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Benjamin Watt

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North Shore
As seen in: Manawatū Standard, Substack, Bay of Plenty Times, Cooking the Books with Frances Cook, New Zealand Herald, The Northern Advocate, Up To Speed with Te reo Māori, Radio New Zealand (RNZ), Scoop, Peoria Journal Star and
Covers:  Boxing, Music
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First openly gay boxing judge in the world 4 x cancer beater Boxrec & Wikipedia editor Ko Ngāpuhi te iwi Ko Te Popoto te hapu Ko Mokonuiārangi te marae

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I started writing when I entered the boxing industry in 2014. I was first a boxing records keeper, then a boxing judge and eventually a volunteer boxing writer. I have written articles for websites including Stuff NZ, NZ Herald, Gay Express, New Zealand Fighter, Fight News New Zealand, Women Fight News Magazine, Women's Boxing Archive Network, World Boxing News and many more. Most of this I have been doing for free as a hobby.

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Boxing: First female Pro Box lightweight title goes to Taranaki fighter

Boxing: First female Pro Box lightweight title goes to Taranaki fighter

Tricia MacKenzie, of Opunake, has won the New Zealand national (Pro Box NZ version) lightweight title against…

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Māori fighter stars in Netflix boxing event

Māori fighter stars in Netflix boxing event

Champion Tauranga -born boxer Cherneka Johnson is set to make history on a world stage, live on Netflix. The …

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Waikato fighters clock up big title wins in Auckland

Waikato fighters clock up big title wins in Auckland

Waikato boxers have walked away from the BX-9 event in Auckland with a clean sweep of wins. Among Sunday's wi…

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Putāruru to host historic lightweight title fight

Putāruru to host historic lightweight title fight

Waikato boxer Jadene Treadaway will take on Tricia MacKenzie for the New Zealand Lightweight title (Pro Box N…

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Kiwi martial artists strike gold in Bangkok

Kiwi martial artists strike gold in Bangkok

Fighters from Gisborne won gold and silver medals in their age and weight classes as part of a New Zealand te…

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News in brief: Mea Motu makes surprise appearance with fight in Thailand

News in brief: Mea Motu makes surprise appearance with fight in Thailand

Northland-born Mea Motu made a surprise appearance as she fought in Thailand over the weekend, winning by sec…

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Articles

Saskia Elliott to fight Leah Reuben for WBA Oceania title in Auckland

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By Benjamin Watt
| Cooking the Books with Frances Cook
“It’s going to be a great fight and I’m looking forward to it.” Elliott, who works as a waitress and is just about to start a four-year course to become a physiotherapist, is early in her professional boxing career. She has an undefeated pro-record of three wins since her debut last year. However, she is an experienced amateur boxer, winning the 2021 New Zealand National Boxing Championship in the junior division.
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Waikato boxers claim 13 golds at North Island Golden Gloves in Tauranga

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By Benjamin Watt
| Cooking the Books with Frances Cook
Home / Waikato News / Sport Benjamin Watt Waikato Herald· 8 Jun, 2026 09:57 PM3 mins to read Boxers from the Waikato region achieved great success at the North Island Golden Gloves in Tauranga, returning with 13 gold medals. The final number of participants for the tournament, held from May 31-June 1, was 268 boxers, with 179 bouts scheduled across three days. Not including unopposed victories, 69 gold medals were up for grabs.
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Francis Waitai v Cowin Ray title fight moved to July 31 for bigger BX-9 event

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By Benjamin Watt
| Cooking the Books with Frances Cook
Home / Waikato News / Sport Benjamin Watt Waikato Herald· 29 May, 2026 08:00 PM3 mins to read The Francis Waitai v Cowin Ray fight for the WBA Oceania Super Middleweight title, as part of the next BX-9 event, has been brought forward. The event was initially scheduled to take place on August 2, but it will now take place on July 31 to create a “bigger atmosphere”, the organiser said. “The decision to move the event forward two days ...
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What was your first job as a journalist?

New Zealand Fighter Website as a volunteer

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes when I was 5

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

I email to all the newsrooms emails

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