Daniel MacKinnon (born 1 September 1983) is a retired New Zealand professional boxer.
[1][2] MacKinnon took part in The Contender Australia, a reality television show based on the sport of boxing.
The show practically was a fourteen-man tournament with boxers hailing from Australia and New Zealand.
[3] MacKinnion fought Robert Berridge for the vacant WBO Oriental and WBA PABA Light Heavyweight titles.
After a CT scan it was discovered that MacKinnon had a brain bleed and had emergency surgery.