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Life on the Garside: Bronze, ballet and the big dance after Tokyo
Harry Garside’s determination to swim against the tide made him an important figure in the Olympic boxing tournament.
- by Phil Lutton
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‘Stop pigeonholing people’: Why Olympic boxer Harry Garside dares to be different
He’s the ballet-dancing boxer who painted his fingernails in the colours of the Olympic rings and talked of wearing a dress to the opening ceremony. Now Melbourne fighter Harry Garside, inspired by his dad’s collection of Rocky DVDs, is one win away from a gold medal match.
- by Michael Lynch
‘Two to go’: Garside’s eyes on a bigger prize after historic win
Harry Garside will become the first Australian boxer to claim an Olympic medal since Grahame “Spike” Cheney 33 years ago.
- by Adrian Proszenko
‘Just really heartbreaking’: Australian misses out on boxing history by barest of margins
Skye Nicolson was in tears as she came to terms a loss that came just as she appeared poised to become the first Australian female to earning a boxing medal.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Nicolson wins through to quarter-finals as draw opens up
Australian featherweight Skye Nicolson is just two wins away from reaching the gold-medal bout, with the first, third and fourth seeds having already been eliminated.
‘Where do I sign?’: Former world champ ready to fight Tszyu in Australia
Former WBO super welterweight world champion Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith is prepared to fly to Australia to fight Tim Tszyu if the price is right.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Tim Tszyu ‘really didn’t want this fight’, says Michael Zerafa
Michael Zerafa has shifted the blame for the cancellation of his highly anticipated fight with Tim Tszyu to his opponent, saying he tried to make the fight happen in Melbourne.
- by Damien Ractliffe
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‘Let’s go’: Former world champion ready to take up Tszyu’s challenge
One of Tim Tszyu’s target opponents has welcomed the prospect of stepping into the ring with the rising Australian after his demolition of Steve Spark.
- by Adrian Proszenko
As it happened: Tim Tszyu earns third-round knockout victory against Steve Spark
Steve Spark was hoping to pull off the biggest sporting upset this year, but Tim Tszyu showed why he is on track to contest for a world title.
- by Adrian Proszenko
The real reason Tszyu wouldn’t reschedule Zerafa bout
Questions over why Tim Tszyu didn’t postpone his fight with Michael Zerafa can finally be answered ahead of his showdown with Steve Spark.
- by Adrian Proszenko
The day Tim Tszyu took a back seat to Steve Spark
Tim Tszyu has become the face of Australian boxing, but Steve Spark was the headline act when they were on a fight card together just four years ago.
- by Adrian Proszenko