List of New Zealand world boxing champions explained

This List of New Zealand world boxing champions is a collection of tables showing the New Zealand boxers who have been recognized to have won either major or minor world boxing titles. New Zealand boxer are defined in this table as people were are either born, ranked, citizen or reside in New Zealand or have Maori lineage. The major titles coming from the WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF or recognized world champions before the major bodies were established. The minor world titles are not universally recognized world champion but have won world titles from minor sanctioning bodies. The minor bodies include but not limited to IBO, WIBA, WBF and more. This list does not include subvariant of titles which may include but not limited to WBA Gold, WBO Global, WBC Diamond and WBC Silver. However, if an interim World champion was achieved, this would be included.

Men's

Major

Heavyweight

NameReignDuration of reignTitleDefencesNoteReferences
Bob Fitzsimmons121 February 1896 – 2 December 1896World Heavyweight title1Second overall World title reign
Bob Fitzsimmons217 March 1897 – 9 June 1899World Heavyweight title1Third overall world title reign
Joseph Parker110 December 2016 – 31 March 2018WBO World Heavyweight title3First New Zealander to win on New Zealand soil. First ever New Zealand born world champion to successfully defend a world title.[1]
28 March 2024 – PresentInterim WBO World Heavyweight title0

Middleweight

NameReignDuration of reignTitleDefencesNoteReferences
Bob Fitzsimmons114 January 1891 – 26 September 1894World Middleweight title2First overall world title reign
Maselino Masoe11 May 2004 – 11 March 2006WBA Middleweight Champion1[4]

Featherweight

Minor

Heavyweight

NameReignDuration of reignTitleDefencesNoteReferences
Jimmy Thunder123 July 1993 – 19 November 1993World Boxing Federation World Heavyweight title2
Jimmy Thunder229 October 1994 – 12 January 1996International Boxing Organization World Heavyweight title2
Kali Meehan124 June 2011 – 7 March 2012World Boxing Foundation World Heavyweight title0[6]

Super Lightweight

Women's

Major

Light Heavyweight

NameReignDuration of reignTitleDefencesNoteReferences
Geovana Peres130 March 2019 – 26 January 2021WBO World Light Heavyweight champion1First ever female New Zealander to win world title on NZ soil. First ever New Zealand LGBT boxer to win a world title. Retired with the belt. New Zealands oldest World champion.[12]
Lani Daniels12 December 2023 – PresentIBF World Light Heavyweight champion1Second overall reign. First ever New Zealand born boxer to win world title in multiple weight divisions. First ever New Zealand born boxer to become a multiple world champion.[13]

Bantamweight

Minor

Super Bantamweight

NameReignDuration of reignTitleDefencesNoteReferences
Gentiane Lupi19 May 2015 – 16 April 2016WIBA World Super Bantamweight champion0originally won the interim version of the title but in September 2015 was promoted to full world champion.[17]
Mea Motu127 April 2023 – PresentIBO World Super Bantamweight champion2[18]

Bantamweight

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Zealand's Joseph Parker beats Andy Ruiz to claim WBO world heavyweight title . . Grantlee . Kieza . 11 December 2016 . 10 December 2016.
  2. Web site: The Lineal Boxing World Champions. The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  3. Encyclopedia: Robert Fitzsimmons . . 24 May 2023 . British boxer, the first fighter to hold the world boxing championship in three weight divisions..
  4. Web site: Peter Jessup . Boxing: South Auckland welder claims world middleweight title . . 2017-05-03 . 2017-04-15.
  5. White, Charley, "Inside the Ring with the Great Fighters", The Evening World, New York, New York, pg. 7, 7 August 1911
  6. News: Meehan offers David Tua WBF title fight . Stuff NZ.
  7. News: Floyd Masson wins bloody IBO title fight. Perth Now . 2 April 2023.
  8. News: World Title shot in Auckland . Fight Times.
  9. Web site: Bowyn Morgan waiting for challengers following knockout world title win. Stuff. 19 May 2019 .
  10. Web site: Boxing: Explosive finish snatches WBU world title. Bay of Plenty Times. 16 December 2023.
  11. Web site: Lani Daniels outslugs Alrie Meleisea in world heavyweight title fight in NZ. Stuff.co.nz . 2023-05-27 . 2023-05-27.
  12. Web site: Recap: Geovana Peres v Lani Daniels – WBO women's light-heavyweight title clash. Stuff.co.nz . 30 March 2019. 31 March 2019.
  13. Web site: Lani Daniels a double world champion after victory over Australian. TVNZ One News . 2023-12-03. 2023-12-04.
  14. Web site: The International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame Announces our 2023-2024 IWBHF Inductees, and Special Award Recipients!. Women Boxing. 1 February 2023.
  15. News: Cherneka Johnson: the first wahine Māori to retain a world boxing title . 5 December 2022 . RNZ . 23 October 2022.
  16. News: Watt . Benjamin Thomas . Tauranga-born Cherneka Johnson becomes second Māori to win a world boxing title . 21 April 2022 . New Zealand Herald . 21 April 2022.
  17. Web site: The History of New Zealand Women's Lineal Champion. 11 November 2023. Womens Boxing. en.
  18. Web site: Fight For Life 2023: Mea Motu claims IBO super bantamweight world title with win over Tania Walters. 13 May 2023. New Zealand Herald. en.

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