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Dixon, is Paul still fighting in the ANZAC show?
This article from the one news website maybe of interest to readers?
Strongman guilty of manslaughter
Mar 5, 2005
A champion kickboxer, once billed as New Zealand's strongest man, has been found guilty of killing his elderly uncle.
Paul Kingi has spent two weeks facing a manslughter charge in the Palmerston North High Court, but his identity was kept secret until the verdict on Friday night.
The kickboxer was once crowned New Zealand's strongest man, was a sumo wrestling champion and had recently shot to stardom in Japan fightin in the K1.
Kingi and his uncle had been arguing over the ownership of a bull, when the incident happened,
The Crown said Kingi approached his uncle and made a "powerful and accurate" blow to the 60-year-old's jaw. The man then fell backwards and cracked his head on the concrete.
He died in hospital two days later.
The prosecution said the punch was "made by a man who knows how to throw them" and that King was in "fight mode".
But Kingi's lawyers say he threw the punch in self defence.
Kingi's career now hangs in the balance as he sits in custody awaiting sentencing next month.