Professional boxing in New Zealand

Professional boxing in New Zealand
Governing body New Zealand National Boxing Federation (NZNBF)
New Zealand Professional Boxing Association(NZPBA)

Professional boxing in New Zealand refers to the sport of boxing held in New Zealand at a professional level.

Governing body

New Zealand National Boxing Federation (NZNBF) and New Zealand Professional Boxing Association (NZPBA) are the national sporting commissioning bodies that run professional boxing in New Zealand. Other boxing bodies in New Zealand have been inactive including Boxing NZ Inc and New Zealand Boxing Council (NZBC). NZBC has been inactive since 2007 and Boxing NZ Inc since 2013. The New Zealand Boxing Association (NZBA) was the first boxing commission in New Zealand, which began before 1900. In 1903, the NZBA was granted a special dispensation by the ruling world amateur body to conduct professional boxing. Thus was born the amateur undercard with pro bouts as the main card.[1]

History

In 1903 Parliament formed and passed the Boxing and Wrestling Act to cover the facets and the issuing of a Police boxing permit. The act and regulations have been slightly amended over the years. The latest amendment was 1984, because only boxing and wrestling is named in the current act and regulations, is why all the other combat sports do not have to apply for Police permits or restricted by anything else such that is required for current day boxers.[2]


New Zealand Professional Boxing Association history

By a Supreme Court decision in 1966, the South Pacific Boxing Association (SPBA) came into being in opposition to the then NZBA. The South Pacific Boxing Association was very active, sanctioned and officiated many promotions and also NEw Zealand titles, Australasian titles and assisted with Commonwealth titles. Back then they wore red blazers, which gave them the nickname of "The Red Coats". It was in 1984 that at the SPBA AGM, it moved and passed by majority vote that the Association change their name from South Pacific to the New Zealand Professional Boxing Association Inc. Their name was accepted and duly registered. NZBA intended to protest and lodge an objection, but forgot to do so. The newly named NZPBA changed to black blazers some years later when it was no longer able to get the particular red material. Their name was greeted and accepted by the World Bodies and Commonwealth Boxing Council. NZPBA were made members of CBC, and have had a past president of CBC and still have an active director. The NZPBA has sanctioned and conducted promotions for and have members belonging to all the major world boxing authorities, and their standard of officiating is respected and held in high regard by the same.[3]

NZPBA Board Members

Tournaments

Current champions

Men

NZPBA Title
NZNBF Heavyweight Title
Weight class: NZNBF Champion: NZNBF Reign began: NZPBA Champion: NZPBA Reign began:
Heavyweight Hemi Ahio[4] 3 November 2015 Vacant —
Cruiserweight Lance Bryant 30 June 2016 Asher Derbyshire[5] 29 April 2016
Light Heavyweight Reece Papuni[6] 16 October 2014 Robert Berridge[7] 28 March 2013
Super Middleweight Jordan Tai[8] 25 February 2016 Jonathan Taylor 12 November 2016
Middleweight Mose Auimatagi Jr 29 April 2016 Mose Auimatagi Jr 1 July 2016
Super Welterweight Cairo George[9] 28 February 2014 Ricky Murphy[10] 28 August 2015
Welterweight Bowyn Morgan[11] 5 Much 2016 Anthony Taylor[12] 11 October 2014
Super Lightweight Leki Maka 21 November 2015 Vacant —

Female

Weight class: NZNBF Champion: NZNBF Reign began: NZPBA Champion: NZPBA Reign began:
Heavyweight Vacant — Vacant —
Super Welterweight Vacant — Daniella Smith[13] 6 May 2006
Welterweight Vacant — Daniella Smith[14] 13 December 2008
Lightweight Vacant — Gentiane Lupi[15] 13 December 2014
Super Featherweight Vacant — Rebecca Jennings 10 September 2016
Super Flyweight Michelle Preston[16] 5 November 2010 Vacant —

See also

References

  1. ↑ Barry Leabourn & John Mitchell (2002). "100 Years of Boxing New Zealand" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  2. ↑ "NZPBA Talks about History". East Side Boxing. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  3. ↑ "NZPBA Talks about History". New Zealand Fighter. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  4. ↑ "Joseph Parker beats Afa Tatupu with KO". Stuff. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  5. ↑ "Wellington Big Bash - Fight 11". Youtube. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  6. ↑ "Boxer Reece Papuni shows he is the real deal". Stuff. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  7. ↑ "Champ's just itching for a fight". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  8. ↑ "Boxing: Canberra's Dave Toussaint sets sights on Australasian Super Middleweight title". canberra times. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  9. ↑ "George targeting Asia after second title win". Waikato Times. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  10. ↑ "Ricky Murphy Successfully defends his New Zealand Title". Scoop.
  11. ↑ "New national welterweight boxing champ Bowyn Morgan proves he's ready for big names". stuff.
  12. ↑ "Boxing: TNT Taylor blows away Maxwell". Bay of Plenty Times.
  13. ↑ "Daniella Smith". WBAN. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  14. ↑ "Daniella Smith retains NZ Welterweight Title". Fight Times. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  15. ↑ "Whawhai, Series 1 Episode 2". Maori TV. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  16. ↑ "RingsideNZ Fight Night VII Fight 15 Michelle vs Shona". Youtube. Retrieved 2011-06-15.

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