Australian sports agent & boxing promoter
Khoder Nasser is an Australian sports agent and boxing promoter who currently represents Sonny Bill Williams and Quade Cooper.[1]
Background
Nasser is of Lebanese descent, hailing from the village of I’aal, south-east of Tripoli. He graduated from the University of Wollongong in New South Wales with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in economics and politics.[2] Nasser is Muslim,[2] and his father is a former president of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils. He is married and lives near his parents in Sydney.[3]
Sports agent
Nasser met Anthony Mundine in the 1990s and the two connected, with Nasser eventually falling into a role as his manager.[2] In 2000, Mundine retired from rugby league, becoming a professional boxer that same year. Nasser and Mundine ended their business relationship in July 2012.[4][5]
In 2008, Nasser became the manager of Sonny Bill Williams. Later that year, Williams left rugby league club the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs mid-season in controversial circumstances and transitioned to rugby union.[3] Williams began a part-time boxing career in 2009.
In 2011, Nasser became the manager of Quade Cooper. He also manages Cory Paterson.[6] Cooper began a part-time boxing career in 2013.
In 2013, Williams returned to rugby league. However, his contract was delayed as Nasser was not an accredited National Rugby League player agent.[7][8]
In February 2013, a fight Nassar promoted between Williams and Francois Botha was marred in controversy over the scheduled length of the match, WBA accreditation, match-fixing claims and a failed drugs test.[1]
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