Floyd Masson was born on 1 December 1991 and is a New Zealand and Australian professional boxer.
23 Facts About Floyd Masson
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Floyd Masson lost the title to challenger Yves Ngabu in September 2023 after a KO in round 6.
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Floyd Masson fought in 45 amateur boxing fights in his career.
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Floyd Masson made his professional boxing debut in 2018 against New Zealander Jordan Mororoa.
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Floyd Masson won the fight with his opponent retiring in the corner.
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Floyd Masson took on Tuvalu born New Zealand boxer Navosa Loata on the Lucas Browne vs Junior Pati undercard.
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Floyd Masson won the fight by unanimous decision, however he sustained cracked ribs during the fight.
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In June 2019, Floyd Masson signed a co-managerial deal with MJA Platinum.
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Floyd Masson took Tsoye the full 8 rounds to win his first boxing title by unanimous decision.
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Floyd Masson finished his 2019 boxing year in October with a unanimous decision win over Indian boxer Kuldeep Singh.
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Floyd Masson had his first and only fight of 2020 in March against New Zealander and IBO Asia Pacific champion Lance Bryant.
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Floyd Masson won against Bryant with ease with a TKO win in the first round.
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In February 2021, Floyd Masson announced that he would move to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to focus on his boxing career.
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Floyd Masson started the year moving to Eastside Boxing Gym and with new promoter Angelo Di Carlo under Ace Boxing Group.
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In July 2021, Floyd Masson took on Joseph Liga to fight for the first major title of his career, the vacant ANBF Australasian cruiserweight title.
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Floyd Masson won the fight by majority decision winning the Australian national title and successfully defending his Australasian title.
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On 31 January 2022, it was announced that Floyd Masson won Australia's version of the boxing awards, the 2022 Everlast Aus-Boxing Awards for round of the year.
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Floyd Masson began his 2022 boxing year where he took on Indian boxer Vikas Singh.
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Floyd Masson won the fight by Unanimous Decision, winning all the round on all of the judges scorecards.
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In January 2023, it was announced that Floyd Masson would take on Italian boxer Fabio Turchi on April 1 for the vacant IBO World Cruiserweight title.
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Floyd Masson won the fight by unanimous decision, winning his first World title.
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Around that time, a person who helped out with training gave Floyd Masson guidance about not drinking while boxing, which was a strong influence and lead Floyd Masson to not drink alcohol.
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Outside of boxing, Floyd Masson is a keen surfer, and is passionate about food.