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  •   Home > News > Sports > Boxing

    David Nyika is eager to advance his career

    David Nyika is eager to advance his career


    The Kiwi boxer was hoping to turn professional after this year's Olympics, but with the Games pushed out 12 months, so have Nyika's pro ambitions.

    He says Covid-19 has set back his timelines, which are strictly curbed.



    Nyika's currently sparring with Joseph Parker, to help the heavyweight prepare for his bout against Junior Fa.

    BOXING COVERAGE WITH STONEWOOD HOMES, PARKER V FA, DECEMBER 12 AT SPARK ARENA

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Boxing News
     15 Nov: Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker has rejected any wrongdoing, after it was revealed a drug test he took before his loss to British heavyweight Fabio Wardley came back positive
     27 Oct: Joseph Parker is adamant he still has the fire to climb the ranks of boxing's heavyweight division again
     26 Oct: Heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker is making no fuss over a controversial early stoppage in his TKO loss to Fabio Wardley in London
     26 Oct: Joseph Parker has accepted his fate following a shock loss to Fabio Wardley in their heavyweight boxing bout in London
     26 Oct: Boxer Joseph Parker's dreams of becoming undisputed heavyweight world champion have been crushed after an 11th round TKO loss to Fabio Wardley in a brutal battle in London
     25 Oct: Joseph Parker's opponent is out to prove the critics wrong in tomorrow morning's heavyweight boxing clash in London
     21 Oct: Unbeaten Brit Fabio Wardley's keeping his biggest weapon in his back pocket ahead of Sunday's heavyweight boxing bout against Joseph Parker in London
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