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Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Jeff Fenech breaks silence on his daughter's big baby announcement with NRL star Bradman Best - after saying he didn't want her to date a footy player
Aussie boxing legend Jeff Fenech has spoken of his pride after his daughter Kayla announced she and NRL star Bradman Best were expecting a baby. The former IBF and WBC title holder had previously stated that he didn't want his daughter to date a rugby league player but has now changed his tune after meeting the Newcastle Knights star. Kayla and Best announced that they were expecting a baby in 2026 on Instagram last week. 'Baby Best due in January 2026. We can't wait,' Kayla wrote on the social media platform. But despite his earlier comments, Fenech has now spoken of his delight at the news. 'They are so happy,' he told The Daily Telegraph. 'And I'm so proud of both of them. Whether it's a boy or a girl, the baby is going to have some great genes. 'And they'll be great parents. You know how much I love Kayla and Bradman is a great fella who will make a great dad.' Fenech said he went 'apes***' when he found out his daughter was dating a footy player. 'I'd always warned my girls about going out with league players,' he had previously said. He added: 'So when she rang and told me, I went off the deep end. I gave her a roasting. She kept trying to say, "Dad, he's a lovely guy". Kayla was telling me every day how nice he was.' But it his opinion has changed since meeting Best, with Fenech, one of the country's greatest fighters, now also having gone down to the gym to train with the footy star. 'Bradman knew I was angry, but he told Kayla, "I'll prove your dad wrong" - and he has,' Fenech added. Kayla has over 200,000 followers on Instagram and works as a business development manager for Ray White. He added that he was 'so proud' of the pair having also previously revealed that he and Best had gone down to the gym to train together After announcing the big news on Instagram last week, the pair received a heartfelt reception from many of their close friends and family. Her mother, Suzee, wrote in the comments: 'Omg I'm so proud of you both, can't wait to meet my gorgeous little bubba. 'Super excited to be on this next chapter/journey with you both. Luv u both.' Jeff has also previously sung Best's praises and lifted the lid on how their training went. 'Maybe he was trying to impress his future father-in-law,' Fenech said. He was very impressive when we trained. 'When we first met, you could tell he was a good young man. He's treating Kayla beautifully. Like a gentleman. They're very happy. And so is my wife Suzee and I. 'The only time I got dirty is when he scored two tries against my Parramatta side last weekend and beat us.'
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Boxing legend Jeff Fenech speaks out amid daughter's big news with NRL player
Jeff Fenech once declared there was no chance in hell he'd let his daughters date an NRL player. But the Aussie boxing legend has well-and-truly changed his tune, and he's now set to become a grandfather. Fenech's daughter Kayla has been dating Newcastle Knights centre Bradman Best for a number of years, and they announced last week they're expecting their first child. Kayla wrote on social media on Friday: "Baby Best due January 2026! We can't wait." Speaking to on Saturday, Jeff Fenech said he's delighted. 'They are so happy,' the 61-year-old said. 'And I'm so proud of both of them. Whether it's a boy or a girl, the baby is going to have some great genes. And they'll be great parents. Bradman is a great fella who will make a great dad.' Best has managed to convince Fenech that footy players aren't so bad after all. "I'd always warned my girls about going out with league players,' he said. 'I've been knocking around with footballers all my life. They're young and they love going out and having a good time. 'Bradman is such a decent person who treats my daughter beautifully. When we went to Newcastle to visit them, Bradman invited us in and said, 'Welcome to our house'. Not his house, their house. He's a great young man.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by KAYLA FENECH (@kaylaafenech) Fenech admitted last year he was fuming when Kayla told him she was dating an NRL player. 