Champions Represent at National Boxing Championships

THE BOXING NEW ZEALAND 2026 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

A busy, and productive year for Champions Initiative community partners at the 2026 national championships held in Wanganui between Wednesday 30 September and Saturday 3 October. There was plenty of action as titles were contested across four days and 124 bouts.

Te Awamutu Boxing Academy (representing Te Toki au Maui association):

Tyrua Fazakerley – Junior Male 70kg

Kluivert Bonsu – Youth Male 55kg

Hastings Giants (Hawke’s Bay):

Maisy Peters – Junior Female 57kg - Gold

Casey McCalman – Youth Male 75kg

Renee Doole – Elite Female 65kg - Silver

Harvey Madden – elite Male 75kg - Silver

Naenae and Cannons Creek Boxing Academies (Wellington Hutt Valley)

Naenae:

Zakir Yusof – Youth Male 60kg - Siver

*Zakir was also awarded the Tommy Harris Cup for the best runner-up in the Youth Male category

Cannons Creek:

Ali Kadhim – Youth Male 75kg

Zakir, Renee, and Harvey are all representatives of the Champions Performance Academy Team, while Maisy Peters of Hastings Giants has been a regular attendee at the CI camps at NZCIS and has the highest attendance of any CI partner athletes who took part in the championships.

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