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Robbie Bryant
Robbie Bryant (born 1 March 1979, Masterton, New Zealand) is professional boxer. Bryant has achieved allot in his boxing career, including winning multiple title in the Amateurs, hold a regional title from IBF & WBA and Peaking as high as 8 in the WBA World rankings in the Middleweight division. Bryant has three other brothers in his family, including IBO Asia Pacific, WBFed Oceania and New Zealand National (NZNBF Version) Cruiserweight Champion Lance Bryant. In 1995, all four brothers won a New Zealand Amateur National Title's in the Junior and Intermediate Division. In 2016, both Lance and Robbie got to fight on the same card for the first time as professionals in their hometown. Amateur boxing titles *1994 New Zealand Amateur Featherweight Champion (Junior Division) *1995 New Zealand Amateur Lightweight Champion (Intermediate Division) *1996 New Zealand Amateur Light Welterweight Champion (Intermediate Division) Professional boxing titles *Australian Western Australia S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masterton
Masterton ( mi, Whakaoriori), a large town in the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand, operates as the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local-government district). It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Rimutaka ranges. It stands on the Waipoua stream between the Ruamahunga and Waingawa Rivers - 100 kilometres north-east of Wellington and 39.4 kilometres south of Eketahuna. Masterton has an urban population of , and district population of Masterton businesses include services for surrounding farmers. Three new industrial parks are being developed in Waingawa, Solway and Upper Plain. The town functions as the headquarters of the annual Golden Shears sheep-shearing competition. Suburbs Masterton suburbs include: * Lansdowne, Te Ore Ore on the northern side * Eastside and Homebush on the eastern side * Upper Plain, Fernridge, Ngaumutawa, Akura and Masterton West on the western side * Kuri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Australian Middleweight Boxing Champions
The Australian middleweight boxing championship is a title administrated by the Australian National Boxing Federation. The current Australian middleweight champion is Issac Hardman. Recognition In 1886 a boxing match between Jack Donohue and Alf Pickering at Foley's Gymnasium in Sydney was promoted as being for the middleweight champion of Australia, however the winner was not referred to as the middleweight champion after the fight and neither boxer was ever promoted as defending the title. Billy McCarthy was being referred to as middleweight champion of Australia as of 1886 however his matches were not promoted as though it was an official title which was on the line. In January 1889 a bout between Bob Fitzsimmons and Jim Hall at Foley's Gymnasium in Sydney was promoted as being for the middleweight championship, however again no champion was announced after the fight which was won by Fitzsimmons. In October 1889 another match involving Jim Hall, this time against Jim Fogarty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venkatesan Harikrishnan
Venkatesan Harikrishnan (born 4 July 1982), also known as Harry Venka, is an Indian-born New Zealand retired professional boxer. Harikrishnan fought for the WBA - PABA Super Welterweight title against Frank LoPorto in Australia in February 2011. Harikrishnan lost the bout by TKO. Harikrishnan's last professional bout was against Gunnar Jackson Gunnar Jackson (born 6 July 1986) is a New Zealand professional boxer. At regional level he held the NZPBA super middleweight title from 2012 to 2013; the NZPBA middleweight title in 2013; and the WBO The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is ..., New Zealand veteran and at the time New Zealand Champion, in Tauranga, New Zealand. Despite any official announcement of his retirement, Harikrishnan has not fought since. Professional boxing record References External links * 1982 births Living people Indian male boxers Indian emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand male boxers New Zealand sportspeople of Indian descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank LoPorto
Frank LoPorto (born 7 February 1978) is an Australian former professional boxer who once held the PABA Super Welterweight Champion. He also challenged once for the WBA (Regular) light middleweight title in 2011. Professional record References External links * - PABA Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:LoPorto, Frank 1978 births Living people Light-middleweight boxers Australian male boxers Boxers from Melbourne People from Brunswick, Victoria Sportsmen from Victoria (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togasilimai Letoa
