| Jeff Harding | |
| Nickname: | Hit Man |
| Weight: | Light heavyweight |
| Height: | 5 ft 11+1/2 in |
| Reach: | 73 in |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 25 |
| Wins: | 23 |
| Ko: | 17 |
| Losses: | 2 |
Jeff Harding (born 5 February 1965 in Sydney) is a retired world champion boxer from Australia, known as "Hit Man".
Harding lived in South Grafton N.S.W. Australia and was a student at South Grafton High School. He trained with Steve Cansdell in Grafton before relocating to Sydney where he was first trained by John Lewis at the Newtown Police Boys' Club from where he won his first amateur title (NSW State).
Harding a rugged come forward type fighter 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 with Johnny Lewis in his corner.[1] He had taken the fight with only three weeks notice. 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.[2] Harding retired after the bout. Harding was the 2004 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Moderns category.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Loss | 23–2 | Mike McCallum | UD | 12 | 23 Jul 1994 | |||
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | David Vedder | UD | 12 | 3 Dec 1992 | |||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Christophe Tiozzo | TKO | 8 (12) | 5 Jun 1992 | |||
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Dennis Andries | 12 | 11 Sep 1991 | ||||
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Bobby Jennings | TKO | 7 (10), | 2 Jun 1991 | |||
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | David Vedder | UD | 10 | 14 Dec 1990 | |||
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Stacy McSwain | KO | 3 (10) | 13 Oct 1990 | |||
| 18 | Loss | 17–1 | Dennis Andries | KO | 7 (12), | 28 Jul 1990 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Nestor Hipolito Giovannini | TKO | 11 (12), | 18 Mar 1990 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Tom Collins | RTD | 2 (12), | 24 Oct 1989 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Dennis Andries | TKO | 12 (12), | 24 Jun 1989 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Nestor Hipolito Giovannini | UD | 10 | 10 May 1989 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Art Jimmerson | UD | 10 | 1 Mar 1989 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Carlos Antunes Fonseca | KO | 9 (10) | 7 Dec 1988 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Charlie Dean Moore | TKO | 8 (10) | 5 Sep 1988 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Don Vincent Lee | 8 (10), | 18 Jul 1988 | ||||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jorge Juan Salgado | TKO | 5 (8) | 6 Jun 1988 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Doug Sam | TKO | 5 (12) | 28 Apr 1988 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Apollo Sweet | 10 | 16 Mar 1988 | ||||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Mosese Vilia | TKO | 2 (?), | 11 Dec 1987 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Luka Joel | KO | 2 (10) | 25 Sep 1987 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Johnny Taupau Sr. | TKO | 2 (10) | 24 Jul 1987 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Materati Valu | KO | 2 (10) | 19 Jun 1987 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Emmanuel Otti | 5 (10) | 5 Feb 1987 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Tommy Roberts | 4 (10) | 7 Nov 1986 |