Maria Hunt v Sequita Hemingway: New Zealand women’s heavyweight boxing title on line at BFC 104

Barbwire Fight Club boxer Bobby Katene (left) and James Langton look forward to this weekend's event. Photo / Ōpunakē and Coastal News

An evening of action-packed boxing is coming to Stratford.

Barbwire Fight Club owner James Langton said this Friday’s BFC 104 event is a great way to wrap up a successful boxing series.

“Our last event we had completely sold out and I heard from a few people that they thoroughly enjoyed it. It was outstanding.”

Langton said it would be a good evening with eight fights on the card.

“We have some great fights lined up for Stratford this weekend. We have four preliminary undercard fights and four main fights.”

The event’s main fight is the Pro-Box New Zealand women’s heavyweight title fight between Maria Hunt and Sequita Hemingway.

“Bringing a fight like this to Stratford is exciting. Sequita is the defending champion and Maria has been putting in the hard yards to get in this position. Maria is travelling up from Wellington and Sequita from Palmerston North.”

Returning to the event is the fan-voting option, he said, with people able to vote on their favourite fighter of the match in real time using an online voting system.

“The crowd enjoyed this last time so we’re bringing it back.”

Local Barbwire Fight Club boxer Bobby Katene will be in the ring again, said Langton.

“He will be fighting Minisita Saufoi. These guys are, without a doubt, the next up-and-coming fighters in the country. They’ll be fighting for $2500 prize money.”

With tickets selling fast, Langton said it’s important to book sooner rather than later.

“It’s going to be a good one.”

The Details:

What: Barbwire Flight Club 104

When: Friday, December 13, 7 pm start

Where: TET Multisports Centre, 62 Portia St, Stratford

Online voting registration: www.barbwire.co.nz.