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Five years ago Tiana tried boxing for the first time. Now she’s off to the Olympics
Tiana Echegaray went to a boxercise class in 2019 to keep fit and it has led her to competing at her first Olympics at the age of 30.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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Moloney falls short against Takei in Tokyo, losing bantamweight crown
Australia is without a reigning male world boxing champion after Jason Moloney’s unanimous points loss to a man in just his ninth professional boxing fight.
- by Murray Wenzel
The Aussie boxer set to walk in Mike Tyson’s footsteps and break record for biggest crowd
WBO bantamweight world champion Jason Moloney will defend his title in the Tokyo Dome on Monday, and will fight in front of the biggest crowd yet for an Australian boxer.
- by Jonathan Drennan
‘When things scare me, I just run at them’: Uncaged Pedro shapes up for fight of his life
Fresh from completing a week of tough sparring, former UFC fighter Tyson Pedro reflects on what it takes mentally and physically to compete as a boxer.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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Boxing coach quits Olympics over sexual misconduct claims
Boxing Australia’s head coach Jamie Pittman was found to have been involved in offensive behaviour involving female athletes.
- by Jonathan Drennan
‘I came out with my fists up on my chin’: The Aussie called Tyson who was born to fight
Tyson Pedro has been fighting all of his life. And now the UFC star believes he can go all the way to the top after making the switch to boxing.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Tszyu was close to the summit of the boxing world when he tumbled
There are two things most prizefighters chase their whole career: money and legacy, in that order.
- by Jonathan Drennan
He ‘fell into a dark hole’ after a fatal diagnosis. A miracle now beckons
He believes this will be his one chance to claim the national belt. But that’s not all Lachlan O’Shea is fighting for.
- by Nick Wright
‘My word is equal to a signed contract’: Fundora’s manager says Tszyu can have rematch
Sebastian Fundora’s team is pledging to offer Tim Tszyu a rematch after their bloody world championship bout on Sunday.
- by Darren Walton
‘Too tough for his own good’: Why Tszyu’s warrior spirit may have cost him Crawford
Jeff Horn, the only Australian to have fought boxing’s pound-for-pound king Terence Crawford, says Tim Tszyu should have “swallowed his ego” against Sebastian Fundora.
- by Vince Rugari
Opinion
World Boxing
Under the bright Las Vegas lights, Tim Tszyu didn’t flinch. But did his corner?
Questions are being asked about the Australian’s world title fight being allowed to continue after he received a nasty gash on his forehead.
- by Andrew Webster