Magan Maka
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 December 1993[1] Auckland, New Zealand[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  New Zealand /  Tonga |
| Sport | Boxing |
Magan Maka (born 29 December 1993) is a Tongan New Zealander boxer who has represented both New Zealand and Tonga at the Commonwealth Games.
Maka was born in Auckland, New Zealand,[1] and educated at Rodney College in Wellsford.[2] She began boxing at the age of 11, training against boys as there were no girls to train with.[3] At the age of 16 she competed in the 2010 Oceania Boxing Championships and the 2010 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Barbados.[3] She then contested the 2011 world championships in Turkey.[2]
In May 2014 she was selected for the New Zealand team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[4]
In 2018 she was selected as flagbearer for the Tongan team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[5][6] She lost to Wales' Rosie Eccles in the quarterfinals.[7]
