Melody Bugner is known as the ex-wife of Joe Bugner, the British–Australian professional boxer and actor who passed away on 1 September 2025 at the age of 75 in his home in Brisbane, Australia. They had three children: James, Joe Jr., and Amy. Later, he married Marlene Carter, an Australian journalist and later his agent/manager, on 15 November 1978. Her son, Joe Bugner Jr., is a former professional heavyweight boxer who followed his father’s path in boxing and was born in 1971.
Joe Bugner, born on 13 March 1950 in Szőreg, Hungary (birth name József Kreul Bugner), was a heavyweight boxing champion known as “Aussie Joe” after moving to Australia in 1986. He retired in 1976 but made multiple comebacks, winning the Australian title in 1995 and the WBF title in 1998 at the age of 48. He retired in 1999 with a record of 69 wins (43 KOs), 13 losses, and 1 draw.
Outside boxing, he appeared in 1970s safety ads, acted in films like Io sto con gli ippopotami, and later advised on Cinderella Man before a fallout. In 2008, a benefit event was held to support him.
He is survived by his ex-wife Melody and three children: James, Joe Jr., and Amy.
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