1. Qamil Balla was born on 10 August 1989 and is an Australian professional boxer.
13 Facts About Qamil Balla
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Qamil Balla was born in Werribee to an Albanian family that immigrated from Albania to Australia prior to his birth.
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Qamil Balla's father Nuri was a Victorian champion while his uncle Mitat was an Australian champion.
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Qamil Balla won multiple Victorian and Australian titles, represented Australia internationally and finished top 30 in the world.
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Qamil Balla was runner up in selection for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the light welterweight division but missed out to former WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn with Gealan Toulea finishing in third position.
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Qamil Balla won his first professional title on 25 July 2013 against Nawakon Kitee of Thailand at The Melbourne Pavilion Flemington, Qamil Balla being declared the winner by UD.
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On 12 September 2013 Qamil Balla won his second professional title in his first 10-round bout against the tough Australian boxer Jack Brubaker at The Melbourne Pavilion Flemington.
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On 25 June 2014 Qamil Balla had his first title defence against fellow Melburnian and former Victorian Lightweight Champion Terry Tzouramanis.
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Qamil Balla won his third professional title on 18 March 2017 against experienced Colombian Rodolfo Puente.
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Referee Ignatius Missailidis stopped the fight at 2:29 in the first round following the second knockdown, Qamil Balla declared the winner by TKO.
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On 6 May 2017 Qamil Balla experienced his first professional defeat against George Kambosos Jr.
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On 4 May 2019 Qamil Balla started the year off with a solid TKO victory over experienced Indonesian Hero Tito for the vacant WBA Oceania Super lightweight title.
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The win was an impressive victory for Qamil Balla after spending 14 months away from the ring due to a knuckle injury.