hiː dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ʃˈeɪn wˈɪdʒɑːn ˌɔn fˈoːɹ dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ɪn ˈɔːklənd tə wˈɪn ðə nˈuː zˈiːlənd hˈɛviwˌeɪt tˈaɪɾəl, wˌɪtʃ hiː wʊd lˈeɪɾɚ vˈeɪkeɪt ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə pɚsˈuː ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl tˈaɪɾəlz.
He defeated Shane Wijohn on 4 December 2004 in Auckland to win the New Zealand Heavyweight title, which he would later vacate in order to pursue international titles.