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Ray Wheatley was born on 25 July, 1948 in Australia, is an Australian boxer and sportswriter (1948–2023). Discover Ray Wheatley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
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He is a member of famous boxer with the age 74 years old group.
Ray Wheatley Height, Weight & Measurements
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Ray Wheatley Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ray Wheatley worth at the age of 74 years old? Ray Wheatley’s income source is mostly from being a successful boxer. He is from Australia. We have estimated Ray Wheatley's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Raymond Douglass Wheatley OAM (25 July 1948 – 20 June 2023) was an Australian Boxing Hall of Fame official and a Golden Gloves boxing champion.
A heavyweight contender, he was also an International Boxing Federation supervisor, referee and judge of world championship title fights in Australia, America, South Africa, China, South Korea, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.
Wheatley started boxing as an amateur in 1963, under Pat Rochford at the Parramamtta Police Boys club.
He won his first ten bouts by knockout.
In 1964, he won the New South Wales featherweight title.
At the Balmain Leagues club in 1967, Wheatley won the New South Wales Golden Gloves welterweight title.
In 1968 Wheatley was defeated by Dennis Mason from Narrabri in the light middleweight division at the NSW championships.
Bill McConnell, who trained world bantamweight champion Jimmy Carruthers, asked if Wheatley would like to train with him.
Wheatley finished his amateur career with a record of 25 wins and four losses.
Wheatley turned professional in 1969, and competed in nine bouts.
In 1969, Wheatley boxed future world Middleweight title challenger Tony Mundine, dropping him with a right hand shot in round one.
Mundine got up and stopped Wheatley in the following round.
He retired from boxing in 1971.
After twelve years in retirement, Wheatley made a comeback in 1983 and defeated Australian heavyweight contenders Leo Moore and Brian Fitzsimmons.
He lost to Australian heavyweight champion Dean Waters and top contender Rudy Darno.
Wheatley refereed, judged or supervised world IBF title bouts in Australia, USA, China, South Africa, Indonesia, South Korea, Philippines, New Zealand and Thailand.
He worked as an official on four Kostya Tszyu IBF title bouts in Australia and USA.
Gold Logie winner Don Lane interviewed Wheatley and former Australian light middleweight champion John Layton on 2KY at Parramatta studio in 1989 about professional boxers working as security officers (Bouncers) in Sydney clubs.
Don Lane became interested after reading an article in the People magazine about this subject.
He was a regular guest on Sky Channel KO show during the 1990s with Mathew Brooks and in 2005 and 2006 was a broadcaster on Foxtel Fenech Fight Night with Andy Raymond and Colonel Bob Sheridan also Sports Sunday with Ken Sutcliffe in 1997 on channel Nine Television Network.
Wheatley was editor and publisher of World of Boxing, from 1992 to 2013, which is a record of 21 years of a continuous boxing publication in Australia under the one publisher.
Wheatley published World of Boxing in 1992 with Jeff Harding and Manny Hinton on the cover.
He was also publisher of Title Fight (1997–2007) and The Greatest magazine (three issues).
In 1997, Wheatley published Title Fight magazine, which was distributed throughout Australia and New Zealand until 2007.
Wheatley was voted International Boxing Federation vice-president in Acapulco, Mexico in June 2000 and held that position until 2012 when he resigned in Waikiki, Hawaii.
Wheatley attended regular Board meetings in New York, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Orlando, Miami, Phoenix, New Orleans, San Antonio, Toronto, Canada, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Hamburg, Germany, Panama City, Panama, Waikiki, Hawaii.
Wheatley was voted Vice President of the International Boxing Federation in Acapulco Mexico in 2000.
In 2010, Wheatley was promoted to International Editor of the leading boxing website FIGHTNEWS.
Wheatley was the 2012 Inductee to the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Non-Combatants category.
Wheatley resigned from IBF Board in 2012.
It had been distributed throughout Australia and New Zealand.
The longest surviving (21 years) boxing publication under one publisher.
It was regarded as "Australia's Bible of Boxing".
The chief boxing writer was Grantlee Kieza and the chief photographer - Werner Kalin.