he started to box as a pro in 2004. he won the international boxing organization title in 2007 against gary comer. he defended the title five times after he lost it against anthony mundine. after he won against the opponent middelweight champion roman karmazin, he fought against sebastian sylvester, who defended the international boxing federation title. geale won the fight and combined the international boxing federation title and the world boxing association title after a fight against felix sturm. after that, he defended his title against anthony mundine, who had beaten him in 2009. he is the reigning champion of the world boxing association (wba) and the international boxing federation (ibf).