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Alex Winwood (born 25 June 1997) is an Australian professional boxer and Olympian, notable for being the first Noongar fighter to contest for a world title. He began boxing at a young age and achieved significant success in amateur competitions, including six National Championships wins and participation in two World Championships, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth games Games.
In 2022, Winwood turned professional, winning the WBC international title in both the lightweight and straw-weight categories. On September 7, 2024, he fought for the world title in the featherweight division against an eight-time world champion in Perth, showcasing resilience despite losing the closely contested match.
Winwood is the great-nephew of former professional Brian Bennell.
Winwood did not qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics. He then earned his Olympic spot at the 2020 Asia and Oceania Olympic Qualification event in Amman, Jordan. He came into the final round a point behind his Iranian opponent, Omid Ahmadi Safa, but walked away with a victory and qualification for his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020.
He was awarded the Sportsperson of the Year Award at the 2024 NAIDOC Awards.
In just his second bout, Winwood won the vacant WBC International junior flyweight belt against former IBO world champion, Tibo Monabesa, moreover he took the WBC International strawweight title against Nicaraguan Reyneris Gutierrez, just after the victory against Monabesa, he later defends the title against Filipino, Criz Ganoza and defeated Ganoza via unanimous decision, Winwood would become the top contender of the World Boxing Council in the strawweight division and Winwood is very close on getting the fight against Yudai Shigeoka for the World title, as Winwood's goal is to become the fastest Australian to reach the world championship.
| 5 | Loss | 4–1 | Knockout CP Freshmart | MD | 12 | Sep 7, 2024 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Cris Ganoza | UD | 10 | Dec 1, 2023 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Reyneris Gutierrez | UD | 10 | Jun 16, 2023 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Tibo Monabesa | TKO | 4 (10), | Mar 3, 2023 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Stinky Mario Bunda | TKO | 2 (6) | Nov 25, 2022 |
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