Jack Bowen will be looking forward to showing his skills to the locals

Australian amateur superstar signs with MTK Global

Jack Bowen is looking forward to showing his skills in his Professional Debut

Australian amateur light-heavyweight champion, Jack Bowen has signed with management
powerhouse MTK Global ahead professional debut.
The 23 year old amateur standout has been recognised as the countries most exciting prospect and is the latest name added to the long list of world class boxers managed by the world’s most foremost boxer management company MTK Global.

MTK Global international consultant, Mike Altamura said that he had been following Bowen’s amateur career for sometime now and signing the future superstar was a ‘no brainer’.

“He’s a very exciting and explosive young fighter,” he said.

“For someone his size and build, he’s surprisingly quick and his movement around the ring is fantastic to watch. He has speed, spectacular defence and a very crowd pleasing offensive style.

“He also has a great amateur background and has accomplished great things over the years. He’s competed at a very high level, so he’s bringing over a lot of experience and I’m excited to see his
progression into the pro ranks.”

Altamura said that it is not just his raw boxing talent that first sparked his interest with the young fighter, but also his marketability.

“Jack tick’s all the boxes, not only is he a talented boxer, but he has a great personality, he’s mature, well-mannered and has a tremendous work ethic. There is no doubt in my mind that he will go on to do great things in the pro ranks and become a major star. He is a great reflection of what boxing is.”

Bowen has shown his talent throughout his amateur career, capturing the Australian light-heavyweight title and representing Australia at the World Championships in Russia as well as winning Queensland Elite boxer of the year.

The decorated amateur though, is looking for more than the amateur ranks could provide and said no longer pursuing the Olympic Games was a decision best for him.

“I’m ready to make a statement” Bowen said.

“I could have stayed amateur, and I could have gone to the Olympics, but that was never the end goal. The Olympics was a