Reece Papuni
| Reece Papuni | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 October 1987 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Residence | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 185 cm (72.8 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Occupation | Professional boxer |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Reece Papuni (born 2 October 1987 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a professional light heavyweight boxer.
Before turning pro Papuni was a well credentialed amateur boxing, winning a few amateur titles and reaching the quarter finals of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Papuni vs Rapira
Papuni biggest win in his career was against Sam Rapira for Rapira's New Zealand National Boxing Federation light heavyweight title. The two have fought each other five times before in the amateurs, however Rapira only won once out of the five meetings. Papuni won by TKO in the forth round. A rematch has been talk about but nothing has same from it.[2][3][4]
Super 8 Four Man Tournament
In early November 2015, Papuni will be taking part in the Four man Tournament. Papuni will be joining Robert Berridge, Sefo Falekaono and Brad Riddell in the tournament.[5][6][7]
Amateur boxing titles
- 2003 New Zealand Amateur Champion (Junior 81 kg) [8]
- 2009 New Zealand Amateur 81 kg Champion[9]
- 2010 Jameson Belt (Most scientific senior male) 76th Winner[10]
- 2010 New Zealand Amateur 81 kg Champion
- 2011 New Zealand Amateur 81 kg Champion
Professional boxing titles
- World Boxing Federation Oceania light heavyweight title (2013)[4]
- New Zealand National Boxing Federation light heavyweight title (2014)
Professional boxing record
| 10 Wins (7 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Losses (1 knockouts, 0 decisions), 0 Draws[11] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
 Brad Riddell |
3 | 2015-11-03 | SkyCity Convention Centre, Auckland, New Zealand |
Super 8 Four Man Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Final | |||
| Win | 10–1 |  Tony Iapesa |
TKO | 5, (8) | 2015-09-12 | Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand |
|
| Loss | 9–1 |  Trent Broadhurst |
TKO | 5, (10) 2:19 | 2015-06-19 | Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane, Australia |
vacant WBA Oceania light heavyweight title |
| Win | 9–0 | Mike Junior Kapi |
KO | 2, (8) 0:37 | 2014-11-22 | Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand |
|
| Win | 8–0 | Sam Rapira |
TKO | 4, (10) | 2014-10-16 | The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand |
NZNBF light heavyweight title |
| Win | 7–0 | Eddie Lenart |
TKO | 6, (6) | 2014-04-04 | Cathedral Square, Christchurch, New Zealand |
|
| Win | 6–0 | Avefu'a Iakopo Jnr |
TKO | 1, 6 2:53 | 2014-02-28 | Hornby Working Men's Club, Christchurch, New Zealand |
|
| Win | 5–0 |  Scott Taliauli |
TKO | 3, 6 | 2013-11-01 | Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand |
|
| Win | 4–0 | Andrew Robinson |
UD | 10 | 2013-07-20 | Roy Stokes Hall, Christchurch, New Zealand |
vacant World Boxing Federation Oceania light heavyweight title |
| Win | 3–0 | Ritchie Harris |
TKO | 1, (6) 2:15 | 2013-02-28 | Hornby Working Men's Club, Christchurch, New Zealand |
|
| Win | 2–0 | Jacques Marsters |
UD | 6 | 2012-09-06 | Hornby Working Men's Club, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Win | 1–0 | John Roil |
UD | 6 | 2012-04-12 | Hornby Working Men's Club, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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References
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Results". Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ Richens, Matt. "Boxer Reece Papuni shows he is the real deal". Stuff. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ Bird, Tony. "Sam Rapira wants to settle score with Papuni". Stuff. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- 1 2 Johnstone, Duncan. "Reece Papuni's next fight set to be a knockout". Stuff. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ Wilson, Clay. "Reece Papuni excited for Super 8 event and chance to press claims overseas". Stuff. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Boxrec Full event". Boxrec. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Super 8 Fight Night". VSLIVE. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "New Zealand Amatuer [sic] Champions History". Boxingnz. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ↑ "New Zealand Amatuer [sic] Champions History". Boxingnz. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Jameson Title History". Boxingnz. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Reece Papuni's Boxrec Record". Boxrec. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
| Vacant | WBF Oceania Light Heavyweight Title July 20, 2013 – July 20, 2014 |
Vacant |
| Preceded by Sam Rapira |
NZNBF Light Heavyweight Title October 16, 2014 – Present |
Incumbent |
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