"Because the Inter-Continental title is the next title down from the world title, it is a big incentive was a big reason why both of us took the fight" he added.
The crowd will be impressed with the undercard featuring three pro-fights and five corporate fights. The main undercard fight see's Opunake's James "Batman" Langton fighting Tongan Scott Taliauli over 6 rounds.
Rapira said Langton is in the form of his life and is now rated 3rd in New Zealand in the competitive cruiser weight division.
"James is a real success story as he is training full time and really learning his craft. 40 per cent of his fights have been knockouts so he has a growing reputation as an all action fighter."
The third pro-bout will feature Auckland's "Epic" Carlos Ulberg who will fight Daniel "Stone Hands" Meehan from Wellington.
"We have a really good mix including a Chiefs vs Hurricanes style match up which sees Taranaki Engineer Ben Tarrant fighting Wellington Carpenter Trance Kete and Taranaki flooring expert Clinton Ansell taking on king of the dance floor and local DJ Hohepa Te Moana."
There is also a classic North VS South Taranaki bout between Hawera's Zac McMahon and New Plymouth Lyall Clapham.
"We are also excited to have a "Battle of the Blades" match up between Vibe Hair Design's Mel Knight boxing against Cleaver & Moore Hairdressing Kylie Moore, both local hairdressers.
The final corporate fight of the night sees McCurdy Engineering's Peter Arbuckle taking on Bobby Johns from Hookers Transport.
"All the corporate fighters are really good value, they are all enthusiastic and training really hard. Do not miss this."
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