List of New Zealand bantamweight boxing champions

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This list of New Zealand bantamweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the New Zealand professional bantamweight championship. The title has been administered by the New Zealand Boxing Association since 1914. A champion will often voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship, such as the world. Where the date on which a champion relinquished the title is unclear.

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NameReignDuration of reignTitleDefencesNote
Jack Ladbury [1] 115 April 1915 – January 1920New Zealand Boxing Association0Ladbury would be stripped of the title for failure to defend in January 1920
Charlie Cann1January 1920 – 20 October 1920New Zealand Boxing Association2Cann was awarded the title due to Ladbury lack of defence. Cann Successfully defended the title in May of that year.
Harry Gunn [2] 120 October 1920 – 2 January 1922New Zealand Boxing Association1
Charlie Cann22 January 1922 – 1926New Zealand Boxing Association1Cann retired in 1926, vacating the title
Frank Taylor [3] 112 April 1930 – 1932New Zealand Boxing Association1Taylor retired in 1932, vacating the title
George T Wright18 August 1932 – 1934New Zealand Boxing Association2Wright retired in 1934, vacating the title
Tot Hoggarth126 October 1940 – 21 January 1948New Zealand Boxing Association2
Lyn Philp 121 January 1948 – 6 June 1954New Zealand Boxing Association0Philp retired on 6 June 1954, vacating the title

See also

References

  1. "Ladbury Defeats Stewart". Timaru Herald.
  2. "H. Gunn Winner". Timaru Herald.
  3. "Hurne Knocked Out". Greymouth Evening Star.