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 photos of all notable champions from
Shane Cameron winning the Commonwealth title to
David Tua 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
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Shane Cameron Commonwealth Champion.
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Maselino Masoe
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World Boxing Association
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Founded ...
World Champion.
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Daniella Smith World's first
International Boxing Federation
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World Champion.
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Robert Berridge WBA World Title Contender.
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Gentiane Lupi Women's International Boxing Association World Champion.
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Geovana Peres
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WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion.
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Junior Fa Bronze medalist Commonwealth Games
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David Light Silver medalist Commonwealth Games
Notable bouts
*17 June 2010
Soulan Pownceby 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 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 defeated
Daniel MacKinnon
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Family
Daniel was the younger son of William Mackinnon, eldest son of the Clan MacKinnon C ...
for the WBO Asia Pacific light heavyweight title. This was also Pownceby's 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. It was the third time the two had met.
*13 December 2014
Gentiane Lupi defeated
Daniella Smith for the Vacant NZPBA Women's Lightweight title.
*18 May 2019
David Light defeated
Mark Flanagan for the WBO Oriental Cruiserweight title.
References
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External links
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Sports venues in Auckland
Indoor arenas in New Zealand
Boxing venues in New Zealand