Shane Cameron (104kg) returned to ring action against Jonathan Haggler (105kg) at the Sky City Convention Centre on Friday April 11, and turned in another crowd pleasing performance in stopping the big American in the seventh round. It was Cameron’s 20th win in 21 fights, 18 of them by knockout and with the victory he won […]
The biggest crowd to ever jam into the Auckland Boxing Association’s stadium (over 300 turned away at the door) was on hand to witness the return match between Guillermo “Pantera” Mosquera and David Wiremu for Mosquera’s New Zealand junior-welterweight title. The bout ended in an exact replica of the first contest. In the third round […]
Boxing can be a strange business at times. Take the case of Neil Nili Ta’ala. In 1986 Neil won the Auckland Provincial amateur middleweight title. Myself and Gil Sullivan were promoting boxing at The Mainstreet Cabaret at the time and because of his crowd pleasing style and good fan base offered Neil a professional bout […]
New Zealand heavyweight boxing champion Shane Cameron’s vulnerability to facial cuts was exploited dramatically by Nigerian-born, Las Vegas based Friday Ahunanya at Auckland’s Sky City Casino on November 2nd. The powerful Ahunanya led with a left hook in the third round that opened a gash near Shane’s right eye. He then opened the other side […]
Ratings List As of 01 September 2007 Note: From Mini Flyweight, through to Junior Featherweight, there are no boxers currently registered with any Boxing Association in New Zealand. Featherweight: 57.153kgs or 126lbs Titleholder: Vacant Contenders: Nil Super Featherweight: 58.967kgs or 130lbs Titleholder: Vacant Contenders: Nil Lightweight: 61.235kg or 135lbs Titleholder: Vacant […]
South Auckland trainer Ofisa Vili staged a promotion at the Manurewa Netball Stadium on Friday September 28 that drew a big crowd and featured kickboxing, full on Muay Thai, boxing, hip-hop and Polynesian food. In the main boxing match of the evening, Shane Chapman, having his first orthodox boxing contest in two years, gained a […]
Monty Passes The Acid Test Ex-rugby league player Monty Betham (88.9kg) passed the acid test when he outpointed James Chan (86.4kg) over six rounds at Auckland’s Sky City Casino on Thursday, August 3rd. Monty showed an effective jab, some good uppercuts and inside hooks, blocked well and deserved the decision. However a large portion of […]
The WRO Asia Pacific 12-round cruiserweight title fight between Mohamed Azzoui and Derrick Whitley hold at Auckland's Sky City Casino on Friday, June 8th, was a drab affair with Azzoui producing what positive work there was to take the judges' verdict. Algerian-born Azzoui fought curiously, for he is an ex-Olympian, yet he fought in a […]
The "That was Then – This is Now" put on a top show at their headquarters in Marua Road, Ellerslie (Auckland suburb) on Saturday May 5th. The venue is known more simply as the Eastern Clubrooms of the Headhunters Motorcycle Club. The big crowd that packed the venue was treated to amateur boxing, kickboxing bouts, a […]
New Zealand is supposed to be an egalitarian society but I would hardly call a wharfie and a paperhanger corporate types. Yet that is what they were billed as, at the Pukekohe Indian Centre on Saturday March 24, when over 800 people packed the center to witness what was advertised as a night of “corporate […]