Fight Details
 
Matchup: John Waldie   W   Noel Paekau   (UD)
Corner A: Corey Lovett
Corner B: Dave Baines
Fight Date: 27/03/2026
Show Promoter: AI New Zealand-Auckland
Venue: Papatoetoe Cosmopolitan Club, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Weightclass: Welterweight
Fight Type: New Zealand Welterweight SF Eliminator / 12 rounds
Excitement Rating: 1162
 
Purse & Expenses
TV revenue: 6156
John Waldie's Purse: 5400
Noel Paekau's Purse: 5400
John Waldie's Expenses: 0
Noel Paekau's Expenses: 0

 
Referee
Name: Lloyd Rease
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Strictness: 700
Awareness: 720
Stoppages: 593
Competence: 402
Judge 1
Name: Opi Ngaikiha
Location: North Shore, New Zealand
Ring Control: 154
Aggression: 133
Defensive: 200
Shots Landed: 513
Sway: 25
Judge 2
Name: Robert Smillie
Location: North Shore, New Zealand
Ring Control: 166
Aggression: 169
Defensive: 199
Shots Landed: 466
Sway: 483
Judge 3
Name: Kyle Stine
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Ring Control: 140
Aggression: 139
Defensive: 314
Shots Landed: 407
Sway: 452