Monty Betham

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Monty Betham (born March 12, 1978 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a Professional Boxer and former New Zealand rugby league footballer. He played for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League competition and for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the English Superleague. He was also runner-up on Season 4 of NZ Dancing With The Stars in 2008.


Betham represented New Zealand in eight tests and also played for Samoa at the 2000 World Cup. His position of choice was at lock but he also played at hooker.[1]

In December 2006 Betham announced his retirement from rugby league in order to pursue a career in boxing. Betham will start out in the cruiserweight division and hopes to work his way down to light heavyweight.

Betham's father, also called Monty, had 53 professional fights as a middleweight or light heavyweight from 1973-1982.

Betham is trained by Danny Codling and managed by Mick Watson.

His first fight took place in Samoa on the 31 March 2007. He defeated 15 fight veteran Vai Toevai in the sixth round.[1]

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[edit] Career highlights

  • Junior Club: Papatoetoe & Bay Roskill
  • First Grade Debut: Round 1, Auckland v Sydney City at Aussie Stadium, March 8, 1999
  • Career Stats: 101 career games to date scoring 10 tries
  • Professional Boxing Debut: On 31 March 2006 Monty Defeated Vai Toevai By KO In The Sixth Round Of Their Bout In Apia, Samoa.
  • Boxing Career Record - 5-0-0

[edit] Reality TV

In 2007 Monty competed in new zealand reality show Treasure Island:Pirates of the Pacific.[2][3]In March 2008 he competed on New Zealand Celebrity Joker Poker, he made it to the final three on the final episode before being eliminated (Shortland Street actor Craig Parker was the overall winner).

[edit] Dancing With The Stars (New Zealand, Season 4)

In December 2007 it was announced that Monty will compete in season 4 of Dancing With The Stars which starts in February 2008.[4][5]On January 28, 2008 it was revealed on The Edge (radio station) that Monty's professional dance partner would be Nerida Jantti (girlfriend of Shane Cortese). On April 15, 2008 he was named runner-up (Temepara George being the overall winner).

[edit] Filmography

  • Treasure Island:Pirates of the Pacific (2007)
  • Dancing With The Stars (Season 4, 2008)
  • Celebrity Joker Poker (March 16 and March 30, 2008)

[edit] Personal life

After returning home from competing on Treasure Island, Monty and his wife Jaymie celebrated the birth of their first child.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Warriors profile: Monty Betham | WARRIORS | SPORT | tvnz.co.nz
  2. ^ Treasure Island: Pirates of the Pacific | | TV2 | tvnz.co.nz
  3. ^ New Zealand Reality TV: Monty Betham Signed to DWTS
  4. ^ 2008 celebs announced... | DANCING WITH THE STARS | TV ONE | tvnz.co.nz
  5. ^ NZ celebs set aside fears in the name of dance - 16 Dec 2007 - Dance news and reviews - NZ Herald
  6. ^ Monty Betham | | TV2 | tvnz.co.nz

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