Date of Birth: 6/6/88

Age Started Boxing: 16

Amateur Record: 7 fights, 5 Wins 2 Losses
1 Victorian Title

Professional Record: 10-0 (1 KO)

First Boxing Memory: Driving to Adelaide having my first amateur fight and staying in the hotel room with my mate heath having a joke while we should of been at school but instead we were in Adelaide fighting.

Favourite Current Fighter: Miguel Cotto, Juan Manual Lopez, Floyd Mayweather Jr and Sam Soliman

All-Time Fighter/s: Mike Tyson, Jorge Paez, Roberto Duran, Diego Corrales and Lester Ellis

Favourite All-Time Fight/s: Rafael Marquez vs Israel Vazquez Trilogy
Micky Ward vs Arturo Gatti Trilogy
Rocky Balboa vs Ivan Drago

Favourite Music: Dance, Electro, House and Rnb

Favourite Movie/s: Rocky 1-6, Godfather 1-3, Scarface and The Longest Yard

Job Outside of Boxing: Manager of my families Panel Shop

Pre-fight Meal: Chicken Parma, Pasta, Pizza, Chips, Lollies and Chocolate! Absolutely anything that fits in there

Funny Boxing Memory: Too many to remember

Toughest Part about being a fighter:
Staying in lock up! Before a fight not being able to go out with your friends when there all out and about, you're at home sleeping getting ready for the run in the morning. Not being able to go out eating dinner with the girlfriend and your mates. Not going for late night cruises and getting kebabs and if you have a girlfriend you can't commit yourself 100% even if you try. Believe it or not for me training is the easy fun part its whether you're doing the opposite of what I said whether you WIN or not.

Toughest Opponent Faced:
Well it has to be my first fight against Thai Samart Twingym (MD 4), reason being I had no experience in the pros and barely any in the amateurs. I was cut in the first round (accidental head clash) and got a bit worried so I tried killing him with every punch, making myself tired by the end of the second round.

What's your training routine before a fight like:

Everything you see in the movies/documentaries.

Why did you decide to become a boxer:

I became a boxer so I could fight without getting into trouble because my mum was sick of me doing it at school, parties and underage night clubs

Who are the guiding forces behind you and who influences you in your boxing career:

My family are the most supportive of everybody. My friends also getting behind me every fight even though the tickets sometimes might be expensive they come no questions asked. My two gym partners my brother Andrew a future pro star and my best mate Heath Ellis both are my partners in crime; my long and forever trainer Keith Ellis Snr and my father has started putting on promotions to help get me fights. Most recently Sam Soliman has started training me and helping me out with everything, it is great knowing that I am doing what he has done many times before.

Keith Ellis Snr is a quiet achiever... What has he taught you and how long have you been together:

Since the first day I walked into the garage at Heath's house and started training which is getting to be nearly 5 years now. Nobody in my whole career as a boxer has taught me as much as what he has. He has been in my corner for every fight amateur and professional. He expects nothing off me except to do well and does it not for money, greed, ego or love of the sport but for ME. I would like to say I would not be the fighter I am without him so thank you for everything, I promise WE will win a world title together

Why did you and Heath Ellis part ways with Keith Ellis Jr? Was there an arrangement that Keith would train the both of you and nothing else. Is that true and if so what went wrong and would you go back to that gym in the future:

Unlike others that have publicly spoken about this matter I would like not to comment on my teams decision

You have been involved in two very close decisions so far in the professional ranks; one being your professional debut against Samart Twingym and the other against Kartu Arang. How do you feel you went in those fights:

Well my first fight was close however after reading this question I watched it again for the first time in nearly two years and although believing it was a close I still think I did win the fight. I was inexperienced and very, very nervous and this resulted in a close fight. If I was to fight him now I believe the result would change dramatically however there is no point in fighting someone now 0-14. As for Kartu Arang I say this with no disrespect to the judge that went against me that night. But I do truly believe in I beat him in every round of that fight and cannot see how one judge gave him the fight (60-58) as Kartu Arang didn't even land a punch or do anything eventful to win one round let alone win the fight on that score card. Due to it being a split decision I felt the need to prove it in a rematch and I guess the scores in the rematch prove my point (100-90 twice and 100-91).

Most in the boxing game believe you can't punch and your punches have no power what so ever; what is your response to those comments:

Believe what you want... come and try it before you buy it!

