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Latest revision as of 10:06, 9 June 2013
Sam Chetcuti (Xmun) (1906-1984) was the first known Maltese boxer in Queensland, Australia.
Xmun was born in Mosta (28.10.1906) and migrated to Australia in 1926 (aged 20). He is the first known Maltese boxer in Australia. He started as light weight and middle weight sometimes fighting three times a day watched by a crowd of Maltese compatriots in the cane-cutting towns of Queensland where he was known as ‘Sam Chaffcutter’ (a word play based on his surname). He fought the heavyweight champion Tommy Nevins in 1937 in Townsville, North Queensland where he was disqualified.
Sam passed away on the 21st May 1984.