Lani Daniels

Lani Daniels embodies sheer persistence. Born in 1988 in Whangārei, she is the first New Zealand-born boxer of Māori descent to win world titles in three weight divisions, moving from heavyweight down to light-heavyweight and then super-middleweight. What impresses me isn't the glamour but the grind: reinventing her body and game to reach the top again and again. Climbing down in weight while still winning takes rare discipline. From Whangārei in the far north to global champion, hers is the kind of unflashy, earned greatness I genuinely admire.

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Name (English)

Lani Daniels

Name (Japanese)

ラニ・ダニエルズ

Reading

らに・だにえるず

Born

July 15, 1988 (age 38)

Origin

Whangārei, New Zealand

Occupation

boxer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lani%20Daniels
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57515846

Tags

• boxer

Last updated

September 27, 2026

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