Nacional". SpaceBoxing (in Spanish). 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Rob Powdrill vs Nathan Hurihangani Fight Result Videos XMMA 1". www.mma-core.com.
- ^ "XMMA 1 - Xtreme MMA ★ Fights.cz". www.fights.cz (in Czech).
- ^ "XMMA 1 - Xtreme MMA". Sherdog.
- ^ "K-Oz Entertainment - Bragging Rights". Sherdog.
- ^ "K-Oz Entertainment - Bragging Rights 2". Sherdog.
- ^ "Powdrill ready for fight of his life". The West Australian. 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Port Kennedy four strike a major blow". Sound Telegraph. 12 July 2012.
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Martial artists from Perth, Western Australia
- Sportsmen from Western Australia
- Australian male boxers
- Australian male kickboxers
- Australian male Muay Thai practitioners
- Australian male mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing
- Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen