Alex Leapai
Career, Record, Stats
Alex Leapai (The Lionheart) is a 44-year-old Australian professional boxer. In a career spanning 14 years, 10 months, and 30 days, Leapai amassed a record of 31-8-4, which includes 25 wins via KO.
Alex Leapai's Boxing Career
Alex Leapai was born in Lauli'i, Upolu, Western Samoa on October 16, 1979. He made his professional debut at the age of 24 years on July 30, 2004 against Mark de Mori. The fight ended in a draw.
Leapai got his first world-title fight at the age of 34 after 37 professional fights. On April 26, 2014 Leapai challenged Wladimir Klitschko's WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles but lost via 5th round TKO. Leapai never got a world-title shot again.
Leapai's last fight was a 10th-round TKO loss to Joseph Parker at age 39, on June 29, 2019.
Some of Alex Leapai's best fights have been against Oscar Talemaira, Okello Peter, Colin Wilson, Bob Mirovic, and Mohamed Azzaoui. For a complete list of Leapai's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Alex Leapai".
Leapai has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Alex Leapai Losses".
Alex Leapai's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | Jun 29, 2019 | 39 | 
Joseph Parker 27 25-2  | loss | TKO 10 |
42 | Dec 13, 2017 | 38 |  Roger Izonritei | draw | TD 3 |
41 | Oct 14, 2017 | 37 | Thomas Peato | win | TKO 3 |
40 | May 22, 2015 | 35 | 
Manuel Charr 30 27-3 | loss | UD 10 |
39 | Oct 31, 2014 | 35 | Malik Scott | loss | UD 10 |
38 | Apr 26, 2014 | 34 | 
Wladimir Klitschko 38 61-3 | loss | TKO 5 |
37 | Nov 23, 2013 | 34 | Denis Boytsov | win | UD 10 |
36 | Aug 09, 2013 | 33 | Felipe Romero | win | TKO 9 |
35 | May 09, 2013 | 33 | Joe Lloyd | win | KO 1 |
34 | Feb 08, 2013 | 33 | Matt Hicks | win | TKO 1 |
33 | Dec 21, 2012 | 33 | Akmal Aslanov | win | TKO 5 |
32 | Apr 01, 2012 | 32 | 
Kevin Johnson 32 25-1-1 | loss | TKO 9 |
31 | Dec 08, 2011 | 32 | Troy Weida | win | TKO 1 |
30 | Oct 21, 2011 | 32 | Evgeny Orlov | win | KO 4 |
29 | Apr 17, 2011 | 31 | Okello Peter | win | KO 3 |
28 | Jan 29, 2011 | 31 | Jason Barnett | win | KO 1 |
27 | Dec 04, 2010 | 31 | Darnell Wilson | win | UD 8 |
26 | Aug 12, 2010 | 30 | Owen Beck | win | TKO 6 |
25 | Jun 30, 2010 | 30 | Travis Walker | win | TKO 4 |
24 | Apr 29, 2010 | 30 | Bob Mirovic | win | KO 1 |
23 | Sep 04, 2009 | 29 | Hiriwa Te Rangi | win | TKO 1 |
22 | Jul 31, 2009 | 29 | Kotatsu Takehara | draw | MD 6 |
21 | Jun 19, 2009 | 29 | Colin Wilson | win | KO 8 |
20 | May 27, 2009 | 29 | Oscar Talemaira | win | KO 1 |
19 | Feb 20, 2009 | 29 | Oscar Talemaira | win | KO 2 |
18 | Nov 14, 2008 | 29 | Pieter Cronje | win | UD 10 |
17 | Sep 27, 2008 | 28 | Alipate Liava | win | KO 5 |
16 | Sep 05, 2008 | 28 | Moyoyo Mensah | win | UD 8 |
15 | Aug 01, 2008 | 28 | Mohamed Azzaoui | win | KO 2 |
14 | Jun 27, 2008 | 28 | Colin Wilson | loss | SD 12 |
13 | Mar 14, 2008 | 28 | Michael Kirby | win | UD 12 |
12 | Nov 30, 2007 | 28 | Nathan Briggs | win | KO 8 |
11 | Sep 07, 2007 | 27 | Ofa Pi Bouvalu Uluakiahoeia | win | RTD 2 |
10 | Jun 29, 2007 | 27 | Jason Reti | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Feb 23, 2007 | 27 | Oscar Talemaira | win | KO 5 |
8 | Nov 17, 2006 | 27 | John Szigeti | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Nov 10, 2006 | 27 | Hiriwa Te Rangi | win | TKO 4 |
6 | Aug 19, 2005 | 25 | Baden Oui | loss | TKO 4 |
5 | Aug 05, 2005 | 25 | Vai Toevai | win | UD 4 |
4 | May 20, 2005 | 25 | Nermin Sabanovic | draw | PTS 6 |
3 | Dec 03, 2004 | 25 | Yan Kulkov | loss | UD 8 |
2 | Sep 17, 2004 | 24 | Danny Morgan | win | TKO 8 |
1 | Jul 30, 2004 | 24 | Mark de Mori | draw | MD 6 |