Jesse Ryder made light work of blogger Cameron Slater with a first-round knockout victory in their celebrity boxing bout at the Super 8 event in Christchurch tonight.
Slater, who shed 17kg in training for the bout, was never in the contest against a sharp-looking Ryder, who knocked him down within the first minute and finished the job shortly after.
Ryder, a former Black Cap, had experience in the ring having beat radio host Mark Watson via TKO in 2012, while Slater was fighting for the first time
Later, Brian Minto (41-8) will meet Israel Adesanya (2-1) in the final of the Super 8 cruiserweight knockout tournament.
Minto beat Australia's Daniel Ammann (31-9-1) in the semifinal having previously edged Monty Filimaea (10-12-1) in the quarters.