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Tony Mundine Dies Aged 75

He was the first Australian to fight in four weight divisions, a record that helped make him a leading figure in Indigenous sport.

Overview

  • PerthNow reported that Tony Mundine has died at age 75 after suffering a reported heart attack.
  • His son Anthony Mundine posted a public tribute on social media saying he was returning home from Saudi Arabia for funeral arrangements and describing his grief.
  • Mundine challenged Carlos Monzon for the world middleweight title in 1974 and was stopped in the seventh round of that bout.
  • Across a long career in middleweight, light‑heavyweight, cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions he is reported to have compiled 80 wins, 15 losses and one draw with 64 knockouts.
  • He leaves a multi‑generational boxing legacy — Anthony is a former world champion and grandson Rahim has begun a pro career with recent successive wins — and his death has drawn early tributes from the boxing and Indigenous communities.