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Press Release: November 12, 2025 By Dragon Fire Boxing - Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing  Welterweight, Joel “Lethal” Lewis has signed with Oceania management juggernauts , Dragon Fire Boxing as he looks to continue his progression in the professional ranks. Lewis has reached 7-1 as a professional, with his last outing seeing him defeat amateur sensation and Fano Kori via a brutal Knock out of the night, in which many deemed Lewis to be a long shot. Lewis opened up about his recent victory and his plans moving forward. “I was really happy with my last fight on the Thunderdome 51 event in Metro City, Perth , and thank you to Tony Tolj for getting me on and allowing me to show off skills in one of the featured fights. “The Thunderdome series is an iconic part of Australian boxing so to be able to compete on these events really means a lot to me & I’m just getting started. “People can underestimate me all the want but I’ve shown when I get in there they are facing som...

Press Release: November 7, 2025 By Murray Wenzel -  Credit: Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS) Talks have begun to bring Andrew Moloney 's world title fight to Australia as the pint-sized champion eyes a move to Jai Opetaia 's stable. The IBF has ordered that the winner of December's clash between Mexico's super flyweight champion Willibaldo Garcia and Japan 's two-division king Kenshiro Teraji must fight the Australian before June 25 next year. Moloney, who shook off ring rust with a win in Fiji on Saturday, expects Teraji to beat the Mexican champion in their Saudi Arabia bout. The Kingscliff-based boxer, who stopped Indian Pawan Kumar in the fifth round in Suva, thinks Garcia has "sold his belt" by seeking an exemption to delay their bout and fight on the big-money Saudi card. So a trip to Japan as challenger appears the likely route, but Moloney's manager Tony Tolj is hopeful an allegiance with Opetaia's Tasman Fighters can bring...

Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing   Press Release: November 3 , 2025 By Dragon Fire Boxing  -  Featherweight contender Bruno Tarimo is ready to kick-start his career now that he and his family members have received Australian visa approval & are settled in Australia.  Tarimo (29-5-2, 8 KOs) soared into the super featherweight rankings after a string of upset victories over Aussie contenders Billy Dib , Joel Brunker and Nathaniel May in 2019. Tarimo’s link-up with Aussie trainer Angelo Hyder and manager Tony Tolj saw him become a firm fixture in the Australian & World boxing scene. “Bruno is doing better than ever before in the gym but was left lost and without direction but now has come back and hes hunry, hes got that Eye of the Tiger which I havent seen in him for quite some time,” Tolj. "He's now come back to the team and I can promise there will be a new and improved wiser Bruno Tarimo “He has brought his wife and kids with him here to live so...

Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing   Press Release: October 16, 2025 By Dragon Fire Boxing - Rising Australian welterweight prospect Joel “Lethal” Lewis returns to the ring on November 28th at Metro City in Perth in his quest to prove he is Australias best Welterweight in a featured Thunderdome 51 contest.   Lewis is finishing 2025 with his 3rd fight against Chinas Yong Shuai Luan and has moved camps to train with Angelo Hyder , current trainer of former World Champions Andrew and Jason Moloney.   Lewis states ”I have come from the lowest of lows and now ready to sacrifice everything and leave no stone unturned to give everything I can in my professional career.   I'm blessed to be training at the Dragon Fire Boxing gym with Angelo, the experience and time Angelo has given me I believe has taken me to a new level and I’m loving my boxing and looking forward to showcase my skills and show the hardwork we have been putting in.   My last fight was a statem...

Credit: Mike O'Hara Dragon Fire Boxing  Press Release: September 3, 2025 By Dragon Fire Boxing - Friday night,(August 29th) Dragonfire Promotions returned to the Metro City Night Club for another exciting display of young talent.   The main event saw “Lethal” Joel Lewis capture his second state title with a knockout win over Fano Kori.   The card also saw WBA Oceania Super Bantamweight Champion “Fist of Fury” Runqi Zhou with a 99 second KO, the return of “The African Dream” Kazeem Soyoye & The Isle of Man’s Sam Rennie continue his undefeated streak, along with other exciting prospects on display.   Joel Lewis Captures WA State Super Welterweight Title with Win Over Fano Kori   Joel Lewis claimed the WA State Super Welterweight title, defeating Fano Kori by a sixth-round KO in the evening’s main event. The victory marks the second state title of his professional career.   The Perth fighter has been on the comeback trail since suffering his fi...

Press Release: February 20, 2024 By Dragon Fire Boxing- Rising undefeated Australian welterweight Joel Lewis returns to the ring on March 1 at Metro City in Perth in his quest for championship glory in a featured Thunderdome 45 contest. Credit: Mike O'Hara Lewis is coming of back to back fights with Habib Kheririkah earning his way to a Western Australia State Welterweight Championship against veteran Perth based Turkish boxer Bahtiar Sonyol. Lewis states ”I have come from the lowest of lows and now ready to sacrifice everything and leave no stone unturned to get my first boxing championship. Ive very honoured to do this in just my fourth fight. Im bless to be training at Pinkys gym with my mentor Matt Floyd (“The Jedi”) hes really a father figure to me and I see how hard he trains and what he puts in and it’s a great example for me. Also Tony (Tolj) is unbelievable and to get me this opportunity I cant thank him and the team at Dragon Fire Boxing enough but its up to me to capita...