‘John’ Wayne Parr

‘John’ Wayne Parr, known as ‘The Gunslinger’ is a living legend. After cutting his teeth in the Queensland Muay Thai scene, he moved to Thailand where he became the sparring partner of Sangtiennoi ‘The Deadly Kisser’ Rungroj. Wayne built a reputation fighting and defeating some of the greatest boxers of his generation. Over the course of 150 fights and 349 stitches, Wayne has won a total of ten world titles at middleweight, finally retiring in 2022. Wayne remains active in the fight game as a coach, running his fight gym Boonchu on the Gold Coast with his wife Angie, herself a retired world champion. His memoir is The Fighter: The Legendary Life of an Australian Champion.