Fergus Jenkins won the men's middleweight world title for New Zealand at the 2021 IMMAF World Championships, held in January 2022 in Abu Dhabi.

Amazingly, this was the first major tournament for Jenkins.

He defeated Jordan's World Cup winner Hazem Kayyali en-route to the final, where he earned a split decision against Iusup Magomedov of the RMMAU.

Before the final, he was honoured with a haka performed by New Zealand staff.