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
Current national champions [ edit ] Weight class: NZPBA Champion: NZPBA Reign began: 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
Current provincial champions [ edit ] Name Beginning of Reign Opponent Defences Kurt Winklemann[ 8] 24 November 2018 Nigel Elliot 0
Name Beginning of Reign Title Opponent Izic Placid 3 May 2019 Pro Box NZ Ash Mcconville
Super Middleweight Men [ edit ] Name Beginning of Reign Title Opponent Joshua Hatherley[ 8] 24 November 2018 Pro Box NZ Michael Pascoe
Cruiserweight title [ edit ] Name Beginning of Reign Title Opponent Patrick Ferguson[ 9] 18 August 2018 Pro Box Pacific Panuve Helu
Light Heavyweight title [ edit ] Name Beginning of Reign Title Opponent Savenaca Naliva 29 February 2020 Pro Box Pacific John Korake
Super Middleweight title [ edit ] Name Beginning of Reign Title Opponent Tyson Turner 9 November 2019 Pro Box Pacific Zac Cotten
Middleweight Pacific title [ edit ] Name Beginning of Reign Title Opponent Gunnar Jackson[ 10] 24 November 2018 Pro Box Pacific Blake Bell
Super Welterweight title [ edit ] Name Beginning of Reign Title Opponent Bowyn Morgan[ 11] 4 May 2018 Pro Box Pacific Andres Delfin Rodriguez
Super Lightweight title [ edit ] Name Beginning of Reign Title Opponent Cairo George [ 12] 4 May 2019 Pro Box Pacific James Torres Shiva Mishra 31 October 2020 Pro Box Pacific Tain Cropley
Super Featherweight title [ edit ] Name Beginning of Reign Title Opponent Baolin Kang 11 September 2019 Pro Box Pacific Cain Brunton
Boxing and Wrestling Act 1981 [ edit ]
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