Robbie Peden

Robbie Peden
Born	(1973-11-11) 11 November 1973 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Other names	Bomber
Statistics
Weight(s)	59.05 kg (130 lb)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach	175 cm (69 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	29
Wins	25
Wins by KO	14
Losses	4
Draws	0
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing Australia Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Bantamweight

Robert Lloyd Peden (born 11 November 1973) is an Australian former professional boxer who won the vacant IBF super featherweight title in 2005 by beating Nate Campbell by TKO. Peden was the third person of Aboriginal descent to win a world title, joining super middleweight Anthony Mundine (2003) and bantamweight Lionel Rose (1968).

Background

Peden is the son of an Aboriginal mother. His father was of Scottish heritage.

Amateur career

His amateur record was 130–15. He was a five-time national amateur champion, won the 1994 Commonwealth Games and won the 1995 and 1996 Liverpool Cup. He represented Australia at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games.

He was a member of the 1992 Australian Olympic team as a flyweight. His results were:

• Defeated Marty O'Donnell (Canada) 14–2
• Defeated Yacin Chikh (Algeria) KO 2
• Lost to Chol-Su Choi (North Korea) 11–25

He was a member of the 1996 Australian Olympic team as a featherweight. His results were:

• Defeated Mohammed Achik (Morocco) 15–7
• Lost to Serafim Todorov (Bulgaria) 8–20

Professional career

Known as "Bomber", Peden turned pro in 1996 and captured the vacant IBF super featherweight title in 2005 with a TKO over Nate Campbell. After the win against Campbell, he took on Marco Antonio Barrera in an attempt to unify the belts and lost his title seven months after winning it. He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012.

Personal life

Peden is still involved in boxing, running the Fitzroys Stars Gym in Melbourne, which is housed inside an Aboriginal community centre. Peden, who is of Aboriginal descent, is involved in that community, as CEO of the Indigenous Solutions Aboriginal Corporation, while also working with Melbourne Aboriginal Youth Sport and Recreation and the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Association.

References

• Boxing record for Robbie Peden from BoxRec (registration required)
• Robbie Peden at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

External links

• Robert Peden at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Robert Peden at Olympics.com
• Robert Peden at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)