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Auckland Boxing Association Stadium (also known as ABA Stadium) is a New Zealand venue for combat sports hosting over 150 events in boxing alone. ABA Stadium is also recognized for its grassroots of boxing. The earliest reported professional boxing event according to Boxrec was in June 1992 where Jimmy Thunder fought Craig Petersen for the Australian Title.


Wall of Champions

On the walls at the entrance and bar of ABA Stadium, there are the Photos of all notable champions from Shane Cameron winning the Commonwealth title to
David Tua Faumuina To'aletai Mafaufau David Tua (born 21 November 1972), best known as David Tua, is a Samoan-New Zealand former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2013. A highly ranked heavyweight contender for most of his career, Tua was kno ...
for being World title contender. Also on the walls are photos of amateur boxing class each year from the Auckland Boxing Association.


Notable boxers fought at the venue

* Shane Cameron Commonwealth Champion. * Maselino Masoe
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 Boxi ...
World Champion. *
Daniella Smith Daniella Smith (born 30 July 1972, in Kaikohe, New Zealand) is a New Zealand former professional boxer. She became the first female fighter to win an IBF title, having held the welterweight version from 2010 to 2011 and is the second New Zeala ...
World's first International Boxing Federation World Champion. * Robert Berridge WBA World Title Contender. *
Gentiane Lupi Gentiane Lupi (born 26 October 1975, Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand professional boxer, kickboxer, MMA and Muay Thai fighter. Lupi is also the former Women's International Boxing Association World super bantamweight champion and also ...
Women's International Boxing Association The Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) is a sanctioning body for women's professional boxing came into existence in July 2000, and quickly grew into a major force in the sport. History The WIBA was officially founded by American Rya ...
World Champion. * Geovana Peres WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion. *
Junior Fa Uaine Fa Junior (born 19 October 1989) is a New Zealand professional boxer. As an amateur he represented Tonga at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal in the super-heavyweight division; he also represented Tonga at the Oceania Ch ...
Bronze medalist Commonwealth Games * David Light Silver medalist Commonwealth Games


Notable bouts

*17 June 2010
Soulan Pownceby Soulan James Pownceby (née Soulan James Rikihana, born 4 May 1975 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand boxer who was described by TVNZ in 2004 as one of New Zealand's most exciting talents since David Tua. He is also notable for convictions for as ...
defeated Joel Casey for the World Boxing Foundation World light heavyweight title and the WBO Asia Pacific light heavyweight title *27 August 2010
Daniella Smith Daniella Smith (born 30 July 1972, in Kaikohe, New Zealand) is a New Zealand former professional boxer. She became the first female fighter to win an IBF title, having held the welterweight version from 2010 to 2011 and is the second New Zeala ...
defeated Gabriela Marcela Zapata. This bout was set up to prepare Smith for her fight for the IBF World title in Germany. *1 June 2012
Soulan Pownceby Soulan James Pownceby (née Soulan James Rikihana, born 4 May 1975 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand boxer who was described by TVNZ in 2004 as one of New Zealand's most exciting talents since David Tua. He is also notable for convictions for as ...
defeated Daniel MacKinnon for the WBO Asia Pacific light heavyweight title. This was also Pownceby last fight due to receiving a Neck injury that required surgery. *29 June 2012 Steve Heremaia defeated Lee Oti for the vacant WBO Oriental middleweight title. This is the third time the two have met. *13 December 2014
Gentiane Lupi Gentiane Lupi (born 26 October 1975, Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand professional boxer, kickboxer, MMA and Muay Thai fighter. Lupi is also the former Women's International Boxing Association World super bantamweight champion and also ...
defeated
Daniella Smith Daniella Smith (born 30 July 1972, in Kaikohe, New Zealand) is a New Zealand former professional boxer. She became the first female fighter to win an IBF title, having held the welterweight version from 2010 to 2011 and is the second New Zeala ...
for the Vacant NZPBA Women's Lightweight title. *18 May 2019 David Light defeated Mark Flanagan for the WBO Oriental Cruiserweight title.


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