John Conway (boxer)
| John Conway | |
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| Born | John Conway March 8, 1968 |
| Other names | The Rebel |
| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Weight | 78.8 kg (174 lb; 12 st 6 lb) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Style | Boxing Kickboxing |
| Years active | 1999 - 2003, 2011 |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
John Conway (born 8 March 1968, New Zealand) is a retired professional boxer and kickboxer. Conway biggest boxing bout of his career was challenging for the WBO Asia Pacific light heavyweight title against Soulan Pownceby in June 2011.[1][2] Conway has peaked at 11th on the WBO Asia Pacific Rankings.[3] Conway started his boxing career in the amateur in 1986. If you combine his amateur, professional boxing and kickboxing fight, Conway has had 168 fights.
Currently John Conway is the vise president of the New Zealand Professional Boxing Association and has refereed in over 100 boxing bouts. Conway has refereed and judged in many notable boxers including Chauncy Welliver, Michelle Preston, Daniella Smith, Gunnar Jackson, Robert Berridge, Shane Cameron, Jeff Horn, Izuagbe Ugonoh, Kali Meehan, Brian Minto, and Joseph Parker.[4]
Outside being an official, Conway owns his own gym called Rebel Lee Gar and trains allot of successfully boxers and kickboxers including Adrian Taihia, Baby Nansen and David Letele.[5]
Professional boxing record
| 14 fights | 11 wins | 2 losses |
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| By knockout | 2 | 2 |
| By decision | 9 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 14 | Lose | 11–2-1 |  Soulan Pownceby
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TKO | 11 (12) 1:22 | 17 Jun 2011 | ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
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WBO Asia Pacific light heavyweight title |
| 13 | Win | 11–1-1 | Dickey Peirera
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UD | 4 | 14 Apr 2011 | ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
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| 12 | Win | 10–1-1 | Fale Siaoloa
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UD | 4 | 19 Mar 2011 | Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand
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| 11 | Win | 9–1-1 |  Niusila Seiuli
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UD | 4 | 4 Mar 2011 | ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand
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| 10 | Lose | 8–1-1 | Tapanuu Tagilimai
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TKO | 1 (4) | 30 Oct 2003 | ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
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| 9 | Win | 8–0-1 | Simon Taliavao Talia
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TKO | 3 (4) | 14 Dec 2002 | YMCA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
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| 8 | Win | 7–0-1 | Simon Taliavao Talia
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KO | 2 (6) | 12 Apr 2002 | Hamilton Leisure Centre, Waikato, New Zealand
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| 7 | Win | 6–0-1 | Jimmy Fale
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PTS | 6 | 16 Feb 2002 | ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand
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| 6 | Win | 5–0-1 | Brett Fannin
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PTS | 6 | 13 Dec 2001 | St.James Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand
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| 5 | Win | 4–0-1 | Jason Costa
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PTS | 6 | 24 Aug 2001 | Meteor Night Club, Hamilton, New Zealand
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| 4 | Win | 3–0-1 | Jake Rasmussen
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PTS | 6 | 28 Jun 2001 | ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand
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| 3 | Draw | 2–0-1 | Jamie Waru
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PTS | 6 | 29 Jul 2000 | Northland Memorial Hall, Dargaville, New Zealand
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Graham McLaughlan
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PTS | 4 | 13 May 2000 | Alexandra Park Raceway, Auckland, New Zealand
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Peter Mokomoko
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PTS | 6 | 25 Nov 1999 | ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand
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Professional debut |
References
- ^ "Friday Night Boxing Results". Maltaboxing. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "Weekly Boxing report". Commonwealth Boxing. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "WBO ASIA PACIFIC RANKING JULY 2011". WBO. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "John Conway Referee Profile". Boxrec. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "Buttabean out to put Lam on chopping board". Maori TV. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "John Conway". Boxrec. Retrieved 16 October 2010.