11-12-2018, 05:31 PM
OH NO!!!
Warriors great Manu Vatuvei to fight Brown Buttabean on Joseph Parker undercard
JACKSON THOMAS
Warriors great Manu Vatuvei will feature on next month's Joseph Parker undercard in Christchurch.
Warriors legend Manu Vatuvei will swap the boots for the gloves, when he squares off against Dave Letele, aka The Brown Buttabean, in December.
The fight will feature on the undercard for Joseph Parker's bout against Alexander Flores on December 15, at Horncastle Arena in Christchurch, with Duco Boxing expected to announce it on Tuesday morning.
The big wing recently returned to Auckland following his stint in the English Super League, where he went after leaving the Warriors in 2017.
Manu Vatuvei's brother Lopini fought and lost to the Brown Butterbean in their 2014 fight in Auckland.
His new club, Salford Red Devils, released him in June after he failed to recover from an Achilles injury.
Now 32, Vatuvei has returned home to Auckland and has been putting in work in the boxing gym with the likes of Monty Betham and David Tua, in preparation for his fight with the popular Letele.
His opponent fought and beat Lopini Vatuvei, Manu's older brother, back in 2014 and has a pro record of 16-3.
Letele has been a popular figure in the world of New Zealand corporate boxing for several years.
His nickname, The Brown Buttabean, is inspired by Eric Esch, a former American boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who also enjoyed a post fight career in television.
It's a fight card that also features rising Kiwi heavyweight star, Junior Fa.
Fa will take on former world cruiserweight title contender, Rogelio Omar Rossi, from Argentina, in the main undercard bout.
Parker will make his long-awaited return to the ring against Mexican-American Flores in the evening's main event.
Warriors great Manu Vatuvei to fight Brown Buttabean on Joseph Parker undercard
JACKSON THOMAS
Warriors great Manu Vatuvei will feature on next month's Joseph Parker undercard in Christchurch.
Warriors legend Manu Vatuvei will swap the boots for the gloves, when he squares off against Dave Letele, aka The Brown Buttabean, in December.
The fight will feature on the undercard for Joseph Parker's bout against Alexander Flores on December 15, at Horncastle Arena in Christchurch, with Duco Boxing expected to announce it on Tuesday morning.
The big wing recently returned to Auckland following his stint in the English Super League, where he went after leaving the Warriors in 2017.
Manu Vatuvei's brother Lopini fought and lost to the Brown Butterbean in their 2014 fight in Auckland.
His new club, Salford Red Devils, released him in June after he failed to recover from an Achilles injury.
Now 32, Vatuvei has returned home to Auckland and has been putting in work in the boxing gym with the likes of Monty Betham and David Tua, in preparation for his fight with the popular Letele.
His opponent fought and beat Lopini Vatuvei, Manu's older brother, back in 2014 and has a pro record of 16-3.
Letele has been a popular figure in the world of New Zealand corporate boxing for several years.
His nickname, The Brown Buttabean, is inspired by Eric Esch, a former American boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who also enjoyed a post fight career in television.
It's a fight card that also features rising Kiwi heavyweight star, Junior Fa.
Fa will take on former world cruiserweight title contender, Rogelio Omar Rossi, from Argentina, in the main undercard bout.
Parker will make his long-awaited return to the ring against Mexican-American Flores in the evening's main event.