Floyd Masson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 December 1991 Te Awamutu, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand Australian |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Cruiserweight |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record [1] | |
| Total fights | 18 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Wins by KO | 9 |
| Losses | 2 |
Floyd Masson (born 1 December 1991) is an New Zealand-Australian professional boxer.
Masson is a former IBO World Crusierweight champion after his win over Italian boxer Fabio Turchi in April 2023. [2] He has also held the IBF Pan Pacific Crusierweight title.
Masson fought in 45 amateur boxing fights in his career. Although unable to pick up a New Zealand national title, after moving to Australia and joining a new gym he managed to win Australian Golden Gloves. [3] During his amateur career, Masson moved to Perth, Western Australian and was coached under Australian coach Sean Nash. [4]
Masson made his professional boxing debut in 2018 against New Zealander Jordan Mororoa. Masson won the fight with his opponent retiring in the corner. This began the winning streak for Masson. After a win over Abdullad Saad Alghmadi in October 2018, Masson fought in New Zealand in November 2018 for the first time since fighting as an amateur boxer. Before the fight, Masson stated his ambitions to win the Australian title before aiming for a boxing world title. [5] Masson took on Tuvalu born New Zealand boxer Navosa Loata on the Lucas Browne vs Junior Pati undercard. Masson won the fight by unanimous decision, however he sustained cracked ribs during the fight. [6]
After a win over New Zealander Waikato Falefehi, Masson fought journeyman Roger Izonritei. Despite the fight being scheduled for eight rounds, Masson won the fight in the first round by knockout. [7] In June 2019, Masson signed a co-managerial deal with MJA Platinum. [8] In the sixth fight of his career, Masson took on Christian Ndzie Tsoye in one of the toughest fights of his career. The fight was for the promoters version of the Western Australia State cruiserweight title. Masson took Tsoye the full 8 rounds to win his first boxing title by unanimous decision. [9] [10] [11] Masson finished his 2019 boxing year in October with a unanimous decision win over Indian boxer Kuldeep Singh.
Masson had his first and only fight of 2020 in March against New Zealander and IBO Asia Pacific champion Lance Bryant. [12] Masson won against Bryant with ease with a TKO win in the first round. [13] Lance Bryant retired shortly after the fight. Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, Floyd Masson was not able to secure any more fights in 2020.
In February 2021, Masson announced that he would move to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to focus on his boxing career. He started the year moving to Eastside Boxing Gym and with new promoter Angelo Di Carlo under Ace Boxing Group. [14] For the first fight for the year and under the new promoter, Masson took on New Zealander Waikato Falefehi in a rematch in March 2021. Masson won the fight by third round stoppage. [15] In July 2021, Masson took on Joseph Liga to fight for the first major title of his career, the vacant ANBF Australasian cruiserweight title. Masson won the fight in the 4th round by stoppage. [16] To finish his 2021, Masson took on the biggest fight of his career, Australian Mark Flanagan in December 2021. [17] Flanagan has fought multiple New Zealanders in the past and has fought for the world title on two separate occasions. Masson won the fight by majority decision winning the Australian national title and successfully defending his Australasian title. [18] [19] The fight was a close fight and has since been described as one of the best national title fights that has ever been seen. [20] After the fight, Masson won multiple awards for the fight including International Fight of the year and Champion Of The Year under the New Zealand Boxing Awards. [21] On 31 January 2022, it was announced that Masson won Australia's version of the boxing awards, the 2022 Everlast Aus-Boxing Awards for round of the year. [22] The round he won the award for was against Mark Flanagan again in the 10th round. [23]
Masson began his 2022 boxing year where he took on Indian boxer Vikas Singh. The fight went the distance with Masson doing well, which showed when Masson knocked down his opponent in the eighth and final round. Masson won the fight by Unanimous Decision, winning all the round on all of the judges scorecards. [24] In April 2022, Masson started getting ranked in the WBC, receiving the ranking of 39th in the cruiserweight division. [25] In December 2022, Masson debut on the IBF cruiserweight rankings, reaching 12th. [26] In January 2023, it was announced that Masson would take on Italian boxer Fabio Turchi on April 1 for the vacant IBO World Cruiserweight title. [27] Masson won the fight by unanimous decision, winning his first World title. After the fight both Masson and Turchi went to hospital in separate ambulances. [28] Masson would go on to defend his world title against Belgium boxer Yves Ngabu. Unfortunately, Masson lost the fight by sixth round stoppage. [29]
