Stopping American Tommy Karpency in the third round of their headline fight in Auckland took Nyika to 10 professional wins - nine by stoppage.

Now, Nyika is keen to hit the surgeon for some remedial work on his ears.

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17 Sep: Illness has disrupted the Breakers' preparations for Friday's season-opening NBL basketball game against the Brisbane Bullets in Auckland

14 Sep: The New Zealand Breakers have completed their pre-season basketball campaign with a 90-81 loss to the Kumamoto Volters in Japan

13 Sep: The Breakers' pre-season basketball tour of Japan has kicked off with a 93-90 win over Nagasaki Velca

01 Sep: A successful two wins from two pre-season for the basketball's Breakers after beating the Cairns Taipans 94-75 in Canberra as part of the NBL Blitz

30 Aug: A strong start for the New Zealand Breakers in their Australian NBL basketball pre-season, beating the South East Melbourne Phoenix 109-to-101 in Canberra

29 Aug: Belief a core of current and former Tall Blacks will help the Breakers solidify their team structure ahead of their pre-season NBL Blitz tournament getting under way tonight

25 Aug: A pharmacist failed to consult a man's GP three times before he suffered a fatal brain bleed

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