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| Birth Name(s) : Rain Mako |
Date of Birth: August 26, 1976 |
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Full Rain Mako Biography
Rain Mako, born August 26, 1976 in Christchurch, New Zealand, and now lives in St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia has joined the ranks of professional boxing and sports a 3-1-0 (1KO) record.
Mako moved to Australia in 1997, after growing up in New Zealand. Mako said, "Growing up in New Zealand, I always have visions of moving to a big city. When I arrived in Melbourne in '97 I fell in love with the city and never looked back."
Mako's most asked question about herself is how she got her name...Mako said, "Believe it or not but it was raining on the day I was born and that's how my mum chose my name !"
Mako talks about her most embarrassing moment in women's boxing..she said, "My most embarrassing moment was not making weight at the weigh in of one of my fights and having to stand on the scales totally NAKED in front of about 10 people ! She went on to say, "This is one mistake I will never make again."
Mako said that in regards to women's boxing, "Your sex shouldn't matter when it comes to sport. If you put in the effort to train hard, whether you are male or female, you deserve the rewards. Everyone I have met has been pretty cool about it & I haven't yet come across any negativity."
Mako is also a model turned boxer...and she said in an interview, "Looks are something that people are born with, and I have been lucky enough to have been able to enjoy success in modeling which has helped support my personal ambition to be a boxer. Modeling means you get to meet some interesting people, travel to amazing places and wear some great clothes."
Mako said that her parents support her wish to be in boxing, and the only thing that bothers them is that they are concerned about her getting injured. Mako said, "They love getting all the paper clippings I send home of my interviews."
Mako said in preparation for a fight, "I am usually starving myself before the weigh in (which is on the night before a fight) With my weight class it is difficult to find female fighters and I usually have to drop a couple of kilos just before a fight. After the weigh in, I relax at home, watch boxing videos and eat pasta, rice and chocolate." |
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Additional Rain Mako Biography
Rain Mako (born August 27, 1976 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a former female boxer who currently lives in Melbourne, Australia.
Mako helped popularize women's boxing in Oceania: while boxing is still considered by most to be a male sport, women's boxing has enjoyed a rise in popularity since 1996, and Mako boxed from 2000 to 2001.
Mako's career in boxing spanned over the 2 years of 2000 to 2001,but in that time she provided female boxing with pazzazz and glamour with her amazonian physique and film star looks - a polite gentle individual outside the ring, but a tiger within it.
Mako's boxing opportunities were limited in Australia, and although her last 2 fights were short of the quality of her first 4,her body language suggested she needed bigger name opponents to fight to keep up her spirit and interest. Efforts to coax Leila Ali, the daughter of the famous Muhammad Ali, to fight her anywhere were blocked apparently after Ali viewed some of Mako's fights on video.
Mako has appeared on Tv in Australia on current affairs programs such as "A Current Affair" and "Sixty Minutes" supporting women's boxing as a healthy fitness pursuit, not a novelty event.
Mako has since entered the fitness industry under the banner of "Team Mako" personal training in Melbourne, Australia,and has been prominent in recent boxing boot camp training sessions with other organisations.
The glamorous Mako has also appeared in swim suit editions of "INSIDE SPORT" and "RALPH" magazines, and was voted in the "Sexiest 20 women in New Zealand" in 2001.
She has recently appeared in newspaper articles and photos in "The Herald-Sun" and "Sunday Herald-Sun" newspapers.
Mako has recently signed a contract with the world wide YMCA organisation to assist with their training programs and her Manager, Stephen J Peak, has also attempted to obtain a contract with the production company attached to Channel 10 TV concerning the fitness show,"THE BIGGEST LOSER".
Mako made her professional debut on August 18, 2000, beating Kathy Zutt by a four round decision at Melbourne.
On November 24, she followed that win with her greatest career victory, a first round KO over world champ ,which created headlines. Mako's power on the night was awesome. ANTHONY "THE MAN" MUNDINE,WBC Champ, on another occasion (the first Zutt fight) once described Mako as "having the boxing power of a man".
Mako was defeated by Zutt in the rematch, on March 30. Mako's first defeat came by a fourth round decision that went to the scorecards, due to a cut eye. A second defeat in a row came against New Zealand champ, Sue Glassey on July 6 by an eight round unanimous points decision.
Mako's last fight came against Kathy O'Brienof Canberra, on November 16. O'Brien, who was making her boxing debut, lost a split decision to Mako. |
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