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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
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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Toddlers with ticker
Controversy hit the tabloids this past week over little girls fighting. It took me back to the early days when I competed in my first AABL national championships on Queensland’s Gold Coast in 1998 at the Southport RSL. Not only … Continue reading
No fooling
On April Fool’s Day I’ll be leaving Melbourne to return to the scene of the crime, New York City and Gleason’s Gym where the story of The Sweetest Thing really began. It will be four years since I first walked … Continue reading
The Eagle will not fly very far
Currently the whole of Australia is under the misguided impression that it’s possible for a champion waterskier to become a headlining boxer virtually overnight, since she herself can’t see much difference between the sports. So there’s your problem right there. … Continue reading
