Gerry Preston
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Gerald William Preston was a noted New Zealand
boxing trainer and former boxer. Preston trained many of New Zealand's most successful boxers, including heavyweight champions David Tua
and Jimmy Thunder
, and New Zealand professional middleweight champion of the 1970s Billy Opetaia.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
boxing trainer and former boxer. Preston trained many of New Zealand's most successful boxers, including heavyweight champions David Tua
David Tua
David "Tuamanator" Tua is a New Zealand professional heavyweight boxer, fighting out of South Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.He is a former WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental Heavyweight champion....
and Jimmy Thunder
Jimmy Thunder
Jimmy Thunder , is a former Samoan boxer.- Early life :During his early life and amateur career, Thunder was known as Jimmy Peau. His mother Papaliitele Milagi Leaupepe is from the village of Fasitoouta, and his father Lupematasila Maalo Faasavalu Peau is from the village of Falelatai...
, and New Zealand professional middleweight champion of the 1970s Billy Opetaia.