Lawrence Austin

Lawrence "Baby Casius" Austin (born 22 January 1956 in Warrnambool) is an Australian professional super feather/light/light welter/welter/light middle/middleweight boxer of the 1970s and '80s who won the West Australia State welterweight title, West Australia State light middleweight title, Victoria State light middleweight title, Australian lightweight title, Australian light welterweight title, Australian welterweight title, South Seas Light Middleweight Title, and Commonwealth light welterweight title (twice), and was a challenger for the Australian light middleweight title against Russell Sands, and Commonwealth light welterweight title against Jeff Malcolm, his professional fighting weight varied from 128 lb (58 kg; 9 st 2 lb), i.e. super featherweight to 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb), i.e. middleweight.[1] He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.[2]

Lawrence Austin
Statistics
Nickname(s)Baby Casius
Weight(s)super feather/light/light welter/welter/light middle/middleweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
NationalityAustralian
Born (1956-01-22) 22 January 1956
Warrnambool
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights48
Wins34 (KO 12)
Losses12 (KO 0)
Draws2

References

  1. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. "Biography at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.


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