These two extraordinary women from vastly different backgrounds share a common story of resilience and determination as they navigate their way through the often cutthroat sport of professional boxing.
"Australian boxing fans are amongst the most knowledgeable in the world. They appreciate well-matched fights and love an underdog story. We plan on bringing them both."
After three weeks of negotiation Kiwi boxing promoters Duco Events have secured financial backing from the Queensland State Government and the Brisbane City Council to bring the WBO welterweight world title fight between reigning champion Manny Pacquiao 59-6-2 (38) and Australian challenger Jeff Horn 16-0-1 (11) to Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on April 23 (April 22 in the USA). By Anthony Cocks
Australia claimed two Commonwealth titles on the weekend with Zac “Dynamo” Dunn 23-0 (18) outpointing Sheffield, England’s Liam “Cannonball” Cameron 19-5 (7) in Melbourne, Victoria on Friday night and Kris George 12-1 (6) beating the highly-favoured Cameron “The Hammer” Hammond 16-1 (8) by unanimous decision in an all-Aussie showdown in Toowoomba, Queensland on the same night. By Anthony Cocks
Renold Quinlan 11-1 (7) scored the biggest win of his short professional career with an upset KO over former unified middleweight champion Daniel “Real Deal” Geale 31-5 (16) at the Silverdome in Launceston, Tasmania last Friday night.