Mose Auimatagi Jnr
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28 April 1995
Auckland, New Zealand
| Mose Auimatagi Jnr | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mose Junior Auimatagi 28 April 1995 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Other names | Iron |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Weight | 80.7 kg (178 lb; 12 st 10 lb) |
| Division | Super middleweight, middleweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Team | Papatoetoe Boxing Club |
| Trainer | Grant Arkell |
| Years active | 2014 - present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Occupation | Professional boxer |
| Children | 1 |
| Notable school | De La Salle College |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Mose Auimatagi Jnr (born 28 April 1995, Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand professional boxer of Samoan heritage.
New Zealand and tournament champion 2014–2020
Auimatagi is:
- A two time middleweight champion of New Zealand
- A former middleweight champion of UBF Asia Pacific
- A middleweight champion of The Force super
- The current Silver super middleweight champion of OPBF
- A super middleweight champion of WBA Oceania
He has defeated many credible boxers, including Gunnar Jackson, Adrian Taihia, and Jordan Tai. Auimatagi trains out of Papatoetoe Boxing Club with Grant Arkell as his trainer and manager. Arkell trained Joseph Parker during his amateur fights.[1]
One of Auimatagi's biggest wins of his career was against Morgan Jones. In the last round of that bout, Auimatagi was knocked down early in the round. However, he returned and TKO'd his opponent with only 8 seconds left in the fight. Auimatagi comes from a long line of professional boxers.[2]
On 15 June 2019, Auimatagi took on Australian Kerry Foley for the Interim WBA Oceania and WBC - OPBF Silver Super Middleweight titles.[3] Auimatagi won the fight by sixth round Knockout, winning his fifth and sixth professional boxing titles.[4] In February 2020, Auimatagi took on Ilias Achergui in hopes to get signed by boxing promoter Dean Lonergan.[5] Auimatagi won the fight by Unanimous Decision. On 19 December 2020, Auimatagi would jump up two weight divisions to take on David Light for the WBO Oriental Cruiserweight title.[6] Light would win the fight by Unanimous Decision, giving Auimatagi his first loss in four years.[7]
Return to boxing 2022–present
After a two-year hiatus, Auimatagi will return to the ring in December 2022, fighting in Dubai.[8] He has been training for 12 weeks before it was announced on the 12th of November on his Facebook page.
Professional titles
- New Zealand National Boxing Federation
- New Zealand National middleweight title (158¼ lbs)[9]
- New Zealand Professional Boxing Association
- New Zealand National middleweight title (159¾ lbs)[10]
- Universal Boxing Federation
- Asia Pacific middleweight title (159¾ lbs)
- King in the Ring
- The Force super middleweight title (168 lbs)
- World Boxing Council
- OPBF Silver super middleweight title (167½ lbs)
- World Boxing Association
- Oceania super middleweight title (167½ lbs)
- Oceania East West Super Middleweight title (167½ lbs)
