The Most Famous
BOXERS from New Zealand
This page contains a list of the greatest New Zealander Boxers. The pantheon dataset contains 496 Boxers, 1 of which were born in New Zealand. This makes New Zealand the birth place of the 64th most number of Boxers behind Czechia, and Mauritius.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary New Zealander Boxers of all time. This list of famous New Zealander Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Joseph Parker (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 32.65, Joseph Parker is the most famous New Zealander Boxer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Joseph Dennis Parker, OM (born 9 January 1992) is a New Zealand professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim heavyweight title since March 2024. Previously, he held the WBO heavyweight title from 2016 to 2018. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the WBO Oriental, Africa, and Oceania titles; as well as the PABA, OPBF, and New Zealand titles. As an amateur, he represented New Zealand at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the super-heavyweight division, and narrowly missed qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Parker turned professional in July 2012 with Duco Events in Auckland, under the tutelage of Sir Bob Jones. After defeating Andy Ruiz for the vacant WBO title, Parker became the first heavyweight boxer from either New Zealand or the Pacific Islands to win a major world championship. As of January 2024, he is ranked as the world's fourth best active heavyweight by The Ring magazine, third by BoxRec and fourth best by TBRB. During his reign as WBO champion, he reached a peak active heavyweight ranking of third by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
2. David Nyika (b. 1995)
With an HPI of 0.00, David Nyika is the 2nd most famous New Zealander Boxer. His biography has been translated into different languages.
David Kieran Nyika (born 7 August 1995) is a New Zealand professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at both the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games as well as competing at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships. Nyika and Sarah Hirini were the New Zealand flag bearers at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Nyika gained significant media attention after an incident during the Round of 16 at the 2020 Summer Olympics in which Moroccan boxer Youness Baalla attempted to bite Nyika's ear.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as New Zealander boxers born between 1992 and 1995. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living New Zealander boxers include Joseph Parker, and David Nyika. As of April 2024, 1 new New Zealander boxers have been added to Pantheon including David Nyika.
