boxing
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HeadStrong Fight Club open day this weekend
Excitement is building as a new local family prepares to open HeadStrong Fight Club in Newstead, bringing high-quality boxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes for local kids and families. Launching this weekend, the family owned and operated fight club aims to inspire confidence, discipline, and fitness in young people through martial arts. Head coach Amedeo Gallicchio…
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Boxing a life-changer for Billy
“He’s full of energy, tough as nails, and keen as mustard.” That’s how House of Stoush Academy proprietor/boxing coach Bryce Poorter described Romsey 11-year-old Billy Jarvis, who made his amateur boxing debut in Canberra on Sunday morning. Billy fought New South Wales opponent Matthew Devine in a sanctioned Boxing Australia event held at the Australian…
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The kid with an AK47 in his hands
Charlie Thompson has a weapon in his hands; the 15-year-old wants a fight but can’t find one so resorts to his father’s shed in Kyneton. The old man is standing there among his paint-cans and a dusty six-pack of Carlton Draught. Charlie stares him in the eyes with eerie confidence and unloads the clip. BUP-BUP-BUP-BUP-BUP-BUP-BUP-BUP-BUP-BUP-BUP-BUP.…