'When she rang and told me, I went off the deep end," he said. "I gave her a roasting. She kept trying to say 'Dad, he's a lovely guy'. Kayla was telling me every day how nice he was. Bradman knew I was angry, but he told Kayla 'I'll prove your dad wrong', and he has.' Kayla knew Best was different to the men her dad had warned her about. 'I said to dad at the beginning that you can't judge a book by its cover. Footy players can get a bad reputation. Bradman is so different," she said. 'Dad now loves him. He's a good person, very down to earth, and treats me really well. Just an all-round good person with a big heart. He's actually perfect." RELATED: Sydney Roosters lose promising young halfback to Bulldogs Warriors coach lodges complaint over Reece Walsh incident Fenech is Aussie boxing royalty - a scary prospect for anyone dating one of his two daughters. The 61-year-old won world titles in three weight divisions, holding the IBF bantamweight title from 1985 to 1987, the WBC super-bantamweight title from 1987 to 1988, and the WBC featherweight title from 1988 to 1990. Best has played 98 NRL games for Newcastle, as well as two State of Origin matches for NSW. He scored the winning try for the Blues in the 2024 decider, but has seen his 2025 season disrupted by a hamstring issue.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Boxing legend Jeff Fenech's daughter announces she's pregnant with footy star Bradman Best's baby
Jeff Fenech's daughter Kayla has revealed she and NRL star Bradman Best are due to have a baby in January next year, telling her social media followers, 'We can't wait.' The 29-year-old started dating the Newcastle Knights star early last year - initially angering her boxing legend dad - and the big news got a heartfelt reception from her family and NRL identities. 'Omg I'm so proud of you both, can't wait to meet my gorgeous little bubba,' Kayla's mother Suzee wrote. 'Super excited to be on this next chapter/journey with you both. Luv u both.' Best's Knights teammate James Schiller commented, 'Prodigy in the making! Congrats fam,' and the couple also got messages from former NRL stars Cooper and Jack Johns, as well as NRLW premiership winner Millie Boyle. Kayla - who was holding an ultrasound image of the baby and a tiny pair of Nike shoes in one of the photos in her post - previously revealed her dad's furious reaction when he first learned about her romance, saying he went 'apes**t'. However, the four-weight world champion soon changed his mind. 'I'd always warned my girls about going out with league players,' he said. 'I've been knocking around with footballers all my life. 'They're young and they love going out and having a good time. 'So when she rang and told me, I went off the deep end. I gave her a roasting. She kept trying to say, "Dad, he's a lovely guy". Kayla was telling me every day how nice he was. 'Bradman knew I was angry, but he told Kayla, "I'll prove your dad wrong" - and he has.' The country's greatest ever fighter and Best now get along well, with the pair even doing some boxing training together. 'Maybe he was trying to impress his future father-in-law,' Jeff said. 'He was very impressive when we trained. 'When we first met, you could tell he was a good young man. He's treating Kayla beautifully. Like a gentleman. They're very happy. And so is my wife Suzee and I. 'The only time I got dirty is when he scored two tries against my Parramatta side last weekend and beat us.' Kayla, who met Best through social media, moved to Newcastle to be with him. 'He's a good person, very down to earth, and treats me really well,' she said. 'Just an all-round good person with a big heart. 'He's actually perfect.' In February, Kayla revealed one of the secrets to making their relationship work: she won't let him do any work around the house. 'To be honest, Bradman always tries to help. I don't let him,' she said. 'I learnt from my mum [Jeff's wife Suzee] that it's kind of a woman's job to keep the house intact. 'But he always tries to help me do the dishes but I don't really let him lift a finger in the house because I don't feel like it's his job to do that. 'He is always so busy with footy and when he gets home, he is tired so I would never expect him to do anything.'
Daily Telegraph
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Telegraph
Boxing legend Jeff Fenech loses it over fake auction
Video has emerged of boxing legend Jeff Fenech falling for a prank and losing it over a fake auction of his property. The social media clip captured the practical joke which was co-ordinated by The Block winner Ozman 'Oz' Abu Malik and boxer Billy Dib. Auctioneer Tom Panos and a group of actors posed as buyers outside Fenech's home while Oz and Dib watched the sale from a car, in the Instagram video titled 'Impromptu Auctions is back … this time it's the CELEBRITY EDITION!'. 'Today we're here for none other than the auction of this wonderful home,' Panos kicked off the auction. 'An opening bid offer to get us up and running today. You tell me what's your bid, sir, 2.5 (million) would have been a good bid 35 years ago.' MORE: Neighbours at war over tycoon's 'iceberg' basement 'King's not having it': Charles' wild blow up 'Misfit': Neighbours unleash on Meghan Fenech then walked outside his house and discovered the scene. 'Why are you going to my house?,' the 61-year-old asked Panos. The boxing legend can be seen throwing the auction signs, telling the crowd to 'f**k off' while the auction continues. 'Get away from my house!' Fenech yelled. The former world champion was told by one of the bidders that his house is for sale. Fenech confronted Panos and told him 'Don't make me do something bad'. 'How's my house for sale?' Fenech asked. 'How's my house for sale?! Don't you think I'd know if my house was for sale?' Panos replied he had been given instructions. A furious Fenech tells Panos he has 'been given the wrong instructions' and threatens to call the police. The crowd intervened, with one man in a suit telling the boxing icon they had been given instructions by the bank. 'Are you crazy? They've given you the wrong address,' Fenech said. 'How's my house for sale? It's my house. I own it totally. How's it for sale!?!' The auction continued with bids reaching as high as $6.5 million while Fenech remarked the house is worth over $9.5 million. Fenech then pushed Panos and bidders off his property as the auction closed. Oz and Dib then hopped out of a car and revealed it was a prank. Oz apologised to Fenech and said Dib wanted to get him back, to which he jokingly replied 'He got me well'. Dib said Fenech had always been a part of his career. 'We've had an amazing journey together,' he said. 'He's pranked so many people along the way, and today he finally got pranked.' Fenech replied 'the pranker gets pranked'. Oz and his best friend Omar were crowned the winners of The Block: Tree Change in 2022. Their property sold for $5,666,666 and took home a record-breaking profit of $1.6 million. Oz runs his building company Zenith, and produces social media content on the side. MORE: Crumbling Toorak mansion linked to royals hits market Melb buyer's bold plan after forking $2m on home Aussie uni's sell-off to pay $72m in staff debt
Daily Mail
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Furious Aussie boxing legend Jeff Fenech storms out of his house in his underwear and tells his wife to call the cops
A group of local pranksters almost got more than they bargained for after targeting Australian boxing icon Jeff Fenech by staging a fake auction outside his Sydney home. The practical jokers, led by The Block winner Ozman 'Oz' Abu Malik and former boxer Billy Dib, arrived at Fenech's home with an auctioneer and a group of actors posing as buyers in tow. The crew set up realty signs on the lawn before the auction got underway. Malik and Dib watched with glee from a car as 61-year-old Fenech stormed out of his home in his undies to confront the hired auctioneer on his own front lawn. 'Why did you come to my house for?' demanded Fenech as he started dismantling the signage. 'F**k it off. The boxing legend threw auction signs as he demanded to know what was going on 'Don't make me do something bad... How is my my house for sale?' The auctioneer replied: 'Sir, I have been given instructions.' Fenech then ripped a document from the auctioneer's hand in anger. 'Well you've been given the wrong instructions!' The four-time world champion then told his daughter Kayla to ring the police. 'How's my house for sale? How's my house for sale?' yelled a bewildered Fenech. 'Don't you think I'd know if my house was for sale?' Moments later Fenech took his threats up a notch. '... I know you're videoing me, but in a minute you'll be having a little rest,' said Fenech. Fenech eventually pushed the auctioneer off his property and onto the road The auction continued with the bidding. 'Four's the bid. Four five. Here it goes,' yelled the auctioneer. 'Five million's the bid...' An increasingly agitated Fenech paced around. 'It's worth over nine million,' he interjected. The auctioneer grew louder as fake bidders pushed the price up above six million. 'Six point five once! Six point five twice!' he yelled. Fenech snapped and grabbed the auctioneer and started pushing him onto the road. Dib then rushed out of the car to let Fenech know it was a prank, giving his friend a bear hug as the actors and crew clapped. Moments later Fenech had calmed down and was even smiling about the elaborate stitch-up. 'He got me well,' admitted Fenech. Dib explained that Fenech had always been a part of his boxing career. 'We've had an amazing journey together,' he said. 'He's pranked so many people along the way, and today he finally got pranked.' Fenech replied to Dib 'the pranker gets pranked'.
