Tauranga ’s WBA world bantamweight champion Cherneka “Sugar Neekz” Johnson ( Ngāti Ranginui) is set to defend her world boxing title in a rematch against Nina Hughes in Sydney on March 22.

What did Motorpoint Arena Nottingham and Las Vegas have in common in January? Well, both played host to Matchroom Boxing’s ...

Mea Motu has revealed illness left her team questioning whether or not she should compete in the world title unification boxing fight against Ellie Scotney in the UK last weekend. Motu, who lost a ...

Ellie Scotney wants a move to featherweight after making it a perfect ten with a unanimous points victory against Mea ...

Former world champion boxer Mea Motu has been hospitalised with pneumonia and deep vein thrombosis after returning to New Zealand from England earlier this ...

The former IBO world champion was hospitalised with pneumonia and deep vein thrombosis upon her return to New Zealand earlier this week. Motu - who has a history of asthma - says her body started to ...

Coach Rob Penney's outlined Crotty's new brief. The Crusaders take on the Blues at Kirwee in rural Canterbury from 3.30pm this afternoon, in their first pre-season hit-out. Argentina football great ...

Ellie Scotney defended her IBF and WBA women's junior featherweight world titles with a unanimous decision over Mea Motu on Saturday in Nottingham, England. Scotney (10-0, 0 KOs), of London ...

Ellie Scotney believes her impressive performance in victory on Saturday over Mea Motu owes to the spiritual “growth” she underwent while inactive for so much of 2024. The IBF and WBO super ...

Mea Motu’s valiant effort in Nottingham on Saturday wasn’t enough to crown her as New Zealand’s first unified world boxing ...

(JAN 26) In a thrilling display of skill and determination, Ellie Scotney secured a unanimous decision victory over New Zealand's Mea Motu on January 25, 2025, at the Nottingham Arena. This fight ...