Name Monty Betham Spouse Jaymie Betham Weight 94 kg | Height 1.83 m Role Boxer Martial art Boxing | |
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Montgomery Junior "Monty" Betham (born 12 March 1978 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional boxer and former rugby league footballer and junior world karate champion. A New Zealand international representative forward, he played club football for the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League and for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (captain) (Heritage № 1234) in the Super League.
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- Learning to Box with Professional Boxer Monty Betham
- Rugby league career
- Boxing career
- Career highlights
- Reality TV
- Dancing with the Stars New Zealand Season 4
- Filmography
- The Shopping Channel
- Monty Bethams Steps for Life Foundation
- Personal life
- Titles in boxing
- References
Betham was runner-up on Season 4 of New Zealand Dancing With The Stars in 2008.
Learning to Box with Professional Boxer Monty Betham!
Rugby league career
Betham was a Bay Roskill Vikings junior and represented New Zealand in eight tests and also played for Samoa at the 2000 World Cup. His position of choice was at Loose forward/Lock but he also played at hooker. On the field Betham was known for his aggressive style of play. He was once voted the player that the opposition players least want to pick a fight with in an NRL players' poll.
Boxing career
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 31 March 2007. He defeated 15 fight veteran Vai Toevai in the sixth round.
Career highlights
Reality TV
In 2007 Betham competed in New Zealand reality show Treasure Island:Pirates of the Pacific. 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).
Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand, Season 4)
In December 2007 it was announced that Betham would compete in season 4 of Dancing with the Stars which started in February 2008. On January 28, 2008 it was revealed on The Edge (radio station) that Betham'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).
Filmography
The Shopping Channel
In October 2012 Betham became one of the inaugural TV presenters on The Shopping Channel (New Zealand), New Zealand's first and only home shopping channel.
Monty Betham's Steps for Life Foundation
With his sister Chante Betham-Spencer (CEO) he founded Monty Betham's Steps for Life Foundation in 2010 to "Help NZ youth and families in the fight against childhood obesity in NZ".
Personal life
After returning home from competing on Treasure Island, Betham and his wife Jaymie celebrated the birth of their first child, a son. Betham's wife is currently expecting their second child.
Titles in boxing
Regional/International Titles: