Motu stays busy with April bout

• Published date: 16 April 2024
• Author: BOXING Mike Dinsdale
• Publication title: Northland Age, The

Motu — 17-0 (6 KOs) — will take on Noppaket Srisawas of Thailand on April 26 in what will also be her first fight since splitting with D&L Events and signing on with No Limit Boxing in Australia

Motu retained her title in a bout against India’s Chandni Mehra in Whangārei, in December.

Motu, who fights out of powerhouse West Auckland stable Peach Boxing, will face Srisawas at a bigger weight class than her usual 55.3kg limit.

The fight will headline a blockbuster card featuring New Zealand’s leading professional and amateur contenders — all from Peach Boxing.

Motu is excited to be headlining a card made up of nearly her entire Peach gym stable.

“I’m proud to be paving the way for the rest of my team, showing them where hard work can take you. Me, Jerome [Pampellone] and Andrei [“The Russian”] Mikhailovich, are proof to them every day that they can all do it,” she said.

Isaac Peach, from Peach Boxing, said this event will be one of the best boxing nights in the country this year, for both purists and general fans.

“This one has real fighters only, with five up-and-coming pros who will be the next big thing in NZ boxing,” he said.

Motu has always stated her...