There must be some truth to what they are saying as you have only one knockout victory in ten fights, others suggest that you are a real good puncher and that you haven't found your timing yet and are just missing the pin. What are your thoughts on that:

I have floored 6 of my 10 opponents and had nearly all of them knocked out. However I am working to fix that problem, when they are wobbled I tend to get caught up in a scrap. It will fix itself up with experience. I do believe that I have great power and people in Melbourne that have watched me fight or spar would say the same thing. I am not ashamed to say I am good fighter but Im still inexperienced and learning with every fight.

Who is the real guiding force behind you as a fighter? Which trainer deserves the most credit for what you know today:

Keith Ellis snr has been there for me from the start and deserves the most credit; he knows and has shown me things that people couldn't even begin to imagine. Ive had many others like sparring partners and other boxers that tell me and teach me many things. I have also trained at other gyms like Greg Grogan's and Keith Ellis Jrs gym and appreciate everything they have all shown me and I believe it has all helped. However people can teach others how to punch, move, slip punches over and over and never get it right! Its still up to you to do it and not be scared to try anything even if it doesn't work the first time.

In an interview with FIGHT GAME, Emmett Gazzard recently said that your team was approached to fight him and that they "wouldn't have a bar of it".... What happened there:

Emmet who? Ha-ha... That has never happened. When I first heard this I asked my managers and they assured me this has never happened, he can say what he likes he has fought three Australians and believes his the man! He took off to the States and is probably saying "I was champion of my country". I wonder if he said he knocked out a fighter two weight divisions lower than him too win it? I recently had a conversation with Fred Mundraby and he states the same thing, he never received a challenge from Gazzard so I think his camp has told him that to give him confidence as it never happened!

Would you fight Gazzard and what do you think of him as a fighter:

Any day he likes... I'll fight anyone in put in front of me!

Emmett Gazzard is arrogant and thinks he can knock anybody out and that includes you, what are your thoughts on that:

I can't say that he is arrogant, although he may come across that way. I believe fighters aren't as arrogant as they say but just simply they believe in their ability and cannot doubt themselves no matter what! This is why they come across as arrogant. As for Gazzard believing he can knock out the world, deliver a message for me. I am no Thai fighter or blown-up flyweight that his kayoed before. I Daniel Iannazzo promise... actually no, I guarantee ill teach this bloke respect and give him a boxing lesson as well as a life lesson on how to speak about people. He shouldn't go bad mouthing boxers from his own country. We all have the same goal as him which is to get to the states and make your name BIG. After im done with him he will respect me and others in the sport

What is your goal in boxing and where do you hope to be in the next 5 years:

I hope to one day pack out the MCG in the next five years with a World Title defence and I hope one day I won't have to work to get money, I just got to do what I love and that's box!

Some say you went off the tracks a bit as a young teenager. Who got you back on track:

Ha-ha well I never done drugs if that's what you mean! I didn't even have a taste of alcohol till a bit before 16 and even then I didn't like it so yea. I use to make around with a couple of the boys but we were kids having fun throwing eggs here or there. I did get into a fair few "punch-ons" which did get me into trouble but what boxer didn't or doesn't? However I must say boxing does teach you something, there's no point fighting with some idiot trying to pick up your missus. Your only the champion of the nightclub at the end of the night with a broken hand.

What is better, being the Champion of your country or holding one of the top four regional titles (IBF, WBC, WBA, WBO):

Being champion of the country is great and was probably the happiest moment so far in my career. However, besides the ranking you receive in the OPBF and PABA it doesn't do much more for you especially when there aren't even that many fighters in your weight division you haven't fought already. So long term I must say you are better off with the regional title and I believe im not the only current Aussie fighter who believe this as there are many Aussies such as Willie Kickett, Lenny Zappa, Billy Dib, Heath Ellis and more with regional titles.

People say that here is a lot of jealousy in boxing. Do you think that is true and if so why:

Definitely because others can't be what others are!

In boxing, loyalty is a forgotten word with fighters changing trainers and managers several times throughout their careers. Do you believe that loyalty still exists and some teams do it for the love of their fighters, not for the love or for the ego's or pats on the back:

Loyalty comes and goes with everything... if the people you are with want you to go somewhere stick with them, if they don't jump on your plane then fly and don't look back as boxing is a shifty business. No one does something better than yourself. Remember the sport of boxing is a fight not a game, so don't play!

If you weren't boxing today, where would you be:

If I wasn't boxing I'd be the same twenty year old that's going out and eating plenty of food that's for sure. Work wise id still be in business with my family.