Bruno Tarimo (born 16 June 1995) is a Tanzanian professional boxer and current Champion of International Boxing Federation International Super Feather title and Interim World Boxing Association Oceania Super Feather title. Tarimo resides in Southport, Queensland, Australia.
Professional boxing career Tarimo made his professional debut against Abdul Ali on 25 December 2013. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. He amassed a 23–2–1 record during the next six years. He won the Tanzania, WBA Oceania and IBF Pan Pacific super featherweight titles during this run.
Tarimo was booked to face Serif Gurdijeljac for the vacant IBF International super featherweight title on 31 August 2019, at the Hala Pendik in Novi Pazar, Serbia, which was his first fight outside of Australia and Tanzania. He won the fight by split decision. Two judges scored the fight 115–110 and 118–110 for Tarimo, while the third judge scored it 115–111 for Gurdijeljac.
Tarimo made his first IBF International title defense against Nathaniel May on 6 December 2019, at the ICC Exhibition Centre in Sydney, Australia. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the fight 98–92 in his favor, while the third judge scored the fight 97–93 for him. Tarimo made his second IBF International title defense against Paul Fleming on 16 December 2020, at the Bankwest Stadium in Parramatta, Australia. The interim WBA Oceania super featherweight title was on the line as well. The fight was ruled a split draw by technical decision after the third round, as Fleming was unable to continue competing due to a head cut on Fleming, which was caused by an accidental clash of heads. Tarimo made his third IBF title defense against Kye MacKenzie on 21 April 2021, at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, Australia. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Tarimo faced the Commonwealth super-featherweight champion Zelfa Barrett in an IBF super featherweight title eliminator on 18 December 2021, at the Manchester Arena. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117–110, 117–110 and 116–111.
On 3 February 2022, Tarimo announced that he would drop down to super bantamweight, stating: "I have made 130 too easily for a long time, and now I want to fight at my real weight".
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes34Win Juma Nassoro JumaTKO3 (8)24 Feb 2024 33Win27–4–2 Ali MkojaniKO5 (8)18 Feb 2023 32Loss26–4–2 Yoshiki TakeiTKO11 (12), 13 Dec 2022 31Loss26–3–2 Zelfa BarrettUD1218 Dec 2021 30Win26–2–2 Kye MacKenzieUD1021 Apr 2021 29Draw25–2–2 Paul Fleming3 (10), 16 Dec 2020 28Win25–2–1 Nathaniel MayUD106 Dec 2019 27Win24–2–1 Serif GurdijeljacSD1231 Aug 2019 26Win23–2–1 Joel BrunkerUD129 Mar 2019 25Win22–2–1 Josh EnglishMD813 Oct 2018 24Loss21–2–1 Billel DibUD1011 Aug 2018 23Win21–1–1 Billel Dib1024 Mar 2018 22Win20–1–1 Maulidi BakariUD616 Dec 2017 21Win19–1–1 Faraji SayuniUD1013 Oct 2017 20Win18–1–1 Abdul MwezembaUD102 Sep 2017 19Win17–1–1 Rashidi Abdallah ChandeKO1 (6)8 Aug 2017 18Win16–1–1 Festo ChiboniKO1 (6)8 Aug 2017 17Win15–1–1 Sadiki Simba SaidiUD1020 May 2017 16Win14–1–1 Hussein SaidUD1016 Apr 2017 15Win13–1–1 Shabani RamboPTS426 Mar 2017 14Win12–1–1 Ally BugingoKO3 (10)5 Mar 2017 13Win11–1–1 Kasimu Hamad Haji1020 Nov 2016 12Win10–1–1 John AmiriPTS412 Sep 2016 11Win9–1–1 Ally Hamisi1 (4)8 Jul 2016 10Win8–1–1 Selemani M KahengoPTS45 Jun 2016 9Win7–1–1 Juma Kani45 Mar 2016 8Loss6–1–1 Abdallah SamataPTS431 Dec 2015 7Win6–0–1 Nobert KigomaPTS424 Sep 2015 6Win5–0–1 Aidary MussaPTS419 Jul 2015 5Win4–0–1 George BalePTS414 Jun 2015 4Win3–0–1 Hassan MwakifaPTS45 Oct 2014 3Draw2–0–1 Said TetePTS429 Jul 2014 2Win2–0 Tony Kameda421 Apr 2014 1Win1–0 Abdul Ali3 (4)25 Dec 2013
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