Cliff Curtis appears stunned to be asked about Uncle Bully at boxing match

David Nyika ’s highly anticipated homecoming boxing match on September 14 delivered a knockout win against Tommy Karpency , while coverage of the event had some viewers stunned. With nine fights on the card, last weekend’s event at Viaduct Events Centre drew packed tables and big names: sports stars David Tua , Ali Williams and Leon MacDonald were there, alongside politicians Winston Peters and Wayne Brown , who were seated next to film legend Cliff Curtis . Kiwi sports reporter Andrew Gourdie, formerly of Newshub , was part of the broadcast team for sports streaming site DAZN, which beamed the fight to 155 countries.

The coverage included a chat with Curtis, microphones in hand and corporate tables behind them. Acknowledging the viewers around the world, Gourdie explains to “those of you who don’t know” that the Hollywood star is “one of the actors here in New Zealand we’re very proud of”. He then explains that Curtis is “most famous probably for playing Uncle Bully in Once Were Warriors .



He certainly put on a show out there tonight,” Gourdie says, appearing to reference the hard-hitting nature of the boxing event..