Justis Huni

Justis Huni (born 4 April 1999) is an Australian professional boxer. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships.[1]

Justis Huni
Statistics
Nickname(s)JPH
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
NationalityAustralian
Born (1999-04-04) 4 April 1999
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights2
Wins2
Wins by KO2
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Australia
World Championships
2019 YekaterinburgSuper-heavyweight
Youth World Championships
2016 Saint PetersburgSuper-heavyweight

Early life

Huni was born on 4 April 1999 in Brisbane, Queensland.[2] His parents come from mixed backgrounds including Dutch, Swedish and Tongan, Samoan heritage.[3] His first sporting love was rugby league where he began playing for the Souths Sunnybank Magpies as a child but gave away the sport at the age of eight to pursue a career in boxing.[4]

Amateur career

World Championships result

Yekaterinburg 2019

  • First round: Defeated Cristian Salcedo (Colombia) 5–0
  • Second round: Defeated Nigel Paul (Trinidad and Tobago) RSC
  • Quarter-finals: Defeated Mahammad Abdullayev (Azerbaijan) 5–0
  • Semi-finals: Defeated by Kamshybek Kunkabayev (Kazakhstan) W/O

Professional career

Early career

On 22 October 2020, Huni made his professional debut against Australian heavyweight champion, Faiga Opelu. Huni dominated throughout the bout and in the seventh round, he secured victory after his opponents corner threw in the towel to protect Opelu from further damage.[5]

On 3 December 2020, Huni fought for the second time as a professional against Arsene Fosso. Huni controlled the opening three rounds and in the fourth round, referee Phil Austin called a halt to the fight after Fosso took a number of heavy blows from Huni.[6][7]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
2 fights 2 wins 0 losses
By knockout 2 0
By decision 0 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
2 Win 2-0 Arsene Fosso TKO 4 (10), 1:07 3 Dec 2020 Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, Australia Retained Australian heavyweight title
1 Win 1–0 Faiga Opelu TKO 7 (10), 1:21 22 Oct 2020 Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, Australia Won Australian heavyweight title

References
  1. "World Amateur Championship: Gold Medal Round Results". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. Peter Badel (22 October 2020). "Justis Huni wins Australian heavyweight title in professional debut as Jai Opetaia wins 20th fight in a row". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. Grantlee Kieza (6 December 2016). "Sweet as Huni as Justis takes world title". Courier Mail. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. Phil Lutton (21 September 2020). "Heavyweight Huni in deep end with pro debut". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. "Remember the name: 21yo Aussie giant makes boxing history with epic belt win on debut". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. "Justis Huni battered Arsene Fosso in Brisbane". theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. "Justis Huni eyes Olympic gold and a world heavyweight title after impressive win over Arsene Fosso". abc.net.au. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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