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10 June, 2025
Fisticuffs Golden Gloves is back for a second year
Caboolture’s BodyShot Boxing Club is set to host its second annual Fisticuffs Golden Gloves fight day, following the success of the inaugural event last year.
The tournament has quickly become the largest amateur boxing competition sanctioned by the Australian Boxing Council, drawing fighters from Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales.
Winners on the day will take home the coveted Golden Gloves title for their respective weight divisions. BodyShot manager and head coach Dwayne Tindall said the event was continuing to grow. “It was a sellout last year and they had to close the door,” he said. “We have a bunch of cracking fights on the fight card this year. I’ve been around boxing all of my life, so it was just time to do a tournament and get it on a big scale. Next year I’d say we will be holding it over two or three days.”
Local fighters from the BodyShot stable include Kristian and Justin Pranic, Jai Law, Charlie Bennett, Corey Nicholson, and Taylor Gardiner, to name a few. Kristian Pranic will face Kalani Nunez-Calibre at 63.5kg, while his twin brother Justin will fight Teejay Sensoy at 60kg. Another club favourite, Jai Law, will go toe-to-toe with Sonny McClean at 61.5kg.
Tindall said 66 bouts were scheduled across a range of weight classes, ages, and divisions, with both male and female fights held in a single ring—making for a packed day of action. “It’s going to be a big day, it’s going to be about 12 hours of boxing, it’s just getting bigger every year,” he said. “It takes a lot of sleepless nights. It’s been non-stop for the last couple of months organising everything and getting our sponsors.”
Tindall opened BodyShot Boxing Club in 2018, after working as a coach at another Caboolture gym for several years. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, June 14 at the Bribie Island Hotel. Corporate tables and high bars have sold out, but general admission tickets will be available at the door, with entry from 10am and the first bout scheduled for 11am. The event is expected to run late into the night.
