Press Release: September 25, 2021 By Dragon
Fire Boxing /Story By Chris Glover – Tony Tolj has experienced
likely every challenge that global travelling has during the last two years,
with his charges Andrew and Jason Moloney signing with global boxing leaders
Top Rank just prior to the beginning of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. 
Credit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank Boxing
The Moloney's have travelled back and forth to the USA for
camps, culminating in fights with Joshua Franco, Josh Greer and the
arguable pound for pound King Naoya Inoue. With Tolj based in Western
Australia, and the Moloney's on Australia's Gold Coast, it hasn't been the
easiest of tasks
Tolj discussed some of the issues he's faced over the last two
years. He said, "I've spent a total of just under 6 months in quarantine
since the pandemic commenced. Human beings are social creatures, so keeping
them locked up isn't good for their mental and physical health in general. The
hardest part for me has been, being stuck in hotels with no ventilation and no
fresh air for two week stretches.
"I live in Perth, Western Australia, so after doing two
weeks in a hotel then I spend another two weeks at home which is very
difficult. Two weeks isn’t too bad mentally but getting into week three and
four is bad. I run a business, and I have to stay switched on for that. Nights
begin to turn into days because you're not functioning as a human naturally so
your sleeping goes everywhere. It's a complete nightmare, literally."
As previously stated, the Moloney brothers have been involved in
some elite level clashes over the last 2 years, with Andrew Moloney having
three fights with Joshua Franco for the WBA world super flyweight title being
one of the most high profile contests in the lower weights globally. The Aussie
boxing baron Tolj recollected the issues he faced during that fight from a
travel standpoint.
Tolj said, "The worst stretch was after the disappointment
of the phantom headbutt in Moloney Franco II fight. I then had to do two weeks
in a hotel and two weeks at home. What's made it worse was the domestic borders
were then open then, so I went back to Sydney a couple days later for Bruno
Tarimo vs Paul Fleming which was a draw due to a head clash. Bruno was up
on the cards prior to the stoppage. I was there for 4 days and then there was a
COVID detection in Sydney's Northern beaches. So there was a lockdown then. I
then went to the Gold Coast for another fight and there was another head clash
but the fight continued and Ty Payne won.
"After all that I went home and had to do another two weeks
home quarantine where it is strictly enforced. So basically six weeks out of
seven weeks was in some form of quarantine, and technically I was in seven of
the eight weeks as I was in the bubble at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It's
torture for me right now, and I keep thinking of we are the champions by Queen
in my head, I’ve done my sentence but committed no crime but after I get out of
this quarantine I roll straight into Dragon Fire Boxing's Thunderdome 36 event
at Metro City, Perth. No more sad stories hopefully, just proper ones!"
Material Courtesy of: Dragon Fire Boxing/ Story By Chris
Glover/ Photo Courtesy of: Mikey Williams/ Top Rank Boxing Used with
permission.
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