Skinny Hussein weighs in on Pacquiao-Horn
Aus-Boxing June 29, 2017
NEDAL ‘Skinny’ Hussein knows a thing or two about Manny Pacquiao and when he has something to say about the man, people generally listen. Hussein’s time as a top contender was an exciting one. He faced off with many great fighters during his career but it was his controversial... Read more
THERE has been a quiet unpracticality surrounding the ascension of Jeff Horn. No Australian-born fighter has followed the blueprint adopted by the Brisbane-based Horn and his team. The trajectory of his career, which was essentially all systems go from his fourth professional fight onwards, saw him rise to the... Read more
WHEN deciphering the difference between a prospect and contender, it is sometimes difficult to see the blurred line between the two. However, in the case of world rated bantamweight Andrew Moloney, never has there been a clearer outright owner to the above honours, the Action Fitness Centre Prospect of... Read more
GEORGE Kambosos Jr. has given his prediction for the biggest fight in Australian boxing history, and it doesn’t end well for Jeff Horn. After spending the last four weeks in the Philippines as the main sparring partner to eleven-time world champion, Manny Pacquiao, Kambosos has made it clear that... Read more
INACTIVITY has plagued the career of Renold Quinlan. Since turning professional in 2008, the hard-hitting Indigenous slugger has fought just thirteen times. So it came as little surprise when Quinlan was tabbed as a heavy underdog against former unified middleweight champion Daniel Geale. Their twelve round title fight, for... Read more
ZAC Dunn was expected to handle Rogerio Damasco with relative ease. The well-travelled Brazilian import had been disposed of in a singular round in a scrappy finish by Kiwi mauler Robert Berridge in 2014, meaning a similar fate was most likely on the cards. The finish didn’t take long... Read more
BOTH George Kambosos Jr and Brandon Ogilvie promised fireworks ahead of their mouth-watering collision last December. But for all of his trash talk and bravado, it was the unbeaten and world rated George Kambosos Jr. who validated his claims of being the number one lightweight in Australia with a... Read more
THE shelf life of a heavyweight is arguably longer than any other division. So it comes as little surprise that 42-year-old Solomon Haumono is preparing for one last roll of the dice against former two-divison titleholder and long-time heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek at the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland.... Read more
AMERICAN cable network giant ESPN has picked up the US rights to televise ‘The Battle of Brisbane’. Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs) will make the first defence in his latest reign as WBO welterweight champion against Australian underdog Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs) to the biggest American television audience available,... Read more
THE maiden defence of Kris George’s Commonwealth welterweight title has been cancelled. George, 27, was slated to defend his prestigious crown against the England-based Nigerian Larry Ekundayo (12-0, 3 KOs), who is George’s mandatory challenger. Frank Warren, who is one of England’s most established and long-serving promoters, won the... Read more
Sakio Bika returns to face Luke Sharp on July 8th
Aus-Boxing June 16, 2017
AFTER an extended hiatus, Sakio Bika is finally pencilled in for a return. The former WBC and IBO super middleweight titleholder will make his first appearance on home soil in eight years, when the well-travelled Cameroon native squares off with super middleweight gatekeeper Luke Sharp (14-5-3, 6 KOs) on... Read more
Shannon O’Connell on world title opportunity: “I know that I’m in for a hard fight”
Aus-Boxing June 16, 2017
NOTHING has ever come easy for Shannon O’Connell. A hard upbringing and a far from easy journey as a professional has given the Brisbane-based mother of two a perspective on the sport unlike many others who have competed before her. The road less travelled has now led her to... Read more
AUSTRALIA’s boxing community is well aware that a moment of great pride for our nation passed us by this past weekend on the other side of the world. To let it slip quietly and unheralded into the back pages of sporting history would be a very comfortable fit with the... Read more
FREDDIE Roach has launched a verbal jab towards Jeff Horn. The accomplished trainer, who is a seven-time recipient of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) Trainer of the Year award, has made a harsh assessment of the undefeated Australian, who will attempt to wrestle the WBO welterweight championship... Read more
THE Moloney brothers were given two very different challenges, but the end result proved to be the same. The tenacious twins, both 26, improved their unbeaten professional ledgers to an impressive thirteen wins from as many outings, with both disposing of their willing Mexican challengers inside of the distance.... Read more
UNDEFEATED twins Andrew and Jason Moloney and fellow regional titleholder Jayde Mitchell have all made weight ahead of their title defences tonight. Jason will look to make the fourth defence of his WBA Oceania super bantamweight bauble against lively 21-year-old challenger Emanuel Armendariz at the Melbourne Park Function Centre.... Read more
IT takes more than good chemistry to form a winning team. In the case of the formidable combination shared by regarded trainer Angelo Hyder and manager Tony Tolj, they have the much needed experience and know-how when it comes to coordinating the finer details of a training camp. An... Read more
PERENNIAL nice guy Jayde Mitchell is adopting a serious approach to his latest set of challenges. The popular Peninsula product returns to the ring on Saturday night in a ten round non-title bout against Hungarian veteran Istvan Zeller (37-15, 11 KOs) at the Melbourne Park Function Centre for Victorian... Read more
ANDREW Moloney stood alone atop the list of best performing prospects in 2016. The former Commonwealth Games gold medallist was a standout, accumulating six wins while defending his WBA affiliated regional title twice. Due to the impressive nature of his victories, Moloney broke into the top fifteen with the... Read more
IN most cases, if something isn’t broken, it generally doesn’t need to be fixed. However, in the case of the unbeaten Jason Moloney, a wholesale change has been made as the super bantamweight prospect attempts to reach greater heights in his professional career. Moloney, 26, and his equally accomplished... Read more
CONTROVERSIAL heavyweight Shannon Briggs has failed a drug test, putting his heavyweight title hopes in serious doubt. In a bizarre sequence of events, the 45-year-old Briggs, a former two-time heavyweight titleholder, failed a drug test administered by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association as part of the WBA’s Fair Boxing Program. Briggs (60-6-1, 53 KOs)... Read more
BILLY Dib knows a thing or two about high-profile fights. The former two-division titleholder, who is currently in Oxnard, California training under the astute eye of renowned trainer Robert Garcia, was recently quizzed by American journalist Elie Seckbach about the looming WBO welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and... Read more
Mothers Day: Australian Boxing Reaction
Aus-Boxing May 14, 2017
MOTHERS Day is a day of celebration and appreciation towards mothers and motherly figures. Check out the reaction of Australian boxers across the country, paying tribute to the important women in their life below. Happy Mother's Day to my mum and all the mothers out there. Had a great... Read more
LENNY Zappavigna isn’t letting his most recent loss get him down. His goal of winning a world title is still well and truly alive. It was last December when Zappavigna (35-3, 25 KOs) was handed an opportunity to secure a title shot when he faced off against dangerous Kazakh,... Read more
IT was meant to be the Joseph Parker show on Saturday night at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau City, New Zealand, but it was Australian lightweight supremo George Kambosos Jr. who stole the show. With Justin Fortune in his corner, Kambosos faced off against fellow Aussie Qamil Balla... Read more
AUSTRALIA’s premier lightweight will be crowned tonight when undefeated pair George Kambosos Jr and Qamil Balla square off. Kambosos (11-0, 6 KOs) and Balla (11-0-1, 5 KOs) will be the co-feature bout at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau City, New Zealand, where Joseph Parker will defend his WBO... Read more
George Kambosos Jr unloads on Qamil Balla: “I will take his heart away from him”
Aus-Boxing May 3, 2017
GEORGE Kambosos Jr is not one to shy away from making bold statements. The brash Sydney resident, who is widely regarded as Australia’s consensus number one lightweight, has unleashed a tirade of trash talk towards undefeated former national titleholder Qamil Balla ahead of their high stakes collision on Saturday... Read more
BOXING royalty arrived in Australia today as Manny Pacquiao begins his promotional tour for his fight with Jeff Horn. The eight division titleholder made a brief appearance at Brisbane Airport on Monday afternoon, greeting an enthusiastic media gathering before making a prompt exit. The 38-year-old gave little in terms... Read more
Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn confirmed for July 2nd
Aus-Boxing April 16, 2017
THE worst kept secret in world boxing has finally been confirmed. Former schoolteacher and undefeated starlet Jeff Horn has landed a once in a lifetime opportunity to challenge legendary eight division titleholder and reigning WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on Sunday July 2nd at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Four... Read more
A marquee twelve month period catapulted Jack Brubaker towards the top of the welterweight division domestically. After just fourteen fights as a professional, the proud Cronulla resident is seen as the consensus number two welterweight behind undefeated starlet Jeff Horn, followed closely by Commonwealth welterweight ruler Kris George. Brubaker... Read more