Fiji’s undefeated cruiserweight boxer Alivereti Kauyaca has signed up with Auckland-based CTP Boxing Promotions.
Kauyaca was stripped off his boxing title by the Boxing Commission of Fiji after being caught with illegal hand-wrapping before his fight in a boxing promotion to defend his title in Suva.
Kauyaca’s new trainer and manager Farmaan Ali said he managed to convince CTP Boxing Promotions owner Craig Thomson to get Kauyaca over to New Zealand.
“Craig (Thomson) is a good friend and I work closely with him here in New Zealand. At my request, without hesitation, he agreed to promote Alivereti here (in NZ),” Ali said in a statement.
Ali said he had been assisting Kauyaca for his previous fights.
“I have been helping Alivereti with his fitness programs, fight plans etc since his fight with Sebastian Singh via video calls and phone conversations.
“He beat Singh, then he beat the Indian boxer and then with my guidance he beat Kwadjo.
“Alivereti did not have a trainer in Fiji. He trained on his own without me being physically present there to train him and he beat all these opponents.”
The Fijian boxer will be based in Auckland for at least the next 12 months.