Togasilimai Letoa (born 16 April 1982) is Samoan professional boxer. Letoa has fought for six regional belts in his career, including winning the WBC – OPBF Light Heavyweight title against Manny Vlamis. Letoa is the first Samoan National Light Heavyweight Champion, winning the title against Miki Otto Ropati in 2009. Professional boxing titles *Samoa **Samoa National light heavyweight title (174½ ''Ibs'') *World Boxing Council The World Boxing Council (WBC) is an international professional boxing organization. It is among the four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation ... ** OPBF light heavyweight title (172 ''Ibs'') Professional boxing record References {{DEFAULTSORT:Letoa, Togasilimai 1982 births Living people Samoan male boxers Light-heavyweight boxers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrod Fletcher
Jarrod Fletcher (born 20 October 1983) is an Australian professional boxer and a former world middleweight Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to . Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ... title challenger. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in the middleweight division. School * Secondary Education: Urangan State High School, Hervey Bay, QLD. Coaches * Boxing Coaches: * Dave Fletcher (1994–2002), * Bodo Andreass (2002–2008) (AIS), * Steve Deller (2009–present) Achievements * Brothers Glenn and Rob were Australian Junior Champions and have fought on the world stage across many countries representing Australia. * Jarrod was also a promising soccer player, representing his state of Queensland at the age of 13. He showed talent in the sport but rather than juggle B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Hogan (boxer)
Dennis Hogan (born 1 March 1985) is an Irish professional boxer who is a former IBO Super Welterweight World Champion and has challenged for world championships in two weight classes; the WBO light-middleweight and WBC middleweight titles, both in 2019. Personal life Hogan currently lives in Newstead, Queensland, Australia. Amateur boxing career Hogan gathered an extensive amateur career of over 150 fights in Ireland. He lost to the 2008 Olympic Finalist Kenny Egan in the semifinals of the 2009 Irish Selection Tournament, 2009 and 2010 Irish Nationals. He has won the All Ireland Light Heavyweight Championship. Professional boxing career Early career Hogan made his professional debut in a winning effort against Marlon Toby by corner retirement (RTD) on 1 April 2011. During his second professional boxing match, he fought Australian boxer, Ben Dyer, in collecting his first knockout victory within the 3rd round on 13 May 2011. In his third bout, he gained his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealander
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 Songs * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * "New" (No Doubt song), 1999 *"new", by Loona from '' Yves'', 2017 *"The New", by Interpol from ''Turn On the Bright Lights'', 2002 Acronyms * Net economic welfare, a proposed macroeconomic indicator * Net explosive weight, also known as net explosive quantity * Network of enlightened Women, a conservative university women's organization * Next Entertainment World, a South Korean film distribution company Identification codes * Nepal Bhasa language ISO 639 language code * New Century Financial Corporation (NYSE stock abbreviation) * Northeast Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion in the northeastern United States Transport * New Orleans Lakefront ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Asian Boxing Association
The Pan Asian Boxing Association also known as PABA is an organisation for professional boxing in the Central Asia, Oceania, Pan Pacific, Eurasia and Southeast and Far East nations. It was formed in 1995 and is headquartered in Seoul. History Since its inception in 1995 there have been over 800 sanctioned championship matches. Twenty two PABA champions have eventually been crowned as WBA world champions in their respective division, whilst PABA has assisted 37 PABA champions' challenge to the WBA world title. In March 2016, WBA voted at their annual convention to have WBA Oceania title to be the exclusive regional title for the Asia Pacific. Due to this, WBA discontinued their relationship with PABA. PABA created their own sanctioning body called the World Boxing Society. In 2018, PABA and their new sanctioning body WBS disbanded. Members and affiliates PABA have 31 Regular Member Nations and 11 Associate Member Nations. Regular members * Russian Federation Professional Boxing F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is the oldest and one of four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBA awards its world championship title at the professional level. Founded in the United States in 1921 by 13 state representatives as the NBA, in 1962 it changed its name in recognition of boxing's growing popularity worldwide and began to gain other nations as members. By 1975, a majority of votes were held by Latin American nations and the organization headquarters had moved to Panama. After being located during the 1990s and early 2000s in Venezuela, the organization offices returned to Panama in 2007. It is the oldest of the four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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