Benjamin Karl Kelleher was born on 18 August 1987 and is a New Zealand-born Australian combat sports fighter where he competes in professional boxing, mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Muay Thai.
17 Facts About Benjamin Kelleher
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On 27 April 2013, Benjamin Kelleher fought Ray Dimachki for the WKN Australian super cruiserweight title under K1 rules.
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On 2 August 2014, Benjamin Kelleher fought New Zealander Ramegus Te Wake for the WKBF South Pacific Cruiserweight title.
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Benjamin Kelleher retired from kickboxing after snapping his tibia and fibula after two years from kickboxing, he returned to win a fight against Aaron Grigolon by unanimous decision in 2016.
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On 15 September 2012, Benjamin Kelleher fought for Australian MMA Middleweight title.
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At this point Benjamin Kelleher was on a five fight winning streak across Kickboxing and MMA.
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On 17 May 2014, Benjamin Kelleher took on Dan Kelly for the AFC title.
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In December 2016, as well as being Anthony Mundine sparring partner while Mundine prepares for his fight against Danny Green, Benjamin Kelleher fought Daniel Russell on 3 December.
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On 7 November 2017, Benjamin Kelleher was scheduled to fight Brett Petters in a rematch, after their original fight ended in a draw on 18 March.
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On 13 December 2017, Benjamin Kelleher was scheduled to fight Daniel Russell in a rematch on the Jeff Horn world title defence undercard.
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Benjamin Kelleher lost the fight by TKO stoppage in the third round.
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Benjamin Kelleher went on to defeat kickboxer Brad Traynor in a boxing fight.
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In September 2018, Benjamin Kelleher was sparring with famous Rugby star Quade Cooper in hopes that Quade Cooper would fight on the Jeff Horn vs Anothony Mundine undercard, However, Cooper did not fight in the end.
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Benjamin Kelleher won the fight by Unanimous decision, winning his first major regional title.
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In November 2019, Benjamin Kelleher sparred with Barry Hall to prepare for Halls fight against Paul Gallen.
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Benjamin Kelleher was scheduled to fight David Light in August 2020, however due to the Pandemic in New Zealand, the fight was called off.
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On 19 March 2022, Benjamin Kelleher took on New Zealand-born Australian Peter Sa'lesui.