Danny Green was born in Perth, Western Australia, Australia on March 9, 1973. He made his professional debut at the age of 28 years on June 29, 2001 against Waqa Kolivuso. Green defeated Kolivuso via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Green got his first shot at a world title at the age of 30 after 16 professional fights. On August 16, 2003 Green challenged Markus Beyer's WBC super-middleweight title but lost via 5th round disqualification.
He became a world champion on December 16, 2007 at the age of 34 years, after by defeating Stipe Drews, the then-reining WBA light-heavyweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 28th fight as a professional.
Green's last fight was a majority decision victory over Anthony Mundine at age 43, on February 3, 2017.
Some of Danny Green's best fights have been against Roy Jones Jr. (HOFer), Shane Cameron, BJ Flores, Otis Griffin, Paul Briggs, and Anthony Mundine. For a complete list of Green's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Danny Green".
Green has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Danny Green Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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41 | Feb 03, 2017 | 43 | Anthony Mundine 41 47-7 | win | MD 10 |
40 | Aug 03, 2016 | 43 | Kane Watts | win | UD 10 |
39 | Aug 19, 2015 | 42 | Roberto Bolonti | win | UD 10 |
38 | Nov 21, 2012 | 39 | Shane Cameron 35 29-2 | win | UD 12 |
37 | Jul 25, 2012 | 39 | Danny Santiago | win | TKO 5 |
36 | Nov 30, 2011 | 38 | Krzysztof Włodarczyk 30 45-2-1 | loss | TKO 11 |
35 | Jul 20, 2011 | 38 | Antonio Tarver | loss | RTD 9 |
34 | Nov 17, 2010 | 37 | BJ Flores 31 24-0-1 | win | UD 12 |
33 | Jul 21, 2010 | 37 | Paul Briggs 34 26-3 | win | KO 1 |
32 | Apr 14, 2010 | 37 | Manny Siaca | win | KO 3 |
31 | Dec 02, 2009 | 36 | Roy Jones Jr. 40 54-5 | win | TKO 1 |
30 | Aug 16, 2009 | 36 | Julio Cesar Dominguez | win | TKO 5 |
29 | Apr 26, 2009 | 36 | Anthony van Niekerk | win | KO 2 |
28 | Dec 16, 2007 | 34 | Stipe Drews | win | UD 12 |
27 | Jul 18, 2007 | 34 | Otis Griffin 29 18-1-2 | win | KO 3 |
26 | Jan 21, 2007 | 33 | Paul Murdoch | win | TKO 2 |
25 | Sep 21, 2006 | 33 | Jason DeLisle | win | KO 9 |
24 | May 17, 2006 | 33 | Anthony Mundine 30 25-3 | loss | UD 12 |
23 | Dec 11, 2005 | 32 | Quirino Garcia | win | UD 10 |
22 | Jul 03, 2005 | 32 | James Crawford | win | KO 5 |
21 | Mar 12, 2005 | 32 | Markus Beyer | loss | MD 12 |
20 | Sep 24, 2004 | 31 | Omar Gonzalez | win | TKO 5 |
19 | Mar 21, 2004 | 31 | Sean Sullivan | win | UD 10 |
18 | Dec 20, 2003 | 30 | Éric Lucas | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Aug 16, 2003 | 30 | Markus Beyer | loss | DQ 5 |
16 | Jun 02, 2003 | 30 | Jason DeLisle | win | KO 5 |
15 | Mar 15, 2003 | 30 | Jorge Sclarandi | win | TKO 6 |
14 | Jan 19, 2003 | 29 | Brad Mayo | win | TKO 1 |
13 | Nov 09, 2002 | 29 | Nico Toriri | win | KO 3 |
12 | Sep 27, 2002 | 29 | Paula Tuilau | win | KO 2 |
11 | Aug 02, 2002 | 29 | Joel Bourke | win | TKO 4 |
10 | May 18, 2002 | 29 | Rhon Roberts | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Apr 19, 2002 | 29 | Paul Smallman | win | KO 8 |
8 | Feb 08, 2002 | 28 | Iobe Ledua | win | KO 2 |
7 | Dec 07, 2001 | 28 | Daniel Tai | win | TKO 6 |
6 | Nov 16, 2001 | 28 | Eni Latu | win | TKO 3 |
5 | Oct 26, 2001 | 28 | Heath Stenton | win | RTD 2 |
4 | Oct 18, 2001 | 28 | Jason Rarere | win | KO 2 |
3 | Sep 28, 2001 | 28 | Manueli Delaitabua | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Aug 03, 2001 | 28 | Frank Ciampa | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Jun 29, 2001 | 28 | Waqa Kolivuso | win | TKO 2 |