1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: Who know that this Friday night, as I understand it, 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: there's going to be a boxing competition. There is actually 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: amateur fights with boxes coming from Alice Springs, Kannanara and Darwin. 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 1: And joining me on the line will to tell us 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: a little bit more about it. But also, as I understand, 6 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: they're actually on the lookout for a doctor to be 7 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: on site at the tournament. So joining us on the 8 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: line is boxing into Vice president Michael Rochford. 9 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Michael. 10 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 3: Morning Katy. How are you? Yeah? 11 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 2: Really well? Now I understand though your nickname is Ditcher? 12 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 2: Is that right? 13 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 3: Correct? You don't have enough came on the radio for 14 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 3: me to tell you where it came from. 15 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 2: No, I won't ask. 16 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: Now obviously Friday night, isn't it so that the tournament 17 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: is on, tell us a bit more about what's happening 18 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: it is. 19 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 3: Well, we've got one of our former Australian Olympians commented 20 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 3: down on Friday and he's the National Futures Court and 21 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 3: the National Pathway Coach for Boxing Australia and he's up 22 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 3: to on a two day camp as well as the 23 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 3: fight mate. And this is probably one of the largest 24 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 3: fight mates we've put together. We've had eighty nominations. We've 25 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 3: been able to manage to match about forty fifty boxes. Yeah, 26 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 3: and unfortunately last minute our normal doctors are pulled out 27 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 3: just being busy gone bush and we've tried to hit 28 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 3: every resource. So and now we're just trying to have 29 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 3: a see if there is a doctor available, all we 30 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 3: have to cancel the whole lot. 31 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 2: Yeah. 32 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: Well, because you do obviously have to make sure that 33 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: you've got a doctor on site at any sort of 34 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: fight night, any boxing tournament, don't you that's correct. 35 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 3: We're not allowed proceed with a fully qualified doctor president. 36 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, and so at this point in time it is 37 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: a bit of a call out. 38 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 2: You need a doctor. 39 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:48,919 Speaker 1: You need to make sure that you've got one there 40 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: on Friday night so that this tournament can happen. But 41 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: it also sounds like it's a pretty important one for 42 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: a lot of our juniors in terms of working their 43 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: way through and getting a bit of fight experience. 44 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 3: It is well on this tournament, Katie. I don't know 45 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 3: if you know. In the last year and a half 46 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 3: boxing in the Northern Territory have a couple of our 47 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 3: juniors have won the Australian National title, silver medals, seven 48 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 3: medals at the Australasian Golden Gloves last year, yeah, before 49 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 3: we got shut down. And this year in February we 50 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 3: sent seven athletes to South Australia for the first ever 51 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 3: Australian Club Championships, another big national tournament, and we came 52 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 3: back with two national champions. From that. We've got all 53 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 3: bar one on this card who normally can't get fights 54 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 3: in the Northern Churchy, We've managed to get them matches. 55 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 2: Oh good on you guys. Look. 56 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: I grew up in a family where both my brothers boxed. 57 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: Both of them took part in the Golden Gloves in 58 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: Queensland at different times, and I you know, I know 59 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: that there's lots of rules and regulations in place when 60 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: it comes to these tournaments and making sure that you 61 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: keep those juniors safe and having a doctor there is 62 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 1: something that's a really important part of that, just on 63 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: the doctor side of things. Look, what exactly are you 64 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: after so that if there is maybe one listening this 65 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: morning who's potentially able to help that they can they 66 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 1: can get in contact and and we can maybe sort 67 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: of sort that out for you. 68 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, Look, they just have to be present. I suppose 69 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 3: for four or five hours on the evening. So the 70 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 3: first the first hour is basically just doing a very 71 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 3: very quick medical temperature check for COVID reasons obviously, and 72 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 3: then heart rate pulls all that sort of stuff just 73 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 3: before they get into the ring and they're literally sitting 74 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:33,519 Speaker 3: ring side yep for the fight night. They have the 75 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 3: complete power to stop any fight if they you know, 76 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 3: after any series cuts, head injuries, anything like that. Our knockdowns, yep. 77 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 3: We'll provide them with the full AVA rule lists for doctors. 78 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 3: And and also they're going to get paid on the 79 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 3: night as well. I mean we normally, we normally try 80 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 3: to pay the doctors up two thousand dollars. 81 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: On the night. Yeah, so if if there is a 82 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: doctor listening today, we can obviously pass on those details. 83 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: But you know, boxing into if they find you on 84 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: Facebook or anywhere, really they'd be able to alsoly eyes 85 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: with you on there, wouldn't. 86 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 3: I that's correct, idiot. 87 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, did you just tell us a little bit more 88 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: about about some of the bouts that you've got lined up? 89 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 2: How many? How many are you looking at? 90 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: And I know that there are people coming from Ellie Springs, 91 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:22,159 Speaker 1: Kleinara and Darwin. 92 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's correct. We've got about twenty confirmed matches so far. 93 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: Yep. 94 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 3: The main event is going to be between the current 95 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 3: elite silver medalists from nationals and he went and turned 96 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 3: that over in January when he went down and won 97 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 3: the open Elite National belt. So he's he's going to 98 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 3: be on the main card. He's fighting a young fellow 99 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 3: that's come to Cyclone from Victoria. 