Mundine returns on March 4
By Paul Upham: Australian super-middleweight Anthony “The Man” Mundine returns to the ring on March 4 at the Townsville Entertainment Centre in Queensland, hoping to get his career back on track after failing in his attempt to win the IBF world title from Sven Ottke in Germany in December.
Mundine, 10-1 (8), will face local Brad Mayo, 15-8 (4), over 10 rounds headlining a card that will be shown on Main Event Pay-Per-View and Fox Sports Pub & Club Vision in Australia. “This is another example of us taking Anthony to the people,” said Mundine’s manager Khoder Nasser.
“The interest in his return has been amazing. We have had many offers to take Anthony’s bouts around Australia. Everyone wants a piece of the ‘Man’, which is best illustrated by local newspapers running stories on him ahead of ones on the Australian cricket team or on the Australian Tennis Open.”
Mundine has energised boxing in Australia over the last 18 months and can expect another sell-out crowd in Townsville of 6,000-7,000 people.
“We are very happy to have Anthony fighting here in Queensland,” said Australian National Boxing Federation President Brad Vocale. “Brad Mayo has a winning record and I think you’ll find that some of his losses were instances where he had taken bouts at short notice. In this case he has plenty of time to prepare and I’m sure we’ll see a credible performance from him.
“I thought Anthony did very well against Sven Ottke, considering his lack of experience. He showed me that with more fights and application to his fitness, he can compete with the best in the world at super middleweight.”
The 26 year-old Mundine is planning to fight every six to eight weeks to regain a world ranking, whilst developing his skills further for what he hopes will be another world title shot this year or early in 2003.
“If Anthony is busy and winning, there is no reason he will not be ranked again soon. We will look at opportunities for fights overseas as well as here in Australia,” said Nasser.
“He is a special talent and people will see that what happened in Germany was just part of the overall learning experience on the way to him becoming world champion.”
Paul Upham
Contributing Editor
Mundine, 10-1 (8), will face local Brad Mayo, 15-8 (4), over 10 rounds headlining a card that will be shown on Main Event Pay-Per-View and Fox Sports Pub & Club Vision in Australia. “This is another example of us taking Anthony to the people,” said Mundine’s manager Khoder Nasser.
“The interest in his return has been amazing. We have had many offers to take Anthony’s bouts around Australia. Everyone wants a piece of the ‘Man’, which is best illustrated by local newspapers running stories on him ahead of ones on the Australian cricket team or on the Australian Tennis Open.”
Mundine has energised boxing in Australia over the last 18 months and can expect another sell-out crowd in Townsville of 6,000-7,000 people.
“We are very happy to have Anthony fighting here in Queensland,” said Australian National Boxing Federation President Brad Vocale. “Brad Mayo has a winning record and I think you’ll find that some of his losses were instances where he had taken bouts at short notice. In this case he has plenty of time to prepare and I’m sure we’ll see a credible performance from him.
“I thought Anthony did very well against Sven Ottke, considering his lack of experience. He showed me that with more fights and application to his fitness, he can compete with the best in the world at super middleweight.”
The 26 year-old Mundine is planning to fight every six to eight weeks to regain a world ranking, whilst developing his skills further for what he hopes will be another world title shot this year or early in 2003.
“If Anthony is busy and winning, there is no reason he will not be ranked again soon. We will look at opportunities for fights overseas as well as here in Australia,” said Nasser.
“He is a special talent and people will see that what happened in Germany was just part of the overall learning experience on the way to him becoming world champion.”
Paul Upham
Contributing Editor
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