Boxing: Sheilla Yama climbs into world top 20 WBC rankings after Harris victory

Hamilton boxer Sheilla Yama after winning the PBC International Super Lightweight title in June.

Hamilton boxer Sheilla Yama has broken into the world top 20 rankings.

Yama fought and won against Queenstown’s Rishon Harris on November 8.

The win, by unanimous decision, put Yama in the top 15 rankings in the Super Lightweight division on Boxrec.

It has also put her in the top 20 of the WBC rankings, where she is 19th.

Being in the WBC rankings is a big deal for a boxer, especially if they have been active as a professional boxer for only a year, like Yama.

It was a very hot, muggy fight night in Auckland and everyone was feeling it, but it did not affect the fighters as they took the ring.

Yama needed this fight, as she has become one of the most avoided female boxers in Australia and New Zealand.

This made getting this fight across the line a major hassle for promoter Terry Tuteru. However, on two weeks’ notice, he found Harris, a kickboxer-turned-boxer from the South Island.

With the win in the bag, Yama now has her sights on the next BX-9 event in Auckland, on December 13.

However, the BX-9 promoter is struggling to find an opponent for her and has started looking for fighters across Asia and Africa.

If all goes to plan and an opponent is found, Yama will fight for a major regional title.

Meanwhile, another fight that took place earlier this month was Nathaneal Tuteru vs Joe Ageli.

Tuteru defeated Ageli in a very close, nail-biting split decision.

Many people who saw the fight believed Ageli won, including professional boxer Julius Long, who said Ageli won every round.

Nathaneal now plans to take time off from combat sports to focus on family, as he expects his first child soon.

Benjamin Watt is a retired boxing judge and New Zealand boxing writer with a decade of experience. Watt has also been BoxRec’s New Zealand record-keeper since 2014.