Australian Boxing/SM Memorial thread

Saw that. Nice split down the middle of the head of the other guy. He'll have a decent scar to remind him of that fight.

 

We took an L overnight in the World Boxing Championships with Marissa Williamson-Pohlman giving it a good go against the Chinese silver medalist from the Paris Olympics in the Welterweight division but ultimately bowing out.

Very big night coming up tonight (Tuesday) with five boxers in the starting gate.

First up at 11:15pm AEST is Jye Dixon at Bantamweight against another long-limbed Chinese. I think it's time to send a message that circumnavigating Australia with Chinese military ships is really bad for your health.

At 12:45am, Marlon Sevehon takes on a Brazilian silver medalist from the 2023 IBA World Championships for a place in the Quarter Finals at Light Heavy. That one's in Ring B so you might need to go online to watch rather than relying on the Foxtel Main Event coverage.

At 4:00am is one I'm looking forward to - Lekeisha Pergoliti, who I've said can win the gold at Light Middleweight, is up against a very well credentialed Irish woman who has previously won an IBA World Championship & made the final of the IBA World Championships this year. The British commentators blew so much smoke up the Irish girl's backside in her first outing that the alarms in my house went off at 4:30am. This coming straight after one of them moaned constantly about the lack of action in our girl's fight. The respective quality of opponents may have had something to do with it. They even brought in an additional 'expert' commentator to heap praise upon the Irish girl during her fight. They should have handed him some pom poms instead of a microphone & called him a cheerleader.

Seriously, I'd be going ALL IN on this one tonight if I was the Australian team. Put a few big meals into our girl after the morning weigh-in & let her come in heavy for the fight. Don't worry about making weight for the next one. There won't be a next one if she doesn't win tonight. Come in a solid 10 pounds heavier & get the job done. Then worry about getting the weight off for the next one. The winner of this fight has a great chance of going on & taking gold while the loser goes home with nothing.

Also tonight, Omer Izaz makes his first appearance in the tournament at Flyweight against a bloke from Uzbekistan while Lachlan Lawson goes around again against another Uzbek at Junior Cruiser (or Super Dooper Light Heavy - whatever you want to call it). Both boys will no doubt have their hands full but hopefully one or both of them can make it through to the Quarter Finals. Both of these fights are Ring B (at 4:45am & 6:30am respectively) so be aware that you might need to watch online rather than on Foxtel Main Event.

 

Hello lads & lasses - big night. Five fights, four defeats, one win & one medal. The blokes all went out on non-controversial 5-0 defeats but there were some good performances. Jye Dixon fought the Chinese very close at Bantamweight I thought although the judges didn't agree. Marlon Sevehon at Light Heavy & Omer Izaz at Flyweight gave it their all while I thought Lachlan Lawson this morning was terrific in the Cruiserweight division. Really tough, uncompromising stuff from him. Made his Uzbek opponent earn it. Epitomized what Australian boxing is all about. Really glad I got to see that performance. Tremendous stuff. Four of our six men managed wins at this tournament which is better than we did at the Olympics, albeit without collecting a medal. It's a very young group also so there's plenty of room for improvement.

In the women's, Lekeisha Pergoliti is through to the semi-finals at Light Middleweight after a hard-fought win against Ireland. We really needed that result & she got it. She's up against a very good Uzbek in the semi-final. Our other remaining women, Emma-Sue Greentree at Middleweight & Eseta Flint at Light Heavy fight tonight in Quarter Finals against an American & Kazakh respectively. Win & they join Lekeisha Pergoliti as medalists from this world championships. The women are doing the heavy lifting in terms of bringing home the bling.

 

Any updates on Tyson Pedro? Is he sticking with boxing? No fights scheduled for him.

 

Two more medals for the Australian Boxing Bling Box overnight. That makes it three in total for those keeping score at home.

Emma Sue Greentree made it two medals from two world championships by DOMINATING against her American opponent at Middleweight. PUT A GOOD WHOOPIN' ON HER she did. Yes Siree, Bob. Boxed her ears off. Eseta (Tash) Flint did a similarly good job on her Kazakh opponent at Light Heavy. I don't think I even saw the Kazakh land a punch during their three-round contest. 5-0 wins for both women with plenty left in the tank. They will need it though b/c both of their semi-final opponents can fight & will test them.

Just as occurred at the last IBA World Championships we attended, our women have delivered three medals. On that occasion, it was two silvers & a bronze. What remains at this tournament is to determine what colour our medals will be. No pressure, but the Sandman's preferred precious metal colour is Gold.

As regular readers of The Stifler's Mum thread would know, we've never previously won a Gold medal at senior level in a major world amateur championships or Olympics. History therefore beckons for Australian boxing. Which of our three fine young women will answer its call?

 

Anyone got access to the Codesport article by Brendan Bradford about Australia's 10 best prospects 8 fights and under? Would be interested to have a read.

 

@ipswich express
Australian boxing is currently riding a huge wave of popularity, with world champions and rising prospects right across the country. We’ve selected 10 rising stars who have had between one and eight professional fights and are aged 27 or under.

