Willis Meehan
Meehan playing for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in 2016.
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Personal information
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| Full name | Willis Pele Meehan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Hitman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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11 September 1995 Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 145 kg (22 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Second-row, Prop, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 15 October 2015
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| Willis Meehan | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | The Hitman |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Nationality |
 Australia
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| Born | Willis Pele Meehan 11 September 1995 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 5 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Willis Meehan (born 11 September 1995) is an Australian professional boxer. He previously played professional rugby league for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He played at second-row, prop and lock. He has been compared to good friend and another rugby league-boxer and former teammate Sonny Bill Williams..
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Meehan moved to New South Wales, Australia, at a young age and played his junior football for the West Ryde Aliens and Wyong Roos before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.
In 2013 and 2014, Meehan played for the Sydney Roosters' NYC team. In 2013, he played for the Australian Schoolboys. In Round 14 of the 2014 NRL season, Meehan made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Newcastle Knights. On 2 September 2014, he was named at lock in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year. In 2015, Meehan was stood down by the Roosters after being charged with robbery in company and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He was sacked by the club in July 2015.
As a 17-year-old, Meehan won the Australian super-heavyweight boxing title and hoped to fight at the Commonwealth Games, narrowly missing out. In 2016, he hopes to fight at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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