Mea Motu

Mea Motu
Mea Motu with first New Zealand title
Born
Marea Kirimiria Motu

NationalityNew Zealand
Other namesThe Nightmea
Statistics
Weight(s)Super Lightweight
Lightweight
Super Featherweight
Featherweight
Super Bantamweight
Boxing record[1]
Total fights20
Wins20
Wins by KO8
Losses0
Draws0
Websitehttps://peachboxing.co.nz/

Marea Kirimiria Motu (30 December 1989 Pukepoto, New Zealand) is a New Zealand Maori Professional Boxer.

Motu is the current IBO World Super Bantamweight Champion.[2] She is a four division New Zealand champion, holding more New Zealand titles than any other female boxer.[3] She broke the 14 year record set by Daniella Smith for holding the most titles in February 2022.[4]

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Mea Motu". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Boxer Mea Motu claims world title". Radio New Zealand. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. ^ Wilson, Sam (15 May 2022). "'My dream': Mea Motu's burning ambition to grace the big stage". Stuff NZ. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  4. ^ Watt, Benjamin (13 February 2022). "Kaitaia's Mea Motu wins third boxing title and new NZ record". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 8 July 2022.