It’s that time of year when we look back over the past 12 months and forward to the new year. In my annual review of Aussie boxers, I list the ones to watch by division in 2019. To keep things interesting, I have decided not to nominate the same boxer in my column twice. I have also included a review of the previous year’s nominee to see how close – or far – I was from the mark.
On November 30, live from the SunCorp Stadium, in Brisbane, Australia, Jeff “The Hornet” Horn (18-1-1, 12 KO’s) will battle fellow-Australian Anthony “The Man” Mundine (48-8, 28 KO’s). By Bill Tibbs
Aussie Wrap-up: Tommy Browne to face Anthony Mundine in January, Bilal Akkawy & Darragh Foley win in Punchbowl, Cherneka Johnson wins first title in Warrnambool, Kurtis Pegoraro wins big in China, Dwight Ritchie & Sylvia Scharper victorious at Melbourne Pavilion, Steve Lovett back with a win in Canberra, Zac Dunn KOs Cedric Spera
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.