News | Boxing
3 Mar 2026 10:13
| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity
SEARCH 

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
    •    News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

    •
      Home > News > Sports > Boxing

    Boxer David Nyika is refusing to do away with his amateur career completely, as he embarks on boxing as a professional journey

    Boxer David Nyika is refusing to do away with his amateur career completely, as he embarks on boxing as a professional journey


    The Olympic bronze medallist will travel to England to train with Joseph Parker under Andy Lee.

    Nyika will fight on the undercard of Parker's rematch with Derek Chisora.

    But the 26-year-old says he's still eyeing up next year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Boxing News
     28 Feb: Kiwi Carlos Ulberg will fight for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 327 in Miami on April 12
     26 Feb: Warriors fullback Taine Tuaupiki has re-signed with the club through until the end of the 2028 NRL season
     24 Feb: Floyd Mayweather will face Manny Pacquiao in a rematch - 11 years on from their first bout
     13 Feb: Auckland-based Samoan chief Moeaia Tuai has been handed a lengthy prison sentence for holding two immigrants in slavery
     17 Jan: Nelson Asofa-Solomona is calling out all-comers from the NRL following a statement win in his professional boxing debut
     17 Jan: Nelson Asofa-Solomona has made an explosive professional boxing debut against ex-rugby league journeyman Jeremy Latimore
     16 Jan: Former Kiwis and Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona is donning the gloves for the first of his nine contracted boxing matches tonight, against fellow former league player Jeremy Latimore
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    The Crusaders are set to be without prop Tamaiti Williams for the upcoming rounds of Super Rugby Pacific More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Holes are being poked in an economic report claiming 383-million dollars would be generated for the economy from sand mining at Northland's Bream Bay More...


     Today's News

    		 Education:
    Does international law still matter? The strike on the girls’ school in Iran shows why we need it 10:07

     International:
    Three scenarios for what's next with Iran's leadership 10:07

     Rugby:
    The Crusaders are set to be without prop Tamaiti Williams for the upcoming rounds of Super Rugby Pacific 10:07

     Entertainment:
    Industry is to end after its fifth season 10:05

     Soccer:
    One of the last elements of the All Whites' World Cup plan is in place 9:27

     Environment:
    Switzerland can save its alpine villages. But should it? 8:47

     International:
    The Epstein files: Why the sex offender's brother and lawyer do not believe he took his own life 8:37

     International:
    Iran shows ballistic missiles and drones can wreak havoc across Middle East 8:17

     Accident and Emergency:
    One person's died in a single-vehicle crash in Paekakariki, on the Kapiti Coast 8:17

     Rugby League:
    Roger Tuivasa-Sheck claims the loss of club captain Mitch Barnett at the end of this NRL league season has become a bonding factor for this year's Warriors squad 8:07

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd