(FEB 24) Lani Daniels is
sparring with past and future world boxing champions in
preparation for her own world title. One world champion, in
particular, is her former opponent.
On May 27th
Lani Daniels
will be taking on Alrie Meleisea for the first ever IBF World
Heavyweight title at Eventfinda stadium in Auckland on Sky TV
for the first event Maori vs Pasifika World title fight. Daniels
has enlisted multiple boxers to prepare her for her world title
fight including a former opponent she has fought twice. Retired
WBO Light Heavyweight champion and currently WMC Muay Thai New
Zealand Champion,
Geovana
Peres.
Daniels fought Peres twice in their professional boxing career,
first for the New Zealand Light Heavyweight title and second
being the first New Zealand citizen vs. New Zealand citizen WBO
Light Heavyweight title. Peres won both fights. Peres made her
boxing retirement in January 2021, before Peres transitioned
into Kickboxing and Muay Thai.
From the same gym as Peres at Mayhem Boxing, Daniels is also
sparring with Eleanor Lilo who has herself a return ticket to
the World Women Amateur Championships that's being held in
India. Lilo is a two-time New Zealand national amateur champion
and multiple Golden Gloves champion. Alongside five other women
boxers, she will be heading to the World Championships without
the support of the New Zealand amateur body, Boxing NZ. This is
due to the IBA who runs the organisation is still governed by
Russian bodies. Due to this, Boxing NZ has said they won't stop
the boxer from going overseas, however, they won't support them
either.
The final boxer Daniels is sparring is four division New Zealand
National Champion Mea Motu. Motu and Daniels have been sparring
since Daniels's World title negotiations in December. Motu
recently announced that she will be fighting for the vacant IBO
World Super Bantamweight title in April at Dean Lonergan's next
New Zealand event. If Motu wins, she will be the third Maori and
second Northland boxer to win a World Boxing title. IBO has
confirmed on their website, that Motu will be taking on Canadian
boxer and WIBA World champion Tania Walters.
Both Lani Daniels and Mea Motu are nominated at the Census 2023
Ngā Tohu Tākaro Māori o Te Tai Tokerau (Northland Maori Sports
Awards) for Te Tohu Tākaro Toa Wahine (Open Female Sportsperson
of the Year). That event will happen on the 4th of March.
Daniels is also nominated at the 2022 Conbrio Northland Sports
Awards for Fireco Sportswoman of the Year. That event will
happen on 22nd of March.
Daniels's first boxing fight before her world title fight will
happen on March 10th against Sequita Hemingway for the
100-year-old title, the ANBF Heavyweight title. That event will
be streamed live on the New Zealand combat sports streaming
service, CSN (which can be accessed internationally). If Daniels
wins, she will take on Meleisea on 27th of May at Eventfinda
stadium.
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