According to the Pacific Media Network, many in the crowd were unhappy with the quick stoppage, but the referee had to act as it was evident that Singh was outmatched.
Referee stops the fight between Teremoana Teremoana of Australia (lright) and James Singh of Fiji during their heavyweight undercard bout ahead of the main event fight between George Kambosos Jr and Jack Wyllie at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on March 22, 2025. Photo: Australian Boxing Central.
Unbeaten Teremoana Junior kept it quick with a first round win over Fiji heavyweight boxing
champion James ‘The Beast’ Singh at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday night.
Singh who took up the fight on a two-week notice stood his ground with the early exchanges of punches but Teremoana used his height advantage to land his big punches.
The referee stopped the fight just two minutes and 12 seconds in, declaring Teremoana the clear winner.
According to the Pacific Media Network, many in the crowd were unhappy with the quick stoppage, but the referee had to act as it was evident that Singh was outmatched.
Singh’s professional record now stands at 12 wins and seven losses, while Teremoana remains undefeated with seven wins, all by knockout.
“I want to keep fighting, and I’m ready to take on anyone who steps into the ring with me,” Teremoana told journalists after the fight.
As a gold medallist at the 2023 Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands, he qualified to represent Australia in the super heavyweight division at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Teremoana faced Ukraine’s Dmytro Lovchynyski in his Olympic debut and won the bout via first-round knockout.
In the quarter-finals, he faced Bakhodir Jalolov, the reigning Olympic champion from Uzbekistan, but lost the match 5-0.
Teremoana was born in Campbelltown, Sydney. His Australian mother has Scottish ancestry, and his father is from the Cook Is-lands. He grew up in Brisbane, Queensland.
The 27-year-old has his sights set on the world heavyweight championship title. “We’re taking it one step at a time, but I’ll carry the flag for Australia and the Cook Islands to the world stage.”
The fight was promoted by Matchroom Boxing, whose chairman Eddie Hearn had wanted Singh to test Teremoana’s chin.
Hearn is the promoter of former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. “I’m grateful for the opportunity but it wasn’t our night,” Singh posted on social media.
Singh also called for Government’s support for boxing in the country so that in future the younger generation could take it further in securing world title fights.
Feedback: leonec@fijisun.com.fj
