Combat Sports
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Mildura boxing coach steps up to lead Aussie assault
A MILDURA boxing coach has overseen the most successful performance by an Australian junior team at the Oceania Championships. Nick Wakefield, the owner and coach…
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Mildura a fighting chance in Super 8 Series
MILDURA continues to show why it is a hub of regional boxing with a fighter and a coach from Ladd’s Boxing gym being selected to…
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Nacinta takes on the world
MILDURA Brazilian jiu jitsu athlete Nacinta Tuuholoaki will take on the best of the best next week when she competes at the Gi Worlds in…
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Medal haul for Mildura boxing club
MILDURA’s Ladd’s Boxing Club have continued their stellar form putting on strong performances at the weekend’s Australian Club Championships in Adelaide, coming home with four…
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State title for ‘old school’ fighter
MILDURA Martial Arts’ Augustas McCallum has won his eighth state title, defeating his opponent 25-0. A highly credentialed grappler, McCallum had previously won the Gi…
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Ladd’s crew primed for national champs
LADD’S boxing gym will send a record eight fighters to this weekend’s Australian Club Championships in Adelaide, aiming to continue their success at recent events.…
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Medina aims for title fight
MILDURA Martial Art’s Jessie “Funky Cold” Medina will put it all on the line when he takes on Diego Pereira in an Eternal MMA featherweight…
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Sports Star boxer Toutai scores first-up win
HENRY Toutai has been selected as the February winner of the Northern Mallee Sports Star of the Year. At the first Boxing South Australia tournament…
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Mildura coach to manage Australia’s young boxing team
OWNER and coach of Mildura’s The Boxing Cartel, Nick Wakefield, has been selected as the Australian junior boxing team’s manager for the Oceania championships in…
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Mildura gyms chalk up wins in Adelaide
TWO Mildura boxing gyms had a successful weekend away in Adelaide, taking on the city clubs and coming away with a number of impressive wins.…
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Boxers to battle for Hogarth Cup
LADD’S Boxing Club has announced the return of live boxing to Mildura for the annual Hogarth Cup. Held at the Mildura Basketball Stadium, the July…
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Mildura girls are packing a punch
TWO Mildura locals are leading the way for females in a male-dominated sport. Lainesia Toutai and Ruby Darcy are the first and second female boxers…