In a sport like mixed martial arts, where only the toughest survive, the chance to fight for titles are few and far between.
Otago boxers won six titles at the South Island Golden Gloves in Timaru on Saturday.
Team Hammerhead fighter Robert Dean brought the crowd to its feet at a mixed martial arts events at the Caledonian gymnasium on Saturday night.
Judah Kelly is a self-confessed adrenaline junkie and her need for speed is getting stronger by the day.
There will be 16 fights, including a mixed martial arts title defence, when Hammerhead Promotions hosts its first fight night of the year at the Caledonian gymnasium tonight.
Peter Clinch may have lost his Supremacy Fighting Championship middleweight title fight, but he is far from a beaten man.
Two pre-season games will be played before the Otago winter competition proper starts after Easter.
Samantha and Shannon Hope are the proverbial two peas in a pod. Not only do they look alike, but both are excelling in duathlon, triathlon and the national junior mountain biking scene.
They are typically shy youngsters, but when it comes to table tennis they are anything but typical.
He might not be the biggest man in mixed martial arts, but Peter Clinch has not let that stop him. Jack Salter speaks to the one they call The Bear.
A strong contingent of Australian women cyclists will make the trip across the Ditch to take part in the Oceania Road Cycling Championships in Queenstown, starting tomorrow.
Dunedin woman Colleen Lyons was "shocked and gobsmacked" to receive an award from Netball New Zealand.
Tonight's game between the Otago Nuggets and the Wellington Saints is shaping as a benchmark for the Nuggets as they try to topple the defending champions for the first time since 2006.
Dunedin rider Reta Trotman is seeking to build on her impressive fifth place in the New Zealand women's tour when she competes in the Oceania road race in Queenstown next week.
Another NRL season approaches, and the Warriors will hope to return to the grand final - and win it for the first time. Jack Salter looks at six key men who are vital to the team's chances.
For many 16-year-olds, handling schoolwork is hard enough without pursuing sporting ambitions, but for Mackenzie Haugh it is all in a day's work.
When Tony Elliot sails in Scamper at this week's national Z class championships in Dunedin, he will feel like he has stepped into a time machine.
Iain Gallaway's contribution to New Zealand and Otago sport will be recognised when a dinner is held in his honour during next month's test between New Zealand and South Africa in Dunedin.
Dunedin ice hockey players are in for a major boost with the appointment of Janos Kaszala as the Dunedin Thunder coach.
The Sonny Bill Williams boxing sideshow rolls on, making all true fans of the sweet science wince. Jack Salter identifies five of his favourite fighters who put SBW to shame.
