Little did Sideline Sid know that when he called a 16-year-old David Nyika into the ring at the 2011 Boxing New Zealand National Championships, that a decade later, the Auckland boxer would represent his country at the Olympic Games.
One of the real pleasures of two decades of ring announcing, is watching the development of young boxers entering the ring for the first time, into competitors who are confident of their ability in combat.
David Nyika is set to become the 31st Kiwi boxer represent New Zealand at the Olympics, since Charlie Purdy made his entrance at the 1924 Olympic Games held in Paris, France.