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On the 4 May 2019 Qamil started the year off with a solid TKO victory over experienced Indonesian Hero Tito for the vacant WBA Oceania Super Lightweight Title. The win was an impressive victory for Qamil after spending 14 months away from the ring due to a knuckle injury.

Qamil won his third professional title on 18 March 2017 against experienced Colombian Rodolfo Puente. Referee Ignatius Missailidis stopped the fight at 2:29 in the first round following the second knockdown, Qamil declared the winner by TKO.

On the 6 May 2017 Qamil experienced his first professional defeat against George Kambosos Jnr. The bout was billed as the semi main event to the Joseph Parker Vs Razvan Cojanu, WBO World Heavyweight Title fight at New Zealand's Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City.

On the 25 June 2014 Qamil had his first title defence against fellow Melbournian and former Victorian Lightweight Champion Terry Tzouramanis. Qamil won the fight by unanimous points decision with the judges cards reading 97-91, 98-90 and 99-89. Tzouramanis went down in round 3 & was deducted 1 pt in round 8 for excessive holding.

Qamil starting boxing as a youngster alongside his brother Ibrahim and, by the age of 12, both were competing in – and winning – junior tournaments.

Qamil won his first professional title on 25 July 2013 against Nawakon Kitee of Thailand at The Melbourne Pavilion Flemington, Qamil being declared the winner by UD.

On the 12 September 2013 Qamil won his second professional title in his first 10 round bout against the tough Australian boxer Jack Brubaker at The Melbourne Pavilion Flemington. Qamil won by unanimous points decision with the judges cards reading 96-94, 98-92 and 97-93.

Balla comes from an Albanian family of boxers, his father Nuri was a Victorian champion while his uncle Mitat (also his former coach) was an Australian champion. Younger brother Ibrahim has also won Australian titles and represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the bantamweight division.

Qamil competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. He was runner up in selection for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the light welterweight division but missed out to current WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn with Gealan Toulea finishing in 3rd position. Qamil had beaten Horn early in his amateur career in Port Adelaide at the selection trials for the 2009 world championships but lost in a rematch at the Arafura Games in Darwin and then in the 64 kg category at the 2012 Olympic trials.

Qamil Balla (born 10 August 1989, in Werribee) is a professional Albanian Australian boxer and an Australian Light Welterweight champion. His younger brother Ibrahim Balla is also a boxer.