Pro Box New Zealand Association | |
Abbrev: | Pro Box NZ |
Sport: | Professional boxing |
Jurisdiction: | New Zealand |
Aff: | World Boxing Council Australian National Boxing Federation International Boxing Organization |
President: | Torchy George |
Countryflag: | New Zealand |
Pro Box New Zealand Association (Pro Box NZ) is one of the four governing bodies for the sport of professional boxing in New Zealand.[1] Pro Box NZ is a non-profit organisation.[2]
Pro Box NZ was founded in 2012 by Torchy George located in Hamilton, New Zealand. The organisation was a small organisation at first only doing two to four events a year in Waikato and Bay of Plenty area. Steve Scott became president of the organisation in 2018. Since Scott became president, he turned the organisation into a nationwide organisation and becoming direct competitors of the other major organisations in New Zealand.[3]
President: Torchy George
Weight class: | NZPBA Champion: | NZPBA Reign began: | |
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Heavyweight | Kiki Toa Leutele | 12 May 2023 | |
Cruiserweight | John Parker | 27 April 2024 | |
Light-heavyweight | Zane Hopman | 30 October 2020 | |
Super-middleweight | Francis Waitai | 10 October 2020 | |
Middleweight | Andrei Mikhailovich[4] | 3 August 2019 | |
Super-welterweight | Bowyn Morgan[5] | 15 December 2018 | |
Welterweight | Vacant | — | |
Super-lightweight | Shiva Mishra[6] | 15 February 2020 | |
Lightweight | Vacant | — |
Weight class: | Pro Box NZ Champion: | Pro Box NZ Reign began: | |
---|---|---|---|
Heavyweight | Sequita Hemingway | 19 August 2023 | |
Light Heavyweight | Lani Daniels | 24 June 2022 | |
Super Middleweight | Lani Daniels[7] | 22 September 2018 | |
Welterweight | Macca Jean | 7 October 2023 |
Name | Beginning of Reign | Title | Opponent | |
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Cairo George [12] | 4 May 2019 | Pro Box Pacific | James Torres | |
Shiva Mishra | 31 October 2020 | Pro Box Pacific | Tain Cropley |
See main article: Boxing and Wrestling Act 1981.