 Meehan playing for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Willis Pele Meehan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-09-11)11 September 1995 (age 29) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row, Prop, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Boxing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Hitman | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Willis Pele "The Hitman" Meehan (born 11 September 1995) is an Australian professional boxer.[2][3] He previously played professionalrugby league for theSydney Roosters in theNational Rugby League. He played atsecond-row, prop andlock. He has been compared to good friend and another rugby league-boxer and former teammateSonny Bill Williams.[2]
Born inAuckland, New Zealand, Meehan moved toNew South Wales, Australia, at a young age and played his junior football for the West Ryde Aliens andWyong Roos before being signed by theSydney Roosters.
In 2013 and 2014, Meehan played for theSydney Roosters'NYC team.[4] In 2013, he played for theAustralian Schoolboys. In Round 14 of the2014 NRL season, Meehan made hisNRL debut for the Roosters against theNewcastle Knights.[5] On 2 September 2014, he was named atlock in the 2014NYC Team of the Year.[6] In 2015, Meehan was stood down by the Roosters after being charged with robbery in company and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.[7] He was sacked by the club in July 2015.[8]Meehan later played forManly and theAuburn Warriors in the lower grades. In 2017, he signed a contract withParramatta but was blocked from playing in the NRL for the2017 NRL season. He instead played for the clubs feeder teamWentworthville.[9]
As a 17-year-old, Meehan won the Australian super-heavyweight boxing title and hoped to fight at theCommonwealth Games,[10] narrowly missing out. In 2016, he hopes to fight at the2016 Summer Olympics.[11]
On 31 January 2015, Meehan fought on the undercard of the Sonny Bill Williams vChauncy Welliver bout.[12]
On 15 October 2015, Meehan defeated Leamy Tato; however, the main event saw Meehan's father defeated byJoseph Parker.[13]
| 9 fights | 9 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 |  Attila Kalman | UD | 6 | 30 Aug 2019 |  The Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Julián Esteban Ruiz | KO | 1 (6),0:44 | 1 Mar 2019 | The Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Richard Nemeth | TKO | 1 (6),1:36 | 17 Nov 2018 | The Melbourne Pavilion,Melbourne, Australia | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Jonasa Kavika | KO | 2 (8),2:13 | 6 Jul 2018 | Roma Function Centre, Sydney, Australia | Won vacantWBF (Foundation) Australasian heavyweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Riki Barclay | TKO | 1 (6),1:02 | 27 Apr 2016 | Convention & Exhibition Centre,Brisbane, Australia | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Leamy Lakopo Tato | TKO | 2 (4),0:30 | 15 Oct 2015 | The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Freddie Miller | TKO | 2 (4),2:43 | 31 Jan 2015 | Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Alofa Solitua | KO | 1 (4),1:28 | 3 Dec 2014 | Hordern Pavilion,Sydney, Australia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Will Quarrie | UD | 4 | 22 Nov 2014 | North Shore Events Centre,Auckland, New Zealand |
Meehan is the son of professional boxer,Kali Meehan.[10] He converted to Islam in 2015.[14]
In April 2015, Meehan was charged with headbutting a man and stealing his watch nearThe Star, Sydney.[15] However, he was not convicted after his robbery in company charge was thrown out.[14] Meehan later revealed he had been working, while playing for the Roosters, as a stand-over man to settle debts for Australian Hells Angels Bikies.[16]