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Pro Box NZ

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|jurisdiction = New Zealand

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|president = Torchy George

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Pro Box New Zealand Association (Pro Box NZ) is one of the four governing bodies for the sport of professional boxing in New Zealand.{{cite web|author=Benjamin Watt|url=http://newzealandfighter.co.nz/news/battle-of-the-new-zealand-boxing-commissioning-bodies-part-1|title=BATTLE OF THE NEW ZEALAND BOXING COMMISSIONING BODIES PART 1

|date=2020|accessdate=2020-02-27}} Pro Box NZ is a non-profit organisation.{{cite web|author=Barry Leabourn & John Mitchell|url=http://www.boxingnz.org.nz/portals/58/files/THESTORY.pdf|title=100 Years of Boxing New Zealand|date=2002|accessdate=2016-06-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121215816/http://boxingnz.org.nz/portals/58/files/THESTORY.pdf|archivedate=2016-01-21}}

History

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.{{cite web|author=Benjamin Watt|url=http://newzealandfighter.co.nz/news/battle-of-the-new-zealand-boxing-commissioning-bodies-part-2|title=BATTLE OF THE NEW ZEALAND BOXING COMMISSIONING BODIES PART 2

|date=2020|accessdate=2020-03-10}}

Current roles

=Board members=

President: Torchy George

Current national champions

=Men=

class="wikitable"

! style="text-align: center;" | Weight class:

! style="text-align: center;" | NZPBA Champion:

! style="text-align: center;" | NZPBA Reign began:

style="text-align: center;" | Heavyweight

| style="text-align: center;" | Kiki Toa Leutele

| style="text-align: center;" | 12 May 2023

style="text-align: center;" | Cruiserweight

| style="text-align: center;" | John Parker

| style="text-align: center;" | 27 April 2024

style="text-align: center;" | Light-heavyweight

| style="text-align: center;" | Zane Hopman

| style="text-align: center;" | 30 October 2020

style="text-align: center;" | Super-middleweight

| style="text-align: center;" | Francis Waitai

| style="text-align: center;" | 10 October 2020

style="text-align: center;" | Middleweight

| style="text-align: center;" | Andrei Mikhailovich{{cite web|url=https://www.cambridgenews.nz/2019/08/andreis-win-gunnars-stunna/|title=Andrei’s win – Gunnar’s stunna

|date=2019|accessdate=2020-03-10}}

| style="text-align: center;" | 3 August 2019

style="text-align: center;" | Super-welterweight

| style="text-align: center;" | Bowyn Morgan{{cite web|url=https://fightnews.co.nz/news/169509-bowyn-morgan-gets-first-major-regional-title-opportunity.html|title=Bowyn Morgan gets first major regional title opportunity

|date=2020|accessdate=2020-03-10}}

| style="text-align: center;" | 15 December 2018

style="text-align: center;" | Welterweight

| style="text-align: center;" | Vacant

| style="text-align: center;" | —

style="text-align: center;" | Super-lightweight

| style="text-align: center;" | Shiva Mishra{{cite web|url=https://fightnews.co.nz/news/169899-mishra-stops-curline-2-minutes-to-take-probox-nz-title.html|title=Mishra stops Curline in 2 minutes to take Pro-Box NZ Title

|date=2020|accessdate=2020-03-10}}

| style="text-align: center;" | 15 February 2020

style="text-align: center;" | Lightweight

| style="text-align: center;" | Vacant

| style="text-align: center;" | —

=Female=

class="wikitable"

! style="text-align: center;" | Weight class:

! style="text-align: center;" | Pro Box NZ Champion:

