Pro Box NZ

Pro Box New Zealand Association (Pro Box NZ) is one of the four governing bodies for the sport of professional boxing in New Zealand.^[1] Pro Box NZ is a non-profit organisation.^[2]

Pro Box New Zealand Association

Sport	Professional boxing
Jurisdiction	New Zealand
Abbreviation	Pro Box NZ
Founded	2012 (2012)
Affiliation	World Boxing Council Australian National Boxing Federation International Boxing Organization
President	Torchy George

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.^[3]

Current roles

Board members

President: Torchy George

Current national champions

Men

Weight class:	NZPBA Champion:	NZPBA Reign began:
Heavyweight	Kiki Toa Leutele	12 May 2023
Cruiserweight	John Parker	27 April 2024
Light-heavyweight	Zane Hopman	30 October 2020
Super-middleweight	Francis Waitai	10 October 2020
Middleweight	Andrei Mikhailovich[4]	3 August 2019
Super-welterweight	Bowyn Morgan[5]	15 December 2018
Welterweight	Vacant	—
Super-lightweight	Shiva Mishra[6]	15 February 2020
Lightweight	Vacant	—

Female

Weight class:	Pro Box NZ Champion:	Pro Box NZ Reign began:
Heavyweight	Sequita Hemingway	19 August 2023
Light Heavyweight	Lani Daniels	24 June 2022
Super Middleweight	Lani Daniels[7]	22 September 2018
Welterweight	Macca Jean	7 October 2023
Lightweight	Tricia MacKenzie	5 July 2025

Current provincial champions

Inter-Island title

Cruiserweight Men

Name	Beginning of Reign	Opponent	Defences
Kurt Winklemann[8]	24 November 2018	Nigel Elliot	0

South Island title

Cruiserweight Men

Name	Beginning of Reign	Title	Opponent
Izic Placid	3 May 2019	Pro Box NZ	Ash Mcconville

Super Middleweight Men

Name	Beginning of Reign	Title	Opponent
Joshua Hatherley[8]	24 November 2018	Pro Box NZ	Michael Pascoe

Regional Champions

Pacific Titles

Cruiserweight title

Name	Beginning of Reign	Title	Opponent
Patrick Ferguson[9]	18 August 2018	Pro Box Pacific	Panuve Helu

Light Heavyweight title

Name	Beginning of Reign	Title	Opponent
Savenaca Naliva	29 February 2020	Pro Box Pacific	John Korake

Super Middleweight title

Name	Beginning of Reign	Title	Opponent
Tyson Turner	9 November 2019	Pro Box Pacific	Zac Cotten

Middleweight Pacific title

Name	Beginning of Reign	Title	Opponent
Gunnar Jackson[10]	24 November 2018	Pro Box Pacific	Blake Bell

Super Welterweight title

Name	Beginning of Reign	Title	Opponent
Bowyn Morgan[11]	4 May 2018	Pro Box Pacific	Andres Delfin Rodriguez

Super Lightweight title

Name	Beginning of Reign	Title	Opponent
Cairo George [12]	4 May 2019	Pro Box Pacific	James Torres
Shiva Mishra	31 October 2020	Pro Box Pacific	Tain Cropley

Super Featherweight title

Name	Beginning of Reign	Title	Opponent
Baolin Kang	11 September 2019	Pro Box Pacific	Cain Brunton

Boxing and Wrestling Act 1981

Main article: Boxing and Wrestling Act 1981

See also

• List of New Zealand female boxing champions
• List of New Zealand heavyweight boxing champions
• List of New Zealand cruiserweight boxing champions
• List of New Zealand light heavyweight boxing champions
• List of New Zealand super middleweight boxing champions
• List of New Zealand middleweight boxing champions
• List of New Zealand super welterweight boxing champions
• List of New Zealand welterweight boxing champions
• List of New Zealand super lightweight boxing champions
• List of New Zealand lightweight boxing champions
• List of New Zealand super featherweight boxing champions
• List of New Zealand featherweight boxing champions
• List of New Zealand bantamweight boxing champions