Team Hussein would like to congratulate team member Erin McGowan on her victory last week, and becoming the WBO Lightweight champion.
Se does go hard and those wars with Angie Parr were great fights (i did want Angie to win) Interesting to see whats next for the female Katsidis :yep
Erin in the pink: Q&A: Erin McGowan by Brett Bonetti - 1st Dec 2010 This content is protected Unbeaten WBO Female lightweight world champion Erin McGowan (14-0, 7 KOs) talks about becoming Australias first female world champion and much more: Q - Erin, first of all congratulations. How does it feel to be Australias first WBO female world boxing champion? Im still having overwhelming feelings at the moment, I am very very happy and privileged to hold this title Q - Your title belt is Pink, its looks fantastic, but has it finally sunk in that you are the champion? I think some days its still sinking in, every day I look at my belt my belt is absolutely beautiful, I am very proud of it! Q - You had a comfortable victory on points over the UKs Lindsay Scragg did you always feel in control of the fight? Yes, I knew coming into this fight that it was going to be the toughest fight of my career, I just think my training camp and the game plan we came up with worked perfectly on the night, although I did have a bit of a tough time in Round two, a very very close round, but I still never got too worried, I still knew I was in control of the fight. Q - How did you get into the sport of boxing? I started boxing for fitness, I was taking a break from competitive netball abd basketball and wanted to keep fit and healthy and boxing was a great way to do that. Q - Who was or is your favorite fighter to watch? Kostya Tszyu, I loved his speed timing and skill as a boxer Q - Who do you plan on defending your title against when and where? We are in negotiations at the moment, so nothing is set in stone, but we are looking at a girl from the USA My manager and trainer are having a good look at all that at the moment, but we are hoping to bring my first title defense back to Perth. Q - Do you want to fight in the USA? Yes, definitely I want to eventually fight there, but I want to bring my first defense back to Perth, I would love to have two more fights in Australia before heading overseas. Q - You were at the Danny Green vs Paul Briggs fight, what did you think as you saw everything unfold? That was a really upsetting fight for a lot of people, I was in shock as I really didnt expect it to be over so quick maybe Paul should not have been there in the first place, I dont know? Q - How has Billy Hussein been as a trainer for you? Absolutely brilliant, in the 8 week camp leading up to my title fight I improved ten-fold as a boxer, I have worked with a lot of trainers around the world as an amateur and professional boxer, and everything he showed me made more sense and I picked things up really well. Q - Billy has been in the news over the Paul Briggs vs Danny Green findings, what were your thoughts when you heard the ruling? I was really surprised when I heard and I know Billy will be appealing the decision. Q - We hear that you are friends with both Danny Green and BJ Flores, so what was your thoughts on their recent IBO world cruiserweight title fight at Challenge stadium? It was a tough great fight, it was good for Dannys career as BJ was a hard-hitting worthy opponent and the fight is what Perth really needed. Q - Erin, at 29 years of age you are a champion, how many years do you intend on fighting for? I always said I wanted to be done with my boxing by the age 30, but now that that is creeping up so quickly, probably 33 or 34 Id like to be finished by. Q - Do you plan on moving up or down in weight and going for more titles? Yes, further down the track if I am going to be going for more titles I will definitely move down in weight.
Yep. Well done. Seems like a smart chic, & with a plan. All the best of luck to her.:happy:happy:happy