Diana Prazak


Diana Prazak is a professional female boxer from Australia. She was born 20 July 1979 in Melbourne, Victoria into a large family with Maltese and Croatian heritage. She is the first Australian fighter to ever become the pound for pound number one.

Amateur career

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

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.
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.
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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
16Loss13–0–3 Delfine PersoonTKO9 11 Nov 2014WBC World female lightweight title
15Win13–0–2 Shannon O'ConnellTKO5 1 Mar 2014 The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, AustraliaWBC World female super featherweight title
14Win12–0–2 Frida WallbergKO8 14 Jun 2013 Water Front Congress SAS Radisson, Stockholm, SwedenWBAN World Super Featherweight & WBC World female super featherweight titles
13Loss11–0–2 Holly HolmUD10 7 Dec 2012 Route 66 Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USAvacant International Boxing Association female super lightweight title
12Win11–0–1 Fatuma ZarikaUD10 20 Apr 2012 Grand Star Receptions, Altona North, Victoria, AustraliaWomen's International Boxing Association World super featherweight title
11Win10–0–1 Lucia LarcineseUD6 19 Jan 2012 Hilton Garden Inn, Staten Island, New York, USA
10Win9–0–1 Lindsay GarbattTKO9 24 Sep 2011 Grand Star Receptions, Altona North, Victoria, AustraliaWomen's International Boxing Association World super featherweight title
9Win8–0–1 Siriphon ChanbualaTKO3 13 Aug 2011 BoxingFit Arena, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
8Win7–0–1 Bronwyn WylieUD10 13 Jun 2011 Grand Star Receptions, Altona North, Victoria, Australiavacant PABA female super featherweight title vacant Women's International Boxing Association International super featherweight title
7Win6–0–1 Eileen ForrestKO1 1 May 2011 Reggio Calabria Club, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
6Win5–0–1 Malin MorganTKO6 10 Apr 2011 Reggio Calabria Club, Parkville, Victoria, Australiavacant Australia female super lightweight title
5Win4–0–1 Nong Tak SakrungruangTKO6 21 Nov 2010 Reggio Calabria Club, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
4Win3–0–1 Sara GeorgeTKO4 10 Oct 2010 Town Hall, Coburg, Victoria, Australia
3Win2–0–1 Rachael PhillipsUD4 17 Sep 2010 Whitehorse Club, East Burwood, Victoria, Australia
2Win1–0–1 Kay HodgsonTKO3 17 Jul 2010 Town Hall, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
1Loss0–0–1 Sarah HowettUD6 13 Mar 2010 Racecourse Reception Centre, Moonee Valley, Victoria, Australia