One of New Zealand’s rising stars of the boxing world, Hamilton’s Greer Hall, will make her professional debut this month.
She will fight Masterton’s Sarah Linton on the BX9 show in Auckland on December 13.
The news comes hot on the heels of the announcement that Hall has been longlistedfor the next Commonwealth Games.
Hall has had an amazing year, after winning at the 2025 Queensland Open International Golden Gloves, the New Zealand national amateur championship and Queen of the Ring.
She also won a bronze medal at the 2024 World Under-19 Championships.
For the upcoming fight at the BX9 event she is taking on kickboxer-turned-professional boxer, Linton, who has fought some tough opponents, including two-time Australasian champion Holly McMath, New South Wales State champion Chloe Grech, Australian national champion Jemma Peart and New Zealand national Bantamweight champion Christine Gillespie.
Linton’s current record is two wins and six losses, however, this doesn’t show how good she is.
The two wins were over Golden Gloves champion Anna Collie and in her last encounter at BX9, she defeated MMA and Kickboxer Nyrene Crowley.
Linton was scheduled to fight Nicila Costello in Masterton earlier this year, but that was cancelled because of a lack of ticket sales.
The Hall vs Linton fight will be on the undercard of the main event Francis Waitai vs Mielifeier Dalielibieke for the WBA Oceania super middleweight title.
Waitai, of Hauraki, is a fellow Waikato fighter with a record of 12 wins, three losses and one draw.
He currently holds the IBO Asia Pacific super middleweight title, but the upcoming fight is shaping up to be the biggest of his career.
Francis Waitai after winning the IBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title in June.
In boxing, there are four major sanctioning bodies – the WBA, WBO, IBF and WBC – which give a boxer credibility for their career.
A regional title from any of these organisations is more than just bragging rights, it can also put the boxer into the top 15 rankings of each of the bodies, meaning eventually chances of a world title.
Another Waikato fighter set to step into the ring on the BX9 undercard is Hamilton’s Kianu Johnson, who will be fighting as a semi-pro against Paul Tonga.
The BX9 event will take place on December 13 at Eventfinda Stadium in Auckland. It was originally scheduled to take place at Due Drop Events Centre.
Tickets are available online via Eventfinda, but the event will also stream live on PPV with CSN.WATCH.
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.
