The Boxing Shop
This mornings weather was unusually warm but their were no complaints from some of the boxers who were getting their last few grams off before weigh in time. Bouts were held at Acacia Ridge Pub today, we had a total of 9 Boxers weigh in and 2 of them were the Nauru boys. 50 bouts in total so it was a […]
Day 2 in New Caledonia was the big night of boxing. With 10 amateur bouts and 1 professional contest on show, the team were ready to prove that we were number 1. Jorge Kapeen was boxing the New Caledonia Champion in the first fight of the night. Jorge controlled the match very well using good […]
In a night where I believe we had done enough to win 5 out of 7 bouts, you could say there were some strange decisions. The team carried themselves exceptionally before and after the fights, regardless of if the decision was for or against them. The Elite males were excited due to not wearing headguards […]
Once again the Fine people of New Caledonia have invited us to take part in their annual boxing gala. Our team consists of Head Coach Gareth Williams, Manager Seru Whippy,57kg Matilda Shaw, 60kg Mitchell Coomer, 64kg Kosta Scrapis, 69kg Jorge Kapeen, 75kg Jack Bowen, 81L Tyson Den Hoedt and 91kg+ Nigel Tuapola. Last night the team arrived at 11 […]