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Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing  Press Release: July 12, 2024 By Dragon Fire Boxing - Winwood is set to face undefeated Thai fighter and current WBA minimumweight super title champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong in Perth on September 7. Aussie sensation Alex Winwood is staring down Australian boxing history after locking in a world title bout for Perth's HBF Stadium, set for September 7. The 4-0 Bunbury product is set to meet Thai Thammanoon Niyomtrong - also known by his ringname Knockout CP Freshmart, for the WBA minimumweight super title belt in a bid to smash Jeff Fenech's seven-fight record to a world title set in 1985. Niyomtrong, who boasts a 24 fight undefeated record, has successfully defended his title 11 times since claiming it in 2016. It's currently the longest title reign in boxing. Since his professional debut in November of 2022, Winwood has built his CV with a TKO victory over Tibo Monabesa and unanimous decision wins over highly-rated paining Cris Ganoza ...

Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing  Press Release: June 30, 2024 By Dragon Fire Boxing - In recent years, Perth has proven to be a major player when it comes to growing high quality fighting talent whether that be in MMA or boxing.   A young man who is seen to have huge potential to go all the way is Perth’s Josh Byrne.   We had the opportunity to speak to the Perth native about his journey so far.   Q: When did your boxing journey start.   JB: I was ten when I started and it was just for fitness at first, but as I got older, and had a few wins I thought I could maybe turn it into a career.   Q: What do you like about boxing?   JB: It’s a bit like an addiction, once you start and you win a fight, you get that good feeling and then when you win you just want to carry that feeling on. I love the sport, I love everything about it, once I get into it, I find it so easy to carry on and maintain my fitness.   Q: Where do you currently train?   JB: Right no...

  Press Release: June 30, 2024 By Lewis Moss/Dragon Fire Boxing - On May 31 st Perth’s Steve Gago made a massive statement at Thunderdome 46 after he knocked out International opponent Zixiang Wang in the second round.   Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing The knockout victory for Gago won him the WBC Australasian Welterweight title, a step closer to his ambitions for a world title.   In an interview conducted weeks after the fight, The Aussie expressed how thrilled he was to get the knockout victory.      “It felt amazing, winning A title like that means a lot to me” Gago said.   “I didn’t expect it to go that quick, I knew he was going to be a tough guy and I was working with the coach, southpaw against southpaw is difficult,   “We came up with a good game plan and we executed it in the second round.”   The victory for Gago marks his second in a fourteen-month span, where prior to this, the Perth local had been relatively inactive in the boxin...

Press Release: June 2, 2023  By Dragon Fire Boxing and Murray Wenzel/AAP -  A couple of free breakfasts and a family holiday to Yamba. Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing  It's been a typically low-key homecoming for Australia's newest boxing world champion Jason Moloney. But the 32-year-old WBO bantamweight belt holder expects that to change with legendary promoter Bob Arum backing the Australian's dream to defend his title - or win some more - in a blockbuster event on home soil. "Some congratulations and a couple of free breakfasts at the cafe, but I haven't felt it hugely since getting back home," he told AAP of the fanfare while en route to his mini-vacation. "I've been on the road for years in America and have been surprised by my profile in Japan. "But it's only just beginning here and now I've got the belt ... I knew I had to achieve something big first. "I grew up idolising Danny Green and saw how much the country loved h...