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Established by Phil Shatford in 1998, Riverside Boxing Club is without a doubt one of New Zealand’s most successful amateur boxing clubs, with over 50 New Zealand titles won by Riverside boxers.

30/10/2026

👊🏽 1 week out! 👊🏽

This time next week these boxers will be weighing in for what will be their last hit out for 2026! We have a stacked line up for you, 3 NZ champions, NZ reps, multiple Canterbury/regional rep boxers, the cream of the crop from the south island all competing before the professional debut of Shannon Drake, your 2026 Light Heavyweight NZ Champion!

8 Riverside boxers on the card, ready to finish our season off with a bang! 53 wins for the club this year, can they get to 60? 👀

Corporate tables are sold out, cash only GA door sales are all that are left! Doors open 4pm next Saturday Hornby Club, don’t miss it!

A massive mihi to all our sponsors, including major sponsors BDH Roofs Ltd and AlphaHeatpumpsNz, thanks for your support.

21/10/2026

Thanks to another fantastic sponsor for getting behing our event AlphaHeatpumpsNz!

Owned and operated by Carl Anthony Hickman , a member of our Canterbury Boxing community and coach of Carl Anthony Hickman

Alpha Heat Pumps & Air Conditioning are family owned and operated, local, and absolute gurus in all things heat pumps and air con! Get in touch with them today!

Final details of the Riverside Rumble coming soon 👀

15/10/2026

👊🏽 Introducing your Riverside Rumble Main Event! 👊🏽

Shannon Drake vs Iain Blade

An NZPBA sanctioned Professional Super Middleweight bout, featuring our very own newly crowned amateur NZ champ Shannon Drake in his professional debut. Coming off a red hot 5 fight win streak in the amateurs, he’s looking to close the year out in style with an emphatic win in the pro game.

Facing him is Iain Blade from Raidersfightacademy, no stranger to battle with experience in pro boxing and MMA both locally and in Australia, he’ll be sure to turn up and try to spoil the party!

Our main event is proudly brought to you by BDH Roofs Ltd, for all your roofing needs!

Details on our co-main event and explosive amateur undercard coming through soon, we are 3 weeks out from our last big hit out for the year, make sure you’re there!

11/10/2026

Less than a month to go! We want to take an opportunity to thank our major sponsor BDH Roofs Ltd for their support of the Riverside Rumble November 7. We’ve known Bjorn and Mel a few years now since we trained him for his pro bout in 2024, he’s also taken on one of our boxers as an employee. A great family run business who are efficient, innovative and reliable in their craft. For all your roofing needs, there’s only one team to call!

The fight card is 99% complete, we look forward to sharing that very soon! Multiple NZ champs, pro debuts, and non stop action!

04/10/2026

🏆 NZ CHAMPS 2026 🏆

We welcomed 2 new NZ Champs to the club on Saturday after a very successful Canterbury campaign at this year’s nationals in Whanganui. A massive mihi to the CBA team, Whanganui Boxing Association and all involved in a massive week of boxing. A short review below.

🥈 Charlie Paton - a straight final for Charlie boy for the Cadet Male 38kg title against an opponent he’d beaten earlier in the year, going down on the wrong end of a rough split decision. We were certain he’d won the bout so this one hurt, chin up champ we’re proud as punch you performed extremely well.

🥇 Jaeger Pryce - The Diamond 💎 got it done! Third bite at the apple trying to win a title, he wasn’t letting it slip away this year! So proud of our Jaeger, he dug deep over 2 bouts and claimed what he deserved so much. A special moment for the club and the family.

Ahmad Mehdi - very very hard done by not to have secured a medal! After a war in his quarter final, Ahmad fought extremely well in his semi, putting multiple 8 counts on his opponent he looked to be heading to the final, unfortunately the judges disagreed. Another tough pill to swallow, we had eyes on an all Riverside final for the George Bush Memorial Belt! A top 4 finish is something to be very proud of, and the future looks bright here.

🥇 Shannon Drake - Canterbury’s first elite light heavyweight champion since 2017! 4 fights, 4 wins, job done! A mammoth effort here, and we look forward to what doors this will open for him next year through the NZ development system.

