List of New Zealand bantamweight boxing champions

This list of New Zealand bantamweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the New Zealand professional bantamweight championship. The title has been administered by the New Zealand Boxing Association since 1914. A champion will often voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship, such as the world. Where the date on which a champion relinquished the title is unclear.

Name Reign Duration of reign Title Defences Note
Jack Ladbury[1] 1 15 April 1915 – January 1920 New Zealand Boxing Association 0 Ladbury would be stripped of the title for failure to defend in January 1920
Charlie Cann 1 January 1920 – 20 October 1920 New Zealand Boxing Association 2 Cann was awarded the title due to Ladbury lack of defence. Cann Successfully defended the title in May of that year.
Harry Gunn[2] 1 20 October 1920 – 2 January 1922 New Zealand Boxing Association 1
Charlie Cann 2 2 January 1922 – 1926 New Zealand Boxing Association 1 Cann retired in 1926, vacating the title
Frank Taylor[3] 1 12 April 1930 – 1932 New Zealand Boxing Association 1 Taylor retired in 1932, vacating the title
George Wright 1 8 August 1932 – 1934 New Zealand Boxing Association 2 Wright retired in 1934, vacating the title
Tot Hoggarth 1 26 October 1940 – 21 January 1948 New Zealand Boxing Association 2
Lyn Philp 1 21 January 1948 – 6 June 1954 New Zealand Boxing Association 0 Philp retired on 6 June 1954, vacating the title

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ladbury Defeats Stewart". Timaru Herald.
  2. ↑ "H. Gunn Winner.". Timaru Herald.
  3. ↑ "Hurne Knocked Out". Greymouth Evening Star.

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