Robbie Peden
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Robert Lloyd Peden (born November 11, 1973 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Australia
Australia
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Amateur career

Member of the 1992 Australian Olympic team as a Flyweight. His results were:
  • Defeated Marty O'Donnell
    Marty O'Donnell (boxer)
    Marty O'Donnell is a retired boxer, who represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain....

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


Member of the 1996 Australian Olympic team as a Featherweight. His results were:
  • Defeated Mohammed Achik
    Mohammed Achik
    Mohamed Abdelhak Achik is a former Moroccan amateur boxer who won a bronze medal in the men's bantamweight category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.- Olympic results :*Defeated Dieter Berg 3-0...

     (Morocco) 15-7
  • Lost to Serafim Todorov
    Serafim Todorov
    Serafim Simeonov Todorov or Gogi Todoridze is a former Bulgarian/Georgian boxer who won the amateur world championship three times...

     (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
Nate Campbell
Nathaniel Campbell , more commonly known as Nate Campbell, is an American retired professional boxer. He is a former unified WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight champion.-Amateur career:...

. He lost the title in his first defense to Marco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia is a Mexicanprofessional boxer. He has won numerous world titles in three different weight classes; he is a former two-time WBO super bantamweight , WBC, Lineal, & The Ring featherweight , and WBC & IBF super featherweight champion...

later in the year.
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