Adrian Taihia

Adrian Taihia
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Real name Adrian Taihia
Nickname(s) The Terrah
Rated at Light Heavyweight
Nationality New Zealander
Born (1983-09-03) 3 September 1983
Auckland, New Zealand
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 19
Wins 15
Wins by KO 7
Losses 2
Draws 2

Adrian Taihia (born 3 September 1983 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a Retired New Zealand professional light heavyweight and super middleweight boxer. Taihia is in Craig Thomson's Boxing Stable.

Australian Contender

Taihia took part in The Contender Australia, a reality television show based on the sport of boxing. The show practically was a fourteen-man tournament with boxers hailing from Australia and New Zealand. Unfortunately Taihia didn't make it through to the next round.[1]

Taihia vs Jackson

Taihia has fought Gunnar Jackson twice in their professional boxing career. Both boxers are under the same boxing stable, which is owned by Craig Thomson. Both bouts were for the NZPBA Super Middleweight title. The first bout ended in a Majority Decision Draw with two judges in favour of a draw and the last judge in favour of Jackson. The second bout Taihia won the title by Unanimous Decision.[2] The vacant World Boxing Federation Oceania title was also on the line.

Berridge rivalry

Taihia has had a long rivalry with Robert Berridge. Both fights started their boxing career around the same time as each other and both have climbed the ranks. It has been dubbed by the New Zealand public a dream fight in the light heavyweight division. Taihia has agreed to fight Berridge multiple times, however Berridge has always pulled out, either due to injury or promoter negotiation issues.[3] The rivalry got even more person when Taihia entered the ring during a Berridge post fight interview.[4] The two fought on 28 October 2016 with Taihia losing by Unanimous Decision. After the fight, Taihia announced on his facebook that he retired from boxing. Taihia stated he felt robbed and lost the passion for the sport.[5]

Controversy

In July 2014, Taihia was arrested on drug charges. Originally Taihia was charged with counts of manufacturing methamphetamine and single charges of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, supply of methamphetamine and participation in an organised criminal group.[6] Those charges came after a 12-month covert police operation which ended in November 2012. The charges carried a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. He pleaded guilty mid-trial to one amalgamated charge of being a party to manufacture with the other charges dropped. In November 2014 he was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, however he was released on parole in December 2015 with permission to fight in the ring.[7] Many of his family and friends has stated that this was out of character. His lawyer Peter Winter said Taihia's offending was not out of greed, but due to an obligation-based situation where he wanted to pay for his mother-in-law's funeral, but was not able to due to a shortage of cash.[8]

Professional boxing titles

Professional boxing record

15 Wins (7 knockouts, 8 decisions), 3 Losses (1 knockouts, 2 decisions), 2 Draws[10]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Lose 15–3–2 New Zealand Robert Berridge UD 10 2016-10-28 New Zealand ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand NZPBA Light Heavyweight Title
Lose 15–2–2 New Zealand Sefo Falekaono SD 5 2016-08-13 New Zealand ellerslie Racecourse, Auckland, New Zealand
Win 15–1–2 New Zealand Craig Turner SD 4 2016-04-02 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Win 14–1–2 SamoaNew Zealand Moses Ioelu UD 4 2014-10-18 New Zealand AMI Netball North Harbour Stadium, Northcote, New Zealand
Win 13–1–2 Fiji Sakeasi Dakua KO 5, (12) 0:42 2014-08-23 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand World Boxing Union Inter-Continental light heavyweight title
Win 12–1–2 Samoa Togasilimai Letoa UD 12 2014-05-22 New Zealand Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Interim WBA PABA light heavyweight title
Win 11–1–2 United KingdomNew Zealand Richard Hackney KO 1, (10) 2:39 2014-03-22 New Zealand AMI Netball North Harbour Stadium, Northcote, New Zealand New Zealand Professional Boxing Association super middleweight title
Win 10–1–2 SamoaNew Zealand Peter Tovi'o RTD 1, (6) 3:00 2013-11-30 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Win 9–1–2 New Zealand Gunnar Jackson UD 10 2013-05-05 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand Professional Boxing Association super middleweight title
Vacant World Boxing Federation Oceania super middleweight title
Draw 8–1–2 New Zealand Gunnar Jackson MD 10 2012-10-27 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand Professional Boxing Association super middleweight title
Win 8–1–1 Cook IslandsNew Zealand Vano Kake UD 4 2011-04-28 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Win 7–1–1 TongaNew Zealand Scott Taliauli TKO 2, (6) 0:55 2010-11-26 New Zealand ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand
Win 6–1–1 SamoaNew Zealand Monty Filimaea UD 6 2010-07-23 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Lose 5–1–1 KenyaAustralia Kariz Kariuki KO 2, (5) 0:41 2009-08-26 Australia Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush, New South Wales, Australia Australian Contender Super Middleweight Series - Bout 5
Win 5–0–1 New Zealand Fale Siaoloa UD 4 2009-04-23 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Win 4–0–1 New Zealand Steven Anderson SD 6 2008-09-25 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Draw 3–0–1 New Zealand Steven Anderson SD 4 2008-08-28 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Win 3–0 New Zealand Blair Seager KO 1,(4) 0:12 2008-07-31 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Win 2–0 New Zealand Jade Hughes KO 1,(4) 0:18 2008-03-27 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Win 1–0 New Zealand Damian Johnstone TKO 1, (4) 1:44 2008-02-29 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Professional debut.

References

  1. ↑ NICK WALSHAW (2009-07-29). "Gunnar Jackson vs. Adrian Taihia on April 5th in Auckland, New Zealand". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. ↑ "Gunnar Jackson vs. Adrian Taihia on April 5th in Auckland, New Zealand". Boxing News 24. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  3. ↑ Jared Smith (2013-10-12). "Berridge faces Taihia taunts after bombing out opponent". Wanganui Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  4. ↑ Liam Napier (2013-07-28). "Taihia furious over the Berridge bout 'bailout'". Stuff. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  5. ↑ Benjamin Watt (2016-11-05). "Adrian Taihia retires following Robert Berridge loss". WBN. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  6. ↑ Liam Napier (2014-07-16). "Top boxer Taihia on methamphetamine charges". Stuff. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  7. ↑ Liam Napier (2014-10-30). "Kiwi boxer Adrian Taihia receives jail sentence". Stuff. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  8. ↑ Brendan Manning (2014-10-30). "Kiwi boxing champ Adrian Taihia jailed for manufacturing methamphetamine". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  9. ↑ Liam Napier (2014-05-23). "Three-from-three for the Tuigamala family". Stuff. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  10. ↑ "Adrian Taihia". BoxRec. 1982-09-03. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

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