Callum Peters (4-0) 22 years old
Caught the eye of Gennady Golovkin for his fight against eventual silver medallist Nurbek Oralbay at last year’s Olympics, and has taken the pros by storm too. His four wins have all come by knockout after making his pro debut last December wearing his customary pair of bright pink indoor football shoes. He suffered an early loss at the World Champs in England last weekend, but will be back.

Ahmad Reda (7-0) 22 years old
One of the hottest prospects in the country, Ahmad Reda is the oldest of a crew of boxing Reda brothers.
He has been agitating for a showdown with Harry Garside since Garside beat in the Paris Olympic trials, but is quickly making a name for himself in his own right.Reda enjoyed a breakout performance in beating the tricky veteran Bruno Tarimo last month to win the Australian super-lightweight title.

Max McIntyre (8-0) 20 years old
Already a well-established knockout artist at the age of 20, Queensland’s McIntyre is confident, and has the skills and power to back it up. Seven of his impressive wins have come by stoppage, including one of the most brutal KOs of 2024. A powerful super-middleweight, McIntyre has already called for fights with a few others on this list.

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Teremoana Jr (8-0) 27 years old
One of the best heavyweight prospects Australia has ever produced. Teremoana is already making waves on the global scene, most recently scoring a thunderous first round knockout of American Aleem Whitfield at Madison Square Garden in New York. Only two of his eight professional bouts have made it past the first round, and both of those ended in the second.

Kirra Ruston (7-0) 27 years old
Turned pro in 2024 after an eight-year amateur career, Ruston is bound for bigger things. A natural super-middleweight, he moved up and won the Australian light-heavyweight title against power-puncher Tonga Tongotongo earlier this year. It won’t be the last title he wins.

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Cooper O’Connell (3-0) 19 years old
The son of boxing legend ‘Shotgun’ Shannon O’Connell, Cooper was thrust straight into the spotlight when he made his pro-debut on a Tim Tszyu undercard in Newcastle in April. Before that, he won the World Under-19 Championships in Colorado last year. He is putting together an impressive professional career, but has been earmarked for the Los Angeles Olympics too.

Alex Leapai Jr (6-0-1)
The hard-hitting son of one-time heavyweight world title contender Alex Leapai, Jr gave up a promising NRL career to pursue boxing. He most recently obliterated Tom Ngapti in Brisbane in August.

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Lilo Telepe (6-0) 20 years old
They don’t call him The Tank for nothing. Fighting out of Melbourne by way of South Auckland, Telepe is one of the most feared super-welterweights in the country. At just 20 years of age, he has already fought opponents with much greater experience, including wins over Luke Gersbeck and Terry Nickolas.

Shannan Davey (1-0) 25 years old
The Paris Olympian burst onto the pro scene in March with a classy fourth round TKO win in Brisbane. He’s got great footwork for a big man, and the fast hands to match.

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Jon Sgroi (4-0) 23 years old
Fighting out of Killa Boxing Gym in Marrickville, Sgroi is a huge talent, bound to crack the big time.The 23-year-old is a long-time training partner of Tim Tszyu, and once even beat Tszyu in a training day sprint session.

Honourable mentions: Marlon Sevehon and Charlie Kazzi
Marlon Sevehon is one to watch. He’s making waves at the World Championships in Liverpool this week and is under the watchful eye of Adam Thompson and Luke Jackson at Woolloomooloo PCYC. He has also spent time sparring former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. This list consists of fighters who have had at least one pro fight, and Sevehon is still an amateur. Nevertheless, get on the Big Red bandwagon now.

Meanwhile, Charlie Kazzi is just 20 years old, but has had one fight too many to qualify for the list. The 9-0 Sydneysider won the Australasian lightweight title in May, and is destined for big things.

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That's actually incorrect. The IBF have rescinded this order "and will evaluate Bivol's status when his medical extension ends on October 21, 2025 and will proceed accordingly."

This statement was sent last night.

 

Hello lads & lasses. We meat-loafed it last night at the World Boxing Championships. Went 2 out of 3 which, as they say, ain't bad.

I thought Emma Sue Greentree boxed beautifully against the Turkish fighter at Middleweight without being rewarded for it by the majority of judges. She 'lost' a 4-1 decision, but really, it could easily have been a win. She was physically stronger than the Turk & threw the straighter, harder punches. Really put it on her I thought but four of the judges saw it differently. Very strong performances throughout the tournament from Emma Sue. I'd be very confident taking her to any of the big tournaments in future. Congratulations to her.

Performance of the night came from Lekeisha Pergoliti who boxed brilliantly against a very good Uzbek fighter at Light Middleweight. Had to be fast & sharp in that one & she was. Landed the left hook repeatedly after the right hand which caused the southpaw Uzbek no end of problems. Big UD for Lekeisha & into the final tomorrow morning (at 4:00 am) against a Kazakh. Let's see if she can score the coveted Uzbek-Kazakh double for our very first ever Gold medal at a World Amateur Championships.

Finally, Eseta (Tash) Flint boxed a shutout against a very willing Canadian opponent at Light Heavy. Moved beautifully to dominate from the outside throughout the contest while landing effectively on the inside when she needed to. Will fight a home country Brit in the final tomorrow morning (at 4:30 am) for the Gold.

Tremendous performances really from all three of our women. Looking forward to two of them finishing the job tomorrow morning bright & early & making some history for Australian boxing.