Chei Aleta Kenneally (born 2 February 1995) is an Australian

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. She has held the WBA female light heavyweight world title since July 2024.

Early life

Kenneally was born in

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and relocated to the Gold Coast in her younger years. Her first sporting interest was athletics, which was rewarded when she was selected to represent Queensland at the 2005 Pacific School Games in under-10s

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competition and went on to compete in multiple Australian national athletics championships in the disciplines of shot put, discus and

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. Kenneally began

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at the age of 15 when she joined the Albert Boxing Club on the Gold Coast and trained alongside future world champions

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Professional career

Kenneally made her professional debut on 18 March 2023, where she defeated Rhianna Arnold in a four-round bout by technical knockout (TKO) at the

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, Victoria. Kenneally then faced Kate Langenhorst for the vacant ANBF Australasian Women's light heavyweight title on 24 June 2023. After six rounds, she won the bout by majority decision to win the title. Kenneally faced Sequita Hemingway for the vacant ANBF Australasian Women's heavyweight title on 14 October 2023. She won the bout by split decision to win the title. She also defended her title against Hemingway on 23 March 2024. In her fifth bout, Kenneally faced Angie Paola Rocha for the vacant WBA female light heavyweight title on 20 July 2024. She won the bout by TKO in the third round to win the vacant title in her hometown of the Gold Coast. Kenneally signed a contract with Salita Promotions in April 2025.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenneally, Che 1995 births Living people Boxers from the Gold Coast, Queensland Boxers from Sydney Australian women boxers World Boxing Association champions World light-heavyweight boxing champions 21st-century Australian sportswomen Australian female shot putters Australian female discus throwers

Early life

Professional career

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