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Doctors have confirmed that Lucas Browne sustained a broken thumb in his fight with Julius Long last week, but that isn’t going to put him off his pursuit of the WBA heavyweight crown. The Aussie suffered the break in the first round and was forced to box one-handed until he …

Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne remains on course for his mandatory world title shot against WBA kingpin Ruslan Chagaev after knocking out 7ft 1in American Julius Long in Melbourne on Friday night. The Aussie struggled with Long’s height and reach in the early rounds, but his ability was hampered further by …

Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne will now face giant American Julius “Towering Inferno” Long on Friday night, August 14, due to Icho Larenas pulling out as a result of legal problems. Larenas was himself a replacement for Gonzalo Basile, but Hatton Promotions’ international matchmaker Philippe Fondu received word late on Thursday …

Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne believes a fight between Deontay Wilder and Chris Arreola would be bad for heavyweight boxing. Browne is set to face Argentina’s Gonzalo Basile in Melbourne next month and will turn his attention to his mandatory shot at WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev afterwards. But he’s hopeful of …

Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne will engage in a warm-up contest against Argentina’s experienced Gonzalo Basile next month, before switching his attention to WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev. The heavy-hitting Aussie is the current mandatory challenger for Chagaev’s crown, but a series of uncontrollable issues have led to the fight being …

Australia’s Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne has relinquished his Commonwealth heavyweight title with immediate effect. Browne became the first fighter from ‘Down Under’ to hold the crown in 122 years when he stopped Canada’s Eric Bahoeli in April 2014. But he has now decided to give it up in order to …

Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne believes he would have ripped the WBC heavyweight crown away from Deontay Wilder if he had been the American’s opponent this past weekend. Wilder made the first defence of his crown against the unheralded Eric Molina on Saturday night and, despite scoring multiple knockdowns before stopping …

Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne is planning on becoming a history maker and he wants to do it on home soil. Australia has never had a world champion at heavyweight, but Browne will get the opportunity to change that when he meets WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev. Browne was made the well-respected …

Lucas Browne has placed Deontay Wilder on his hit list, but first he’s keen to square off with WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev. The hard-hitting Aussie is rated at number seven in the world by the WBC and is a legitimate contender for the title Wilder won by outpointing Bermane Stiverne …

Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne believes he should be given a shot at the WBA Interim Heavyweight Title or even regular champion Ruslan Chagaev in the wake of the Luis Ortiz reported doping scandal. Ortiz won the interim strap with a one round KO of Lateef Kayode in September, but the …

Heavyweight sensation Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne is currently enjoying the bright lights of Las Vegas and has set out his plans to one day box in the world’s fight capital. The unbeaten Aussie is in Sin City to take part in the WBC’s 52nd annual convention alongside promoter and former …