Willis Pele "The Hitman" 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 and . He has been compared to good friend and another rugby league-boxer and former teammate Sonny Bill Williams.
Background 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.
Playing career 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 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. Meehan later played for Manly and the Auburn Warriors in the lower grades. In 2017, he signed a contract with Parramatta but was blocked from playing in the NRL for the 2017 NRL season. He instead played for the club's feeder team Wentworthville.
Boxing 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.
On 31 January 2015, Meehan fought on the undercard of the Sonny Bill Williams v Chauncy Welliver bout.
On 15 October 2015, Meehan defeated Leamy Tato; however, the main event saw Meehan's father defeated by Joseph Parker.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes9Win9–0 Attila KalmanUD630 Aug 2019 8Win8–0 Julián Esteban RuizKO1 (6), 1 Mar 2019 7Win7–0 Richard NemethTKO1 (6), 17 Nov 2018 6Win6–0 Jonasa KavikaKO2 (8), 6 Jul 2018 5Win5–0 Riki BarclayTKO1 (6), 27 Apr 2016 4Win4–0 Leamy Lakopo TatoTKO2 (4), 15 Oct 2015 3Win3–0 Freddie Miller2 (4), 31 Jan 2015 2Win2–0 Alofa Solitua1 (4), 3 Dec 2014 1Win1–0 Will Quarrie422 Nov 2014
Personal life Meehan is the son of professional boxer, Kali Meehan. He converted to Islam in 2015.
In April 2015, Meehan was charged with headbutting a man and stealing his watch near The Star, Sydney. However, he was not convicted after his robbery in company charge was thrown out. Meehan later revealed he had been working, while playing for the Roosters, as a stand-over man to settle debts for Australian Hells Angels Bikies.
References
External links Sydney Roosters profile