List of New Zealand featherweight boxing champions
This list of New Zealand featherweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the New Zealand professional featherweight championship.
The title has been administered by the New Zealand Boxing Association since 1907.
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.
List of New Zealand featherweight boxing champions
| Name | Reign | Duration of reign | Title | Defences | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alf Gault | 1 | 15 July 1907 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 0 | |
| Torpedo Billy Murphy[1] | 1 | 08 August 1907 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 0 | |
| James Godfrey[2] | 1 | 25 November 1907 – 22 December 1908 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 1 | |
| Billy Elliott[3] | 1 | 22 December 1908 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 0 | Elliott Vacated his title. |
| Jimmy Hagerty[4] | 1 | 24 April 1912 – 1914 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 1 | Hagerty relinquished title. |
| Gus Venn | 1 | 29 July 1914 – 1915 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 0 | Venn relinquished title. |
| Lin Robinson | 1 | 26 June 1919 – 03 June 1922 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 5 | |
| Duke Maddox | 1 | 03 June 1922 – 11 December 1922 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 2 | |
| Harry Gunn | 1 | 11 December 1922 – 31 March 1923 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 1 | |
| Mike Flynn | 1 | 31 March 1923 – 1924 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 1 | Flynn relinquished title. |
| George Curran | 1 | 17 May 1924 – 06 October 1924 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 2 | |
| Bert Brown | 1 | 06 October 1924 – 04 April 1925 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 1 | |
| Lin Robinson | 2 | 04 April 1925 – 05 May 1927 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 3 | Bert Brown forfeited the title to Robinson due to Brown being overweight. The bout still went ahead with Brown winning by Points. |
| Duke Maddox | 2 | 05 May 1927 – 22 August 1927 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 1 | |
| Johnnie Leckie | 1 | 22 August 1927 – 29 November 1930 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 4 | |
| Tommy Donovan | 1 | 29 November 1930 – 31 October 1931 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 1 | |
| Johnnie Leckie | 2 | 31 October 1931 – 02 October 1933 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 1 | |
| Percy Hawes | 1 | 02 October 1933 – 16 December 1933 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 2 | |
| Clarrie Rayner | 1 | 16 December 1933 – 10 February 1936 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 6 | |
| Billy Aitken | 1 | 10 February 1936 – 26 May 1936 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 0 | Aitken stripped of title. |
| Lex Greaney | 1 | 08 June 1939 – 14 October 1944 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 1 | |
| Clarrie Rayner | 2 | 14 October 1944 – 12 March 1946 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 2 | |
| Tom Baty | 1 | 12 March 1946 – 1947 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 0 | Batty retired in 1947, vacating the title. |
| Johnny Hanks | 1 | 14 June 1954 – 15 April 1957 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 1 | |
| Billy Leckie | 1 | 15 April 1957 – 07 September 1961 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 2 | |
| Jimmy Cassidy | 1 | 07 September 1961 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 0 | |
| Toro George | 1 | 08 June 1966 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 1 | George was award the title without beating anyone for the title. George successfully defended the title on 15th of September 1966. |
| Nick Fletcher | 1 | 26 November 1992 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 0 |
List of New Zealand super featherweight boxing champions
| Name | Reign | Duration of reign | Title | Defences | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Pittman | 1 | 17 July 1992 | New Zealand Boxing Association | 0 |
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 bantamweight boxing champions
References
- ↑ "After Two and a half Minutes". Taranaki Herald.
- ↑ "Professional Featherweight Championship.". Evening Post.
- ↑ "Two Clever Boxers". Evening Post.
- ↑ "rage night carnival". Timaru Herald.
External links
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