Events In History
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26 July 1928Kiwi boxer fights for world heavyweight titleIn the midst of boxing's golden age, Gisborne-born Tom Heeney took on Gene Tunney in front of 46,000 spectators at Yankee Stadium, New York. Although he was defeated, his title bid had aroused tremendous interest in both New Zealand and the USA. Read more...
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25 November 1903Fitzsimmons wins third world boxing titleBy winning the world light-heavyweight championship, Timaru boxer Bob Fitzsimmons became the first man ever to be world champion in three different weight divisions. Read more...
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4 July 1902NZ Boxing Association formed in ChristchurchThe New Zealand Boxing Association was formed to promote and foster amateur boxing in this country. After drawing up its rules and obtaining parliamentary sanction, the association staged its first New Zealand championships in Christchurch later in 1902. Read more...
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14 January 1891Bob Fitzsimmons wins world middleweight boxing titleFitzsimmons knocked out Jack Dempsey in New Orleans to become the second New Zealander to hold a world boxing title. Read more...
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13 January 1890'Torpedo Billy' Murphy wins the world featherweight boxing titleBy defeating Ike Weir at San Francisco, Murphy became the first New Zealander to win a world professional boxing title. Read more...
Articles
The 1920s
The 1920s was the decade that modern New Zealand came of age. Despite political and economic uncertainty, the country shrugged off the gloom of war to embrace the Jazz Age - an era of speed, power and glamour. Explore an overview of the decade and a year-by-year breakdown of key events.
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Biographies
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Morgan, Edward
Ted Morgan was a boxer and a plumber, and was the first New Zealander to win an Olympic gold medal.
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Main image: Ted Morgan boxes for gold, 1928
Boxer Ted Morgan won New Zealand's first official gold medal at the 1928 Olympics