Our Fighters in Action

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National Golden Gloves 2010

Well done to Our Boxing Team last weekend at the National Golden Gloves titles.

7 Gold medals and 4 silvers were won by our Team.

We had some outstanding displays of Boxing on the weekend and above all,our Team was a credit to The Boxing Shop by carrying themselves in a professional manner whether they were fighting or spectating.

Campbell Cobbo-Riley was exceptional ,his REVENGE win over Brandon Ogilvie (Brandon beat Campbell earlier this year to represent Australia at the world championships where he was ranked 16th in the world),was very sweet.Campbell stuck to the game plan perfectly and showed how much he has improved this year with hard work and dedication. This was By Far the performance of the weekend!

Mitchell Coomer though won the boxing shop's boxer of the tournament by boxing twice in 2 days and beating 2 very good and experienced opponents (one of the boys had already beaten Mitchell twice before),"BOOMER" as he is known is a great character around the club but when it comes to professionalism and studying opponents,there is none better.

Also Congratulations to Emma Payne and Kordell Cobb0-Mould who tasted victory for the first time (what a tournament to do it in!!)

Out of this tournament there were 10 boxers picked to go to Russia on a trip lead by Kostya Tzyu,The Boxing Shop had 4 Boxers picked in this team, Gareth Bamin,Justin Black,Mitchell "BOOMER" Coomer and Campbell Cobbo - Riley,a great effort Boys.

Well done to every one,you did us all proud.

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August 2010 - In House Boxing Competition

In House Sparring Competition ,August 2010.

Well done to all members of The Boxing Shop,who took part in our In House sparring competition on Saturday.
A great turn out of supporters and the 15 bouts that took place were all very competitive.
As the head coach, it was great to see our up and coming stars go through their paces and its credit to our coaching staff and structure to see how everyone is progressing.
It was good for everyone in the crowd to see the work that some of our young kids have done and to be able to see some skill full boxing from our junior boys and girls.

Boxer of the Week Goes to Nick Latham,a great effort against a boxer who has already had 5 official bouts (PJ Freehill).Nick was outstanding, using his skilled left hand to be his favourite weapon,by Jabbing and hooking his way through the bout.Even though PJ won a close decision,Nick showed some great skills and has shown that he has what it takes if he decides to take the next step into the official competitive ring.

Also a great effort by all our females sam Grant,Tabitha Bird,Minna Pedan and Eva Frewin,a great effort girls and you all boxed very competitively and showed great "Sports-woman-ship".

Thank For your Efforts everyone and we Look forward to bringing you "Old School Fightcamp" On August 16.....Tough times dont last , tough people do!!

Boxing -Co-ordinated upper body and head movements- Gareth Bamin

Boxing -Co-ordinated upper body and head movements- Gareth Bamin

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New Caledonia 2010

The Current Qld team who were chosen to compete against New Caledonia came away with 11 wins from 12 bouts, "we took a young team with the oldest member of our squad being Gareth Bamin who is 19" said Head Coach Gareth Williams.
Seru Whippy was team manager for the tour and he was very happy with how his team went about their duties in a very professional manner,especially for being such a young squad.
All the boys stood up to the Occasion and for the first time ever,many of the team were fighting against veteran seniors who had been involved of boxing for 15 years.
Once again a great effort boys!

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Cuba-The First Competition

We arrived at the stadium for our first round bouts in Guantanamo,with all of our boxers,full of nerves.Australia A and Australia B were placed in the draw and some drew each other for the first round of competition.
We got to the venue early due to the opening ceremonie where we witnessed some great entertainment by Cuban Dancers.All teams walked out and were introduced to the crowd.

On day one of competition we were fortunate enough to win 3 bouts mainly against Indian opponents.
The stand out fights of the first round were Aus "B" Zac Dunn v India 75kg,Cuba1 v Cuba 2 91+kg and Cuba 1 v Cuba 2 81kg.
Zac Dunn was a crowd favourite,he was strong,flamboyant and aggressive and the Cuban locals loved it.What a showmanDunn was, playing up to the crowd at the same time as doing an excellant job on his rival,he was doing dance moves along with statue like poses and entertaining the crowd with his youthfull aggression.
Our stand out on Finals day was without doubt Alexie Muhkin.He had the biggest task of all when he was up against the Cuban 91+ champion who was anything but a crowd favourite after his close yet controversial decision against his countryman in the semi final.
Alexi was a superstar! The crowd cheered him like he was born and bred in Cuba and every punch he threw,the crowd couldnt help but scream and shout for him.Even though Alexi lost the bout,the crowd conitnued to be on his side,this included at the medal presentation where the vocal locals were even louder than in the bout ,when he was awarded his silver medal.

A great effort by everyone involved and I would like to thank all the Cuban Boxing association for making us feel welcome and inviting Australia to this great competition.

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Cuba Boxing Camp 2010

Our first competition in Cuba was in Guantanamo and we also had the pleasure of working with one of the best gyms in Cuba, Thanks for the opportunity Rafealo.

This Club has produced 6 Olympic medals and 40+ world championships over the span of 28 years that it has been running.

We met and trained with some exceptional young athletes ranging between 14yrs to mid 20's.

This Gym is very limited in equipment but the athletes that train here are all dedicated 100% and train twice daily everyday exept 1 session on Sat and Sunday is a rest day. The boxers fight every week and still back up for training if the bouts are on friday night and still train on Sat Morning if the fights are on Saturday night.

My favourite boxer from this Gym was a 17 yr old Cuban youth Champion,he had great footwork and his skills were supreme. This Kid really emphasises the rule of "hit and not be hit".

In 3 Days of partner work I saw him delivering punches but his ability to move out of the way after an attack was where he was very impressive.

The attached Photo's are :
a.2 Cuban Boxers and Australia's Luke Jackson hitting a rubber boxing bag that was self made by the local boxers and coaches.

b.The weights Gym

c.Me with 2 young local Cuban Boxers.

More Pics and Videos to come.

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Cuba 2010

The Gym where we trained and prepared for our first competition was at Rafealo's Gym in Guantanamo (16 hour bus ride from the aiport in Havana).

Cuba 2010 boxing Trip

I recently returned from a Boxing camp In Cuba where I had the opportunity to learn and talk tactics and training procedures with some of the worlds finest coaches.
The Main thing I learnt from the Cubans is how important c0-0rdination training is.
Everyday the Cuban clubs and National Teams practise co-ordinated hand and foot exercises to improve the overall boxer rather than just there attacking and defensive techniques.
I saw 2008 Olymic Games Siver Medalist, Correa doing amazing dance moves with his feet during his own individual time for footwork training. Truely a master of footwork.Then there was the 81kg Boxer, La Cruz (what an unbelievable athlete),He was moving around the ring better than any 51 kg boxer.He was so light on his feet and had punches coming from all angles and his defensive and evasive actions were out of this world.

Check out our Youtube station where there are a few videos (with many more to come!)
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