Undefeated David Nyika and Duco Events are on a mission to bring a cruiserweight championship to New Zealand for the very first time. In a groundbreaking collaboration, interim WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has aligned forces with Duco, Thornberry Promotions and DAZN to broadcast Nyika’s pursuit of a 200-pound title. Nyika will headline a show on Sewptember 14th against a yet to be named international opponent at Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre.

 

The Kiwi star boasts a bronze medal from the Tokyo Olympics, two Commonwealth Games gold medals and a 12-0 record in his professional career (including the World Series of Boxing). Nyika is set to embark on a three-year campaign to become the first ever Kiwi to clinch a major cruiserweight title.

 

Locally, the fights will be shown as a pay-per-view, but around the world, the broadcaster will be DAZN in its first foray into the New Zealand Boxing scene.