List of New Zealand cruiserweight boxing champions

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This list of New Zealand cruiserweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the New Zealand professional cruiserweight championship.

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The title has been administered by the New Zealand Boxing Association, New Zealand National Boxing Federation and New Zealand Professional Boxing Association since 1994.

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.

NameReignDuration of reignTitleDefencesNote
Anthony Bigeni 126 May 1994New Zealand Boxing Association6
Sam Leuii110 October 2000New Zealand National Boxing Federation1
Lightning Lupe114 December 2000New Zealand National Boxing Federation0
Mohamed Azzaoui 122 February 2003New Zealand Boxing Association0
Colin Hunia127 May 2004New Zealand Boxing Association0Hunia is the last person to hold a title from New Zealand Boxing Association in all divisions.
Soulan Pownceby 128 August 2008New Zealand National Boxing Federation0
Monty Filimaea19 November 2013 – 26 June 2015New Zealand National Boxing Federation1
Monty Filimaea [1] 222 May 2014 New Zealand Professional Boxing Association 0Filimaea Held both NZNBF and NZPBA titles at the same time.
James Langton [2] 126 June 2015 – 3 November 2015New Zealand National Boxing Federation1
Monty Betham Jnr [3] 13 November 2015 – 29 October 2016New Zealand National Boxing Federation0Vacated title when retired
Asher Derbyshire [4] 129 April 2016 New Zealand Professional Boxing Association 1
Lance Bryant 130 June 2016New Zealand National Boxing Federation1Interim Champion. Champion promoted when Betham retired.
Lance Bryant224 March 2018Pro-Box NZ0
David Light 121 April 2018Professional Boxing Commission New Zealand1
Joshua Francis123 July 2021 – 21 July 2022Professional Boxing Commission New Zealand1
Jerome Pampellone 121 July 2022 – PresentProfessional Boxing Commission New Zealand0
John Parker127 April 2024 – PresentPro Box NZ0

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "'Boxing saved my life,' says Monty Filimaea". Stuff. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Langton gets the business done in front of vocal home crowd". Stuff. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Super 8: Betham wins NZ cruiserweight boxing title to follow in father's footsteps". Stuff. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Māori opponents battle it out for Cruiserweight Title". Maori TV. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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