Reece Papuni | |
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Born |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
2 October 1987
Residence | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) |
Division | Light Heavyweight |
Reach | 185 cm (72.8 in) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Years active | 2012–present |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 15 |
Wins | 13 |
By knockout | 7 |
Losses | 2 |
By knockout | 2 |
Draws | 0 |
Other information | |
Occupation | Professional boxer |
Boxing record from BoxRec | |
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Reece Papuni (born 2 October 1987 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a professional light heavyweight boxer.
Before turning pro Papuni was a well credentialed amateur boxing, winning a few amateur titles and reaching the quarter finals of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Papuni biggest win in his career was against Sam Rapira for Rapira's New Zealand National Boxing Federation light heavyweight title. The two have fought each other five times before in the amateurs, however Rapira only won once out of the five meetings. Papuni won by TKO in the fourth round. A rematch has been talk about but nothing has same from it.
In early November 2015, Papuni Took part in the Four man Tournament. Papuni joined Robert Berridge, Sefo Falekaono and Brad Riddell in the tournament. Papuni Won the Tournament, winning against Brad Riddell and Robert Berridge.