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World Champions get to defend in their hometown
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by Benjamin Watt
August 27, 2023
     
  (AUG 27) Mea Motu and Lani Daniels have successfully defended both of their world titles on the same night in amazing fashion. Now, both will get to defend their titles again, but this time in their hometown, making history in so many way.

Mea Motu has successfully defended the IBO World Super Bantamweight title against a tough Ellen Simwaka from Malawi. But Motu stole the headlines on the night when her shoulder dislocated in the first round, and Motu popped it back in to win the fight by Unanimous Decision.

Lani Daniels has also defended her IBF World Heavyweight title against South African boxer Razel Mohammed, receiving her first professional stoppage in her career. Even better yet, the stoppage came during her world title defence. Mohammed showed she was simply not ready for a world title fight as Daniels completely outclassed her.

The event was a history-making event with two Maori World Champions successfully defending their respected world titles in the same event. Now, both boxers will get to defend their title in their hometown of Northland, New Zealand, which again will be history-making.

Both Lani Daniels and Mea Motu have never fought in their hometown during their professional career, and there has never been a televised boxing fight to be hosted in Northland before. Just to put the icing on the cake, the event will all be New Zealand's first Boxing Stadium show since 1962 at Athletic Park in Wellington.

As stated today by promoter Dean Lonergan, the event will most likely be on the 2nd of December at Whangarei, the unofficial capital of Northland. The event will be held at the Semenoff Stadium, also known as Okara Park, which is an outdoor stadium that generally can hold between 18,500 to 30,000 depending on the requirements needed for the event from the venue. However, in the 1970s, the attendance record was close to 40,000 for a Rugby Union game.

The stadium has hosted multiple different events over the years, mostly rugby union games. Two events that got the stadium close to selling out were Six60 Concerts and the Women's Rugby World Cup.

Who could possibly be the opponents for Lani Daniels and Mea Motu?

Both boxers have many options; however, Daniels will be getting close to being given a mandatory challenger.

But the next defence could be Retired Geovana Peres, winner of Vanessa Lepage Joanisse vs Timea Nagy, which happens on September 8th, Raquel Miller, Shadasia Green, Bolatito Oluwole, Angie Paola Rocha, if Australian Che Kenneally wins her next fight in October, Aidyl Cardenas and Oxandia Castillo. In my professional opinion, Oxandia Castillo should be named the mandatory challenger for the title. But as for possible world title defences, I prefer Geovana Peres, Che Kenneally or Bolatito Oluwole.

As for Mea Motu, the one name we all want Mea to fight is Cherneka Johnson. Cherneka Johnson was the former IBF World Super Bantamweight Champion before losing it to Ellie Scotney in June. Motu vs Johnson would be a history-making bout to have the first ever Maori vs Maori for a world title fight. A backup option would be the legend Gentiane Lupi from Wellington. Lupi has not boxed since 2021 but was a former WIBA World Super Bantamweight Champion. Lupi is still active in the Kickboxing scene. The final name on this list I would love to see fight Mea Motu is Legendary Australian boxer Susie Ramadan, who has defeated two New Zealand boxers, including Legendary Michelle Preston and Christina Tai. Ramadan's last in-ring performance was a defeat against Cherneka Johnson.

Other results on the night included Jerome Pampellone defeating Luvuyo Sizani by first-round TKO for the IBF Intercontinental Light Heavyweight title, Zain Adams defeating Enrique Magsalin by UD after being knockdown in the first round, and Amato Mataika defeating Joseph Saumoa Tufuga by unanimous decision.

 

 
     
     
   
 
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