! style="text-align: center;" | Pro Box NZ Reign began:

style="text-align: center;" | Heavyweight

| style="text-align: center;" | Sequita Hemingway

| style="text-align: center;" | 19 August 2023

style="text-align: center;" | Light Heavyweight

| style="text-align: center;" | Lani Daniels

| style="text-align: center;" | 24 June 2022

style="text-align: center;" | Super Middleweight

| style="text-align: center;" | Lani Daniels{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/combat-sports/111620373/womens-wbo-world-lightheavyweight-title-fight--all-you-need-to-know|title=Women's WBO world light-heavyweight title fight - all you need to know

|date=2019|accessdate=2020-03-10}}

| style="text-align: center;" | 22 September 2018

style="text-align: center;" | Welterweight

| style="text-align: center;" | Macca Jean

| style="text-align: center;" | 7 October 2023

Current provincial champions

=Inter-Island title=

==Cruiserweight Men==

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! Name

! Beginning of Reign

! Opponent

! Defences

Kurt Winklemann{{cite web|last=Seconi |first=Adrian|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/boxing/more-just-sport-pro-winner|title=More than just a sport for pro winner |publisher=Otago Daily Times |date= 24 November 2018|accessdate=3 October 2020}}

| 24 November 2018

| Nigel Elliot

| 0

=South Island title=

==Cruiserweight Men==

class="wikitable"

! Name

! Beginning of Reign

! Title

! Opponent

Izic Placid

| 3 May 2019

| Pro Box NZ

| Ash Mcconville

==Super Middleweight Men==

class="wikitable"

! Name

! Beginning of Reign

! Title

! Opponent

Joshua Hatherley

| 24 November 2018

| Pro Box NZ

| Michael Pascoe

Regional Champions

=Pacific Titles=

==Cruiserweight title==

class="wikitable"

! Name

! Beginning of Reign

! Title

! Opponent

Patrick Ferguson{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FTWi-zGtOA&ab_channel=GladrapChannel|title=Best Fight of 2018 - Patrick Ferguson stops Panuve Helu in the 7th Round via TKO CTP Boxing

|date=2018|accessdate=2020-03-10}}

| 18 August 2018

| Pro Box Pacific

| Panuve Helu

==Light Heavyweight title==

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! Name

! Beginning of Reign

! Title

! Opponent

Savenaca Naliva

| 29 February 2020

| Pro Box Pacific

| John Korake

==Super Middleweight title==

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! Name

! Beginning of Reign

! Title

! Opponent

Tyson Turner

| 9 November 2019

| Pro Box Pacific

| Zac Cotten

==Middleweight Pacific title==

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! Name

! Beginning of Reign

! Title

! Opponent

Gunnar Jackson{{cite web|url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1908/S00033/beginning-of-an-era-end-of-a-legend.htm|title=Beginning of an Era, End of a Legend

|date=2018|accessdate=2020-03-10}}

| 24 November 2018

| Pro Box Pacific

| Blake Bell

==Super Welterweight title==

class="wikitable"

! Name

! Beginning of Reign

! Title

! Opponent

Bowyn Morgan{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/combat-sports/103617604/bowyn-morgan-and-andres-rodriguez-fighting-for-world-title-shot|title=Bowyn Morgan and Andres Rodriguez fighting for world title shot

|date=2018|accessdate=2020-03-10}}

| 4 May 2018

| Pro Box Pacific

| Andres Delfin Rodriguez

==Super Lightweight title==

class="wikitable"

! Name

! Beginning of Reign

! Title

! Opponent

Cairo George {{cite web|url=https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/208158-waikato-warrior-makes-ring-return-style.html|title=Waikato Warrior makes in-ring return in style

|date=2019|accessdate=2020-03-10}}

| 4 May 2019

| Pro Box Pacific

| James Torres

Shiva Mishra

| 31 October 2020

| Pro Box Pacific

| Tain Cropley

==Super Featherweight title==

class="wikitable"

! Name

! Beginning of Reign

! Title

! Opponent

Baolin Kang

| 11 September 2019

| Pro Box Pacific

| Cain Brunton

Boxing and Wrestling Act 1981

{{main|Boxing and Wrestling Act 1981}}

See also

References

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