Masson took 11 months off due to injury that was surgically repaired in his arm. [30] He would make his return in August 2024 where he took on New Zealander Joshua Francis. [30] Masson would win the fight by fourth round stoppage. [30] Masson would finish his 2024 year when he went to Poland to take on world title contender Mateusz Masternak in November 2024. [31] Masson would loss the fight by Unanimous Decision, which was considered controversial as some believed Masson won the fight. [32] Masson would walk away from the fight with a significant swollen ear injury. [32] Masson made his No Limit Boxing debut, a major Australian Boxing promoter when he took on Austine Nnamdi in March 2025. [33] Masson won the fight by unanimous decision. [34] In July 2025, Masson took on Joseph Parkers litter brother John Parker for the IBF Pan Pacific Crusierweight title. [35] Masson stated he wanted David Nyika next if he defeated John Parker. [36] Masson won the fight by seventh round stoppage, picking up his first regional title from either IBF, WBC, WBO or WBA when he won the IBF Pan Pacific title. [37]
Masson started boxing around the age of 15. Around that time, a person who helped out with training gave Masson guidance about not drinking while boxing, which was a strong influence and lead Masson to not drink alcohol. Outside of boxing, Masson is a keen surfer, and is passionate about food. [38]
| 18 fights | 16 wins | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 9 | 1 |
| By decision | 7 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Win | 16–2 | John Parker | TKO | 7 (10) | 30 Jul 2025 | Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm, Queensland, Australia | Won the vacant IBF Pan Pacific Cruiserweight title |
| 17 | Win | 15–2 | Austine Nnamdi | UD | 8 | 1 Mar 2025 | South Bank Piazza, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 16 | Loss | 14–2 | Mateusz Masternak | UD | 10 | 16 Nov 2024 | KGHM Sleza Arena, Wroclaw, Poland | For the vacant Republic of Poland International Cruiserweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Joshua Francis | TKO | 4 (8) | 17 Aug 2024 | Mansfield Tavern, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | Loss | 13–1 | Yves Ngabu | TKO | 6 (12), 2:32 | 9 Sep 2023 | Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, Australia | Lost IBO World Cruiserweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Fabio Turchi | UD | 12 | 1 Apr 2023 | Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, Australia | Won vacant IBO World Cruiserweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Vikas Singh | UD | 8 | 4 Mar 2022 | Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, Australia | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Mark Flanagan | MD | 10 | 4 Dec 2021 | Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, Australia | Won Australian cruiserweight title Retained ANBF Australasian cruiserweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Joseph Liga | TKO | 4 (10), 2:58 | 24 Jul 2021 | Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, Australia | Won vacant ANBF Australasian cruiserweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Waikato Falefehi | TKO | 3 (6), 1:54 | 27 Mar 2021 | Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, Australia | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Lance Bryant | TKO | 1 (6), 2:45 | 6 Mar 2020 | Metro City, Perth, Australia | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Kuldeep Singh | UD | 4 | 4 Oct 2019 | Metro City, Perth, Australia | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Christian Ndzie Tsoye | UD | 8 | 26 Jul 2019 | Metro City, Perth, Australia | Won vacant Dragon Fire Boxing Western Australia state cruiserweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Roger Izonritei | KO | 1 (8), 0:08 | 3 May 2019 | WA Italian Club, Perth, Australia | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Waikato Falefehi | TKO | 2 (4), 2:21 | 8 Mar 2019 | Metro City, Perth, Australia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Navosa Ioata | UD | 4 | 24 Nov 2018 | AMI Netball Centre, Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Abdullad Saad Alghmadi | UD | 4 | 5 Oct 2019 | Metro City, Perth, Australia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jordan Mororoa | RTD | 3 (4), 3:00 | 28 Apr 2019 | HBF Arena, Perth, Australia |