Boxing quiz

Note: Schedules for Sky Sport channels were not available at the time of going to print because of the Covid-19 outbreak causing major disruptions to live sport around the world.

1. Joseph Parker recently defeated which North American champion?

2. This New Zealand boxer was known for his left hook, and won 16 of his 59 pro fights with a first-round knockout. Who is he?

3. Muhammad Ali fought who in 1974’s Rumble In The Jungle?

4. And who did he fight in the 1975 Thriller I In Manila?

5. British boxer Tyson Fury has a cousin who is also a heavyweight boxer. Can you name him?

6. Which Warriors player retired in 2006 to follow in his dad’s footsteps as a professional boxer?

7. Who famously bit a chunk out of Evander Holyfield’s ear?

8. Who was the last

heavyweight to hold the undisputed world heavyweight title? 9. Who is the only heavyweight champ to have retired undefeated? 10. Which Panamanian boxer held world championships in four weight classes? 11. Sugar Ray Robinson was a heavyweight. True or false?

12. Sonny Bill Williams has had seven pro fights. How many has he won? 13. Which former convict became world champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson?

14. Which Kiwi boxer was on Dancing With The Stars in 2015? 15. British boxer Henry Cooper felled who in a 1963 fight at Wembley?

ANSWERS: 1. Shawndell Winters. 2. David Tua. 3. George Foreman. 4. Joe Frazier. 5. Hughie Fury. 6. Monty Betham. 7. Mike Tyson. 8. Britain’s Lennox Lewis. 9. Rocky Marciano. 10. Roberto Duran. 11. False. He was a welterweight and middleweight. 12. All seven. 13. Sonny Liston. 14. Shane Cameron. 15. Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay). But Clay got up again and won the fight.