Jeff Harding (boxer)

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Medal record
Competitor for Australia
Men’s Boxing
Commonwealth Games
Silver	1986 Edinburgh	Middleweight

Jeff Harding (born February 5, 1965 in Sydney) was a world champion boxer from Australia, known as "Hit Man". Jeff lived in South Grafton N.S.W. Australia and was a student at South Grafton High School. He trained with Steve Cansdell in Grafton.

[edit] Professional career

Harding turned professional in 1986 and in 1989 won the WBC Light Heavyweight Title with a 12th round TKO over Dennis Andries in only his 15th professional fight. He defended the title twice before losing the belt via KO in 1990 in a rematch with Andries. In 1991 he recaptured the WBC Light Heavyweight Title by taking a majority decision over Andries in their third match. He defended the belt twice before losing the title in 1994 to Mike McCallum by unanimous decision. Harding retired after the bout.

Preceded by Dennis Andries	WBC Light Heavyweight Champion 24 Jun 1989–28 Jul 1990	Succeeded by Dennis Andries
Preceded by Dennis Andries	WBC Light Heavyweight Champion 11 Nov 1991–23 Jul 1994	Succeeded by Mike McCallum