(JULY 26) Maori female boxer The Nightmea Motu is set to wear the rainbow flag for her upcoming boxing fight against Rangi Hetet on August 7th at Te Rapa Racecourse in Hamilton.
The two-weight division New Zealand boxing champion Mea Motu considers herself as an ally to the Rainbow and gender diverse communities. All of the people in the gym that she trains at, Peach Boxing, either has a family member in the community or is close friends of someone. I wear the flag because it does stand for my family and Im proud to have takatāpui in my family Motu said.
(JULY 6) New Zealand s Mea Motu continued her rise up the boxing ranks over the weekend after capturing her second domestic title. The Isaac Peach-trained fighter earned a unanimous decision win over Christchurch s Michaela Jenkins on Saturday night at Auckland s ABA Stadium to claim the NZPBC super lightweight belt.
Motu, who is also the NZPBA lightweight champion, and Jenkins had previously fought in May, a bout which Motu also won via unanimous decision. However, Saturday s encounter proved to be a different affair than the first meeting, with both fighters acknowledging each other s strengths and doing their best to control the fight on their own
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On paper, the magnitude of the step-up for Leutele against the number 12 ranked heavyweight with the WBO and IBF is bigger than the size difference between him and the Australian southpaw who users the moniker Tower of Terror. But Isaac Peach, one of New Zealand s top trainers who will be in the corner alongside Leutele’s trainer and father Rocky Leutele, says rankings don t land any punches when the pair meet in the ring, and he believes a victory for Leutele will change not just his career, but also his life.
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Kiki Toa Leutele will fight world-rated and undefeated Australian heavyweight Demsey McKean in Queensland on Saturday night.
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Kaitaia lightweight boxer Mea Motu will fight for a national title later this month.
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Kaitaia boxer Mea Motu, who is based in Auckland, will face Taranaki s Tania Reid for the NZ Professional Boxing Association s Lightweight title on March 26. For Motu, who trains out of Peach Boxing and is 5-0 as a professional, this will be the toughest and most important fight of her career to date especially since the pair have a history after having fought against one another as amateurs. Motu has several further fights scheduled for 2021, and the aim is to ensure that by the end of the year, she is ready to take on the world s best.