Wally "Wait-awhile-Wal"Carr was an Aboriginal Australian professional boxer. A Wiradjuri man who was born and raised in Wellington, New South Wales, Carr held twelve titles across six different divisions across his 15 year career as a boxer.
Derek Chisora is a Zimbabwean-born British professional boxer. He has challenged once for the WBC heavyweight title against Vitali Klitschko in 2012. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight titles, including the British and Commonwealth titles from 2010 to 2011, and the European title from 2013 to 2014. As an amateur, he won the ABA super-heavyweight championship in 2006.
Lance Revill is the former president of the New Zealand Professional Boxing Association (NZPBA), a New Zealand boxing promoter, referee, and a former New Zealand professional boxer. Revill compiled a professional record of 21 wins and 13 losses, with 13 knockouts, in light heavyweight bouts fought in New Zealand and Australia between 1974 and 1990.
Andrés Ponce Ruiz Jr. is an American professional boxer. He is a former unified heavyweight champion, having defeated Anthony Joshua to win the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles in 2019 to become the first male boxer of Mexican heritage to win a world heavyweight championship.
Joseph Dennis Parker, OM, is a New Zealand professional boxer of Samoan heritage. He held the WBO heavyweight title from 2016 to 2018, and previously multiple regional heavyweight championships including the WBO Oriental, Africa, and Oceania titles; as well as the PABA, OPBF, and New Zealand titles. As an amateur he represented New Zealand at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the super-heavyweight division, and narrowly missed qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Hughie Lewis Fury is a British professional boxer. He challenged once for the WBO heavyweight title in 2017 at 23 years old and at national level held the British heavyweight title in 2018. As an amateur he represented England at the 2012 Youth World Championships, winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division and becoming the first British boxer to do so.
Dillian Whyte is a Jamaican-British professional boxer, and former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He has held the WBC interim heavyweight title since March 2021, having previously held the title from 2019 to 2020. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight titles, including the British title from 2016 to 2017. As of October 2021, he is ranked as the world's fifth-best active heavyweight by The Ring magazine, the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and BoxRec. He has been ranked among BoxRec's top 10 heavyweights since 2016, reaching his career-high ranking of No.2 at the end of August 2021. His knockout-to-win percentage stands at 68%.
Robert Berridge is a retired New Zealand professional light heavyweight boxer.
Uaine Fa Junior is a New Zealand professional boxer. He has held the WBO Oriental interim heavyweight title since 2018. As an amateur he represented Tonga at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal in the super-heavyweight division; he also represented Tonga at the Oceania Championships, winning gold and multiple silver medals. His knockout-to-win percentage stands at 53%.
Anthony McCracken is a retired Australian professional boxer.
Joseph Parker vs. Andy Ruiz Jr., billed as History, was a professional boxing match between undefeated Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz Jr. for the vacant WBO heavyweight title. The event took place on 10 December 2016, at the Vector Arena in Auckland. Parker won the contest by majority decision, with two judges scoring it 115–113 and the other 114–114.
Viliami Mavaetangi Okalani Nasio is an Australian professional boxer. Nasio is of Tongan Descent.
Hunter Sam is an Australian professional boxer.
Doug Sam is a retired Australian professional boxer.
Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker, billed as Road to Undisputed, was a professional boxing heavyweight unification match contested between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker. The event took place on 31 March 2018 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, with Joshua's WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO titles and Parker's WBO title on the line. Joshua won the fight by unanimous decision, marking the first time he went the distance. Two judges scored it 118–110 and the other 119–109 all in favor of Joshua
Te Arani Moana Daniels is a New Zealand professional female boxer. She is currently a two time New Zealand Professional champion, holding the New Zealand Professional Boxing Association Light Heavyweight title and Pro Box NZ Super Middleweight title. She is also a two time New Zealand amateur boxing champion, winning the titles in 2014 and 2015. Daniels has peaked in the rankings 10th in WBA and 6th in BoxRec. Daniels fought for a world title on March 30, 2019, fighting Geovana Peres for the WBO World Light heavyweight title.
Geovana Peres vs Lani Daniels II, billed as History In The Making was a boxing rematch between Geovana Peres and Lani Daniels. It took place on 30 March 2019 at SkyCity Convention Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. Peres won the contest by Unanimous decision with two judges scoring the card 98 - 92 and one judge 96 - 94. The fight was considered to be one of the most anticipated sporting events in New Zealand as two New Zealand Boxers fighting for on major World Boxing Title. Geovana Peres is known as the first ever person from the LGBT community to win a New Zealand Professional Boxing title, holding the New Zealand National Boxing Federation and Professional Boxing Commission New Zealand Light Heavyweight Titles. Even though she is Brazilian born, Geovana is a New Zealand citizen and proudly represents New Zealand. Lani Daniels holds the New Zealand Professional Boxing Association Light Heavyweight title and Pro Box NZ Super Middleweight title. She represents her Iwi the Ngāti Hine. She is the second New Zealand Born female to be fighting for a major World title. The first being Daniella Smith, who is from the same hometown as Lani Daniels.
Claire Hafner is a Canadian professional boxer and Opera singer. She challenged once for the WBO light heavyweight title in October 2019. As of October 2019, she is ranked as the world's fourth best active female heavyweight by BoxRec.
David Higgins is a New Zealand boxing promoter, boxing manager and event manager under his company, Duco Events. Higgins has promoted significant events including David Tua vs Shane Cameron, Joseph Parker vs. Andy Ruiz, NRL Auckland Nines, Brisbane Global Rugby Tens and the New Zealand Fight for Life series. He has managed many notable boxers, including Joseph Parker and Jeff Horn. Other boxers he has promoted include David Letele, David Tua, Shane Cameron, Robert Berridge, Sam Rapira, Izu Ugonoh, Junior Fa, and John Parker.
Demetrice King is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2011. He faced then IBU heavyweight champion and future WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs at Madison Square Garden in March 2005. He knocked Briggs down three times during the fight, but eventually was stopped via TKO. Briggs was the first and only professional boxer to actually stop King. After the bout, he suffered a series of defeats, facing, among others, Chazz Witherspoon, Derric Rossy, and Kevin Johnson. After his defeat to Johnson, he had a winning streak of 5 wins, defeating, among others, future WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne.
