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Young Maketū boxer Te Kehu Kerr looks to build on national title
10 Feb, 2021 07:45 PM
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Maketu s Te Kehu Kerr, 15, won the junior super heavyweight title at the New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships.
Stuart Whitaker is editor of the Te Puke Timesstuart.whitaker@nzme.co.nz
As a national titleholder, Maketū 15-year-old Te Kehu Kerr, 15, has already joined TGA Box s hall of fame.
Te Kehu won the junior super heavyweight title at the New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships last month.
In June last year, aged 14, he won the cadets heavyweight division at the North Island Golden Gloves.
Te Kehu now has a record of six wins from seven fights, but the number of fights he has had has been restricted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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