Justis Huni came into pro boxing with plenty of hype and he showed exactly why when winning the Australian heavyweight title on his professional debut.
Since then, Huni has remained undefeated, claiming the scalps of Paul Gallen, Joe Goodall and Kiki Leutele, among others, along the way.
Now signed to powerhouse international promoter Matchroom Boxing, Huni will head overseas where he looks to continue his climb up the heavyweight ranks.
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Justis Huni next fight
Huni’s Matchroom debut was also set be his first international fight as a professional.
The rising star had been matched up against Andrew Tabiti, a tough American veteran of 21 fights, with just one loss to his name.
Unfortunately, an ankle injury suffered in sparring just two weeks out from the fight forced Huni to withdraw.
Huni and Tabiti were going to be meeting on the undercard of the super-lightweight world title bout between Regis Prograis and Danielito Zorrilla at the Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 17.
Organisers opted to reschedule the fight, with Huni and Tabiti now set to meet in Cancun on Saturday, October 28 (Oct. 29 in Australia) on the undercard to the WBC super featherweight clash between O'Shaquie Foster and Eduardo Hernandez.
Tabiti represents the toughest test of Huni’s career to date.
Justis Huni record and bio
Nationality: Australian
Date of birth: April 4, 1999 (24 years old)
Height: 6' 4" (193cm)
Stance: Orthodox
Total fights: 7
Record: 7-0 (4 KOs)