New Zealand finally gets their own Boxing awards
The Youtube channel “Gladrap Channel” will be hosting the first ever boxing awards called “Gladrap Awards”.
The mastermind behind Gladrap youtube channel and the awards, Joshua Fernandes, came up with the idea earlier in the year. He has been talking about making the awards for a while now and wanted to make his dream a reality. New Zealand has never had an award ceremony for boxing before and he has great ambitions for the show. His aim is to make it like a local Emmy or Oscar award for boxing in New Zealand.
Josh signed Benjamin Watt to have his own talk show on youtube called “What's what with Benji Watt”. He also appointed Benji as a producer on the awards show as he is recognised as one of the hardest boxing workers in New Zealand.
The award nominations were selected between Josh and Benji, but the decider who gets the awards will be a peoples vote. The votes opened up on the 9th of November on their new website. Votes will be closed on the 10th of december and the winners will be announced on the 22nd of December through the Gladrap Youtube channel.
WBO World women’s Light Heavyweight Champion Geovana Peres and Pro Box NZ Middleweight champion Andrei Mikhailovich, are tied equal with the most nominations with both nominated for 7 different categories. Peach Boxing gym has received the most nominations for their gym, not surprisingly with Andrei Mikhailovich and David Light in their camp.
The channel will also be having their own New Zealand Boxing Hall of Fame. The Hall of fame will be part of the awards ceremony. The Hall of fame will not only acknowledge legendary New Zealand boxers and their careers, but also acknowledge the people work hard outside the ring to support boxers including Judges, referees, promoters, announcers and more.
Make sure you check out the website to cast your vote before it closes at: https://gladrapawards.weebly.com/
Hall
of Fame inductees
Daniella Smith, David Tua, Douglas
Carrick Belton, Kali Meehan, Maselino Masoe, Shane
Cameron
Overall boxer of the year nominations:
Andrei
Mikhailovich, Bowyn Morgan, David Light, Geovana Peres, Mose
Auimatagi Jnr
Male boxer of the year
nominations:
Andrei Mikhailovich, Bowyn Morgan, David
Light, Hemi Ahio, Joseph Parker, Joshua Francis, Junior Fa,
Mose Auimatagi Jnr, Nort Beauchamp, Patrick Mailata
Female
boxer of the year nominations:
Alrie Meleisea, Ashley
Campbell, Baby Nansen, Gentiane Lupi, Geovana Peres, Karen
Te Ruki-Pasene, Lani Daniels, Sarah Long, Tania Reid, Tessa
Tualevao
Male Newcomer of the year nominations:
Alex
Va, Aryk Whalley, Izic Placid, Jabe Tyler, Levi Hallett,
Marcus Heywood, Raymond Polidario, Richie Hadlow, Said
Salam, Viliami Liavaa, Xing Loh
Female Newcomer of the
year nominations:
Dianne Beazley, Laura Woods, Talia
Smith
Returning Boxer of the year nominations:
Alrie
Meleisea, Bryan Donnelly, Carol Earl, Gentiane Lupi, Jordan
Tai, Nikolas Charalampous, Reece Papuni
Amateur Boxer of
the Year nominations:
David Nyika, Jerome Pampellone,
Livai Filimaea, Troy Garton, Tasmyn Benny
Trainer of the
year nominations:
Grant Arkle, John Conway, Isaac Peach,
Phil Shatford, Shane Cameron, Terry Batchelor, Vasco
Kovačević
Promoter of the year nominations:
Bruce
Glozier, Craig Thomson, Isaac Peach, Phil Shatford, Shane
Cameron
New Zealand Fight of the year
nominations:
Andrei Mikhailovich vs Gunnar Jackson for
Pro Box NZ title, Kiki Toa Leutele vs Julius Long, Geovana
Peres vs Lani Daniels II for WBO World title, Lani Daniels
vs Tessa Tualevao II for PBCNZ title, Lani Daniels vs Tessa
Tualevao III for PBCNZ title.
International fight of the
year nominations:
Bowyn Morgan vs Jack Asis for WBU World
title, David Light vs Mark Flanagan for WBO Oriental title,
Geovana Peres vs Claire Hafner for WBO World title, Junior
Fa vs Dominick Guinn, Hemi Ahio vs Ali Kiydin
Knockout of
the year nominations:
Andrei Mikhailovich Knocks out
Nicholas Taylor, Cairo George Knocks out Tainui Enua, Hemi
Ahio Knocksout Ali Kiydin, Junior Fa knocks out Newfel
Ouatah, Bowyn Morgan Knocks out Jack Asis, Geovana Peres
wins by Referee Stoppage, Joshua Francis Knocks out Alister
Boyd, Mose Auimatagi Jnr Knocks out Ratu Dawai
Champion of
the year nominations:
Andrei Mikhailovich Pro Box NZ
Middleweight title, Bowyn Morgan WBU World Welterweight
title, Cairo George Pro Box Pacific Super Lightweight title,
David Light WBO Oriental Cruiserweight title, Geovana Peres
WBO World Light Heavyweight title, Izic Placid Pro Box South
Island Cruiserweight title, Mose Auimatagi Jnr OPBF Silver &
WBA East West Oceania Super Middleweight titles
Referee of
the year nominations:
Andrew Bell, David Craig, Ina
Schuster, John Conway
Judge of the year
nominations:
Benjamin Watt, Darcy Williams, Ian Scott,
Ioana Schwalger, Soraya Sabetian
MC of the year
nominations:
Dale Husband, Dan Hennessy, Isaac Savage,
Mike Angove
Commentator of the year
nominations:
Benjamin Watt, Isaac Savage, Daniella Smith,
Kendall Cooper, Ina Schuster, Mike Angove
Non-boxer of the
year nominations:
Benjamin Watt (Boxrec Editor, Writer,
Wikipedia editor, talk show host on gladrap, Boxing judge,
Commentator, Researcher with most of these done as a
volunteer or paying for by himself), Calden Jamieson
(Photographer), Producer Josh, Michael Clifton
(Journalist)
Event of the year nominations:
Rival Sport
Promotion 4th of October 2019 Skycity convention centre
Geovana Peres defended her WBO World light heavyweight
title, Diamonds in the ring 24th of May 2019 Barfoot &
Thompson Stadium, Peach Boxing 18th May 2019 ABA Stadium
David Light vs Mark Flanagan Mose Auimatagi Jnr vs Ratu
Dawai Andrei Mikhailovich vs Chase Haley, IT Heavy Hitter
Mike Dawes & Mike King 11th of May 2019 Barfoot & Thompson
Stadium, Rapira Boxing Promotions 25th May 2019 TSB Stadium
Tania Reid vs Baby Nansen Crowd in attendance:3452, Nigel
Elliot 4th May 2019 Lake Karapiro Cairo George vs James
Torres for Pro Box Pacific title Dianne Beazley vs Ashley
Campbell Alex Va vs Graeme Dodd, Shane Cameron 30th August
2019 Eventfinda Stadium Julius Long vs Kiki Toa Leutele
Joshua Francis vs Alistair Boyd Raymond Polidario vs Logan
Price Alex Va vs Viliami Liavaa Marcus Heywood vs Brent
Sugrue
Best looking Male Boxer of the year
Andrei
Mikhailovich, Bowyn Morgan, David Light, Joshua Francis,
Nort Beauchamp, Shay Brock
Best looking female boxer of
the year
Alrie Meleisea, Baby Nansen, Geovana Peres, Lani
Daniels, Laura Woods
Worst Cut of the year
Cairo
George, Trish Vaka, David Light, Claire Hafner
Most
Entertaining boxer of the Year
Andrei Mikhailovich, Cairo
George, Julius Long, Obedi Maguchi, Skope
Siaosi