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Born | 29 December 1993
[1] Auckland, New Zealand [1] |
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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]
Personal information | |
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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]