Undefeated Australians heavyweights face off on February 4
Australia’s two undefeated heavyweight champions Joe Goodall (7-0-1, 6KOs) and Justis Huni (5-0, 4KOs) will face-off in highly anticipated showdown in Brisbane on February 4.
World Championships bronze medallist Huni is the Australia national title holder since 2020 and will challenge unbeaten WBC Australasia champion Joe Goodall, unbeaten in eight.
Goodall (28) has spent the past six months in Las Vegas, Nevada, sparring some of the best America heavyweights under the watchful eyes of Taylor Barry who’s in the corner of WBC world heavyweight ruler Tyson Fury.
Both Goodall and Huni had brilliant amateur careers representing Australia in international events. Goodall, known for his hard punches, had two year’s off boxing for shoulder surgery and had a full recovery winning the Australasia title with an early round TKO decision against Samoan Herman Purcell.
“My shoulder is good,” said Goodall from Vegas. “I have full power and ready to go to the next level.”
Managed by Steve Scanlan, Goodall will return to Australia two weeks ahead of his showdown with the younger Huni (22) hardened by a training program designed to ensure that he can go the full distance if necessary.
Not to be outdone, Huni has also flown to the USA, where he is training under Manny Pacquiao’s trainer of two decades Justin Fortune who has been tasked with supplying a bevy of hardened sparring partners.
The stakes for both fighters couldn’t be higher. A win for Goodall will cement his reputation as a genuine heavyweight contender. A Huni win will see him rise up in the world ranking.
Huni says he’s been inspired George Kambosos Jr. who became undisputed champion by defeating Teofimo Lopez, “When all the odds were against him, George backed himself. You definitely need to believe in yourself.”
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