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Bad hair days
A bad hair day took on a whole new meaning for Omeo based 75kg boxer Cassy Lear in her Victorian state title bout on Sunday (December 16) against Warrnambool based Gabrielle Brown. Your hair can lose you a fight, so … Continue reading
Answering the call
It seems only a moment ago that I was on the edge of my seat watching rare footage of women boxing. As one of the early practitioners of the sport, I was always on the lookout for others; role models, … Continue reading
Better than Disneyland
Australian world champion super featherweight Diana Prazak never imagined that foregoing a trip to Disneyland would change the course of her life. But that it surely did. While she might have been standing in line for a wild ride, instead … Continue reading
Bella boxing babes and foxy card boys!
For those who missed the Melbourne launch of The Sweetest Thing, here is a clip of the highlights filmed by the very talented Mark Welker.
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The sweetest victory of all
How many of us thought we’d never see the day? How many of us knew talented female boxers who were not getting any recognition? How many women walked away from boxing because there were no opportunities, no opponents, no championship … Continue reading
The movie version
The launch last week of The Sweetest Thing at the Bella Union in Melbourne turned out to be a fantastic event, a great crowd and a fulfilment of my dream to bring the world of the gym to the world … Continue reading
And it will be sweet!
The Australian launch of my book, The Sweetest Thing, is shaping up to be an event the Melbourne publishing world has likely never seen before. Launches are traditionally events for friends and family and most people don’t see them anything … Continue reading
When only the best will do
What an amazing week in women’s boxing it has been for me. I had to pinch myself these past few days at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra as I witnessed something I thought I’d never see. The women … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Nicolson, Arlene Blencowe, Australian Institute of Sport, Bianca Elmir, Bodo Andreass, boxing world championship, Cherneka Johnson, Diana Prazak, Fatima Zarika, Jessica Rettalack, Kaye Scott, Kristy Harris, Lucia Rijker, Olympic Boxing, Shelley Watts, Skye Nicolson, WIBA, women's boxing
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News flash! Women can box!
The Herald Sun’s Ron Reed has finally discovered women’s boxing, which is great for him, and for the rest of us too, I suppose, even though he’s about five years behind the times. But while we have been watching the … Continue reading
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Tagged Angie Parr, Caz Pruden, Claire Ghabrial, Diana Prazak, Erin McGowan, Herald Sun, Jasmine Ward, Julie Gaston, Kelly McGrath, Nadine Brown, Naomi Fischer-Rasmussen, Regina Halmich, Ron Reed, Sabrina Ostowari, Sarah George, Sarah Howett, Sarah O’Connell, Shannon O'Connell, Susie Ramadan
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Watch out for the ‘mitt men’
A pair of focus mitts do not instantly make someone a boxing trainer. But it’s very easy for the untrained eye to think so. Pads are all about sound and movement, that’s why they are used in open training sessions … Continue reading