Nice to see Thomas come up and have his picture taken with the newly replaced Jameson Belt also after being awarded it in 2025. A true Canterbury man, his support for the whole team lifted spirits massively, good on ya mate.

One last task for the year, Riverside Rumble November 7, lets eat 👊🏽

29/09/2026

🚨 No kids class over the school holidays, see you all back for term 4 🚨

23/09/2026

🥊 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES — THE RIVERSIDE RUMBLE 🥊

Riverside Boxing Club is proud to announce The Riverside Rumble, a huge Pro-Am Boxing Event coming to The Hornby Club on Saturday, November 7.

We’re currently looking for businesses and organisations who want to jump on board as sponsors and be part of what promises to be an exciting night of boxing.

With professional bouts headlining the event, alongside an explosive undercard featuring some of the top amateur boxers in the region, this is more than just a night of boxing — it’s an opportunity to put your business in front of a passionate local audience while supporting athletes and grassroots sport.

Why get involved?

🥊 Brand exposure across event promotion and advertising
👊 Association with local athletes and grassroots sport
📣 Exposure to a strong local audience through our club, fighters and supporters
🤝 Support the development of boxing in Canterbury
🏆 Help us provide opportunities for our athletes to compete, develop and chase their goals

We have a range of sponsorship opportunities available, from supporting individual components of the event through to larger event partnerships.

If you’re a business looking for a great local event to get behind, we’d love to have you in our corner.

📩 Get in touch with Riverside Boxing Club to discuss sponsorship opportunities and packages - [email protected]

Let’s make The Riverside Rumble a night to remember. 🥊🔥

06/09/2026

2 from 2 on the Papanui Heavy Hitters event Saturday night, well done to the Wizard and his team for running a great show as always.

Ahmad Abdulridha Mehdi up first on a few days notice against a very experienced opponent from Hastings. He used his come forward pressure style well to secure a great scalp leading up to nationals. 80kg looks good on you Habibi!

Ryan Morris closing the show in the main event in blazing fasion with a great stoppage win. A very very shakey start had us puckered up in the corner until his boxing IQ came through and he timed a well placed left hand to drop his opponent, sending him to the canvas for a second time soon after got the job done.

A busy year is nearly done! 2 big dances to go, NZ champs and our Riverside Rumble event in November where most of the stable will be putting on a showcase.

26/08/2026

RIP Jack Newson 🖤🤍

Jack was the patron of our club, a massive supporter of boxing and rugby league in Canterbury and a very close friend of Phil’s. A few words from him below.

“My good friend Jack Newson passed away on Tuesday.
I first met Jack when we both worked at the Islington freezing works. During this time he asked Mike Pimley and me if we would train his two sons, Hemi and Linkoln, at our boxing gym. Both boys went on to box at the highest levels, and that was the beginning of a friendship with Jack that lasted many years.
Over those years, our families shared a lot together. We even spent Christmas dinner together with the Newson family, which is something I will always remember fondly.
Jack had a great love for boxing and was a tremendous supporter of the Papanui and Riverside Boxing Clubs, where we are very proud to have him as our patron.
I often called Jack “the gentleman”, and I think that summed him up very well. He was a truly kind and generous man who gave an enormous amount of his time to the people and sports he cared about.
Jack's greatest passion was Rugby League, and he was an absolute legend at the Hornby Rugby League Club. He handmade all of the weights and much of the other equipment for the club, and his commitment went far beyond that. He would be there watching every Hornby team he could, from the young kids right through to the Premiers and everything in between.
His contribution was recognised in 2018 when he was named the New Zealand Rugby League Volunteer of the Year - an honour he thoroughly deserved.
Jack enjoyed a b**r and a joke, and his second home was the Hornby Working Men’s Club.
Jack was one of those people who became part of the fabric of the community around him. He gave his time generously, supported people wholeheartedly and remained a loyal friend for many, many years.
I feel very fortunate to have been able to call Jack one of my best friends.
He will be greatly missed, but never forgotten.
Rest in peace Jack”.

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