▁the ▁second ▁New ▁Zealand ▁born ▁person ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁box ing ▁world ▁title . ▁Smith ▁is ▁also ▁ranked ▁p ound - for - p ound ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁division . ▁ ▁Am ateur ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Smith ▁started ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁amateur . ▁In ▁a ▁space ▁of ▁six ▁years ▁she ▁has ▁fought ▁in ▁forty ▁f ights , ▁winning ▁multiple ▁titles ▁including ▁the ▁gold ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁champion ships ▁four ▁times . ▁She ▁also ▁competed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Turkey , ▁even ▁though ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁successful ▁on ▁winning ▁a ▁medal , ▁she ▁still ▁won ▁a ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁at ▁the ▁O ce ania ▁Games . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Smith ▁made ▁her ▁pro ▁debut ▁against ▁World ▁K ick ing ▁Champion ▁Sue ▁Glas sey . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Smith ▁won ▁against ▁Glas sey ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time , ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁capture ▁her ▁first ▁pro ▁box ing ▁title ▁( v ac ant ▁N Z P BA ▁Women ' s ▁light ▁middle weight ▁title ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Smith ▁fought ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁pro ▁outside ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁winning ▁against ▁Jenn ifer ▁Ret z ke ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁International ▁Box ing ▁Federation ▁Women ' s ▁World ▁Champion . ▁Smith ▁def ended ▁her ▁title ▁against ▁N oni ▁Ten