Mose Auimatagi Jnr

Mose Auimatagi Jnr (born 28 April 1995, in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand professional boxer of Samoan heritage.

Boxing career New Zealand and tournament champion 2014–2020 Over the course of his career, Auimatagi has defeated many credible boxers, including Gunnar Jackson, Adrian Taihia, and Jordan Tai. He trains out of Papatoetoe Boxing Club with Grant Arkell, who trained Joseph Parker during his amateur fights, as his trainer and manager.

One of Auimatagi's biggest wins of his career was against Morgan Jones. In the last round of that bout, Auimatagi was knocked down early in the round. However, he returned and TKO'd his opponent with only 8 seconds left in the fight.

On 15 June 2019, Auimatagi took on the Australian, Kerry Foley, for the Interim WBA Oceania, World Boxing Council (WBC), and OPBF Silver Super Middleweight titles. Auimatagi won the fight by sixth-round Knockout, winning his fifth and sixth professional boxing titles. In February 2020, Auimatagi took on Ilias Achergui in hopes of getting signed by boxing promoter Dean Lonergan. Auimatagi won the fight by Unanimous Decision. On 19 December 2020, Auimatagi would jump up two weight divisions to take on David Light for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental Cruiserweight title. Light would win the fight by Unanimous Decision, giving Auimatagi his first loss in four years.

Return to boxing 2022–present After a two-year hiatus, Auimatagi will return to the ring in December 2022, fighting in Dubai. He has been training for 12 weeks before it was announced on the 12th of November on his Facebook page.

Professional titles New Zealand National Boxing Federation 2016 New Zealand National middleweight title (158¼ lbs) New Zealand Professional Boxing Association 2016 New Zealand National middleweight title (159¾ lbs) Universal Boxing Federation 2016 Asia Pacific middleweight title (159¾ lbs) King in the Ring The Force super middleweight title (168 lbs) World Boxing Council 2019 OPBF Silver super middleweight title (167½ lbs) World Boxing Association 2019 Interim Oceania super middleweight title (167½ lbs) 2019 East/West Oceania Super Middleweight title (167½ lbs)

Professional boxing record

Awards and recognitions 2019 Gladrap Boxing Awards Boxer of the year (Nominated) 2019 Gladrap Boxing Awards Male boxer of the year (Nominated) 2019 Gladrap Boxing Awards Knockout of the year (Nominated) 2019 Gladrap Boxing Awards Champion of the year (Nominated)