100 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: Yep. 101 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 3: He's fifteen fighteen. His only loss was to Caleb Gray, 102 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 3: who is one of Australia's representatives, who was eighty and 103 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 3: oh yep. And then we've got a few few of 104 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 3: the other up and coming juniors, some of them are 105 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 3: half of me undefeated yet in the Adi Kuilo Mark 106 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 3: we've got a few night the Quilo outs on, so 107 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:13,919 Speaker 3: a couple of big bangers for the you know, to 108 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 3: please the crowd. And then we've got a couple of 109 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 3: our young novices stepping out trying to showcase their skills 110 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 3: in front of Jamie Fittmanuoli's here. 111 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, all good stuff. 112 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: Anybody making their debut for their first for their first belt. 113 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 3: U there is a there is a few. So we've 114 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 3: got a couple of new boxing clubs opened up in 115 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 3: Down and Alice Springs this year and all of them 116 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 3: are participating in this one. We've got a few beginners 117 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 3: from the likes of Crop Pick Boxing, a couple coming 118 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 3: up from K and K Boxing and Alice Springs. 119 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 2: All good stuff. 120 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 1: Make Where can people go to if they are after 121 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 1: a bit more info about heading along to the tournament? 122 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 2: Where can they find out some more information? 123 00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 3: Once once we know we've got a doctor. Once we've 124 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 3: got a doctor, we can confirm time and the venue 125 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 3: is going to be Portuguese Team Maurice Club. Yeah, and 126 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 3: then were laim for force fight around seven o'clock. Once 127 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 3: the doctor's happy, everyone's clear, Yeah, yeah, we'll we'll just 128 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 3: push through the fights. Yeah yeah, all those boxers back 129 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 3: it up the next the next two days. Then with 130 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 3: Jamie Pittman. 131 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I reckon, that's fantastic. 132 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: It's always great to have somebody here and and Jamie 133 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: Pittman here obviously the Australian Futures coach and no doubt 134 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 1: spending a bit of time with some of those juniors 135 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: and and the other fighter is sort of hoping to 136 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 1: to get a bit of development and develop their skill. 137 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 2: I'm sure that's right. 138 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 3: I mean, as I said, Jamie Pittman represented Australia, was 139 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 3: a pro boxer, so it'll be boxers and coaches that 140 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 3: will benefit from him being here. 141 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 2: Hi did just speaking of representing Australia. 142 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: You how how are boxes the Aussie boxes going at 143 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: the at the Olympics. 144 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 2: Have they started yet? 145 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 3: Yeah? They started last night Harry our side went in 146 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 3: and had a very comfortable win. Actually, one of the 147 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 3: boxers that are on the fight card on Friday Night 148 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 3: from Darwin fought Garside a couple of years ago before 149 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 3: he pulled out. 150 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 2: Oh there you go. Good stuff. 151 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 3: Oh, I think I think all the boxes at the 152 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 3: Olympics are definitely definitely metal shots. Yeah, a couple of them, 153 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 3: A couple of them will be hard, the female female 154 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 3: ones will be will be difficult and close. A couple 155 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 3: of good boxes and there for Sky Nicholson. 156 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 2: Yep, all good stuff. Well. I love the Olympics. 157 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: I love watching all the sports, you know, I love 158 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: watching sport in general. But I reckon, I reckon, it's 159 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: going to be great to see some of ours, our boxes, 160 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: our swimmers, all of them, whatever sport it is to 161 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: see them do well and ditch I really hope that 162 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: you guys are able to get that doctor for the 163 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: weekend so that you're able to continue on with the 164 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: fight night and have Jamie Pittman here and uh and 165 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: and yeah, really make a night of it, and and yeah, 166 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: hopefully we're able to make that happen. We will put 167 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: the call out again on air this morning. If anybody 168 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: out there is listening, if you are a doctor who's potentially. 169 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 2: Able to help, give us a call, or you can. 170 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: Get in contact with Boxing Into via their Facebook page. Ditcher, 171 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: We really appreciate your time this morning having a chat 172 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: with us and letting us know what's going on. 173 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 3: No, I really appreciate you having us some helping us Katie. 174 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, no problem. 175 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: Hopefully you're able to locate a doctor, please let us know. 176 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: And yeah, we'll let our listeners know as well how 177 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: you've gone and whether the fight night's able to continue 178 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 1: on Friday. 179 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 2: No problem, much against, no problem at all, Thank you. 180 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: And that was Boxing Into vice president there, Michael Rochford, 181 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: but well known as Ditcher. And yeah, I think it's 182 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: a good thing to obviously make sure that they are 183 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: able to get this doctor. It's essential, in fact, that 184 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: they are able to get a doctor there on site, 185 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 1: and it will mean that there's able to be around 186 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: twenty of those amateur five with boxes coming from Alice Springs, 187 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: Kannanara and Darwin. I know that, you know, for some 188 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: of those juniors, it's going to be fundamental for them 189 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: in terms of getting that experience in the ring. And yeah, 190 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:13,719 Speaker 1: and by the sounds of it, it's going to be 191 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: a great night, plenty of different athletes displaying their skills 192 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:19,199 Speaker 1: there in the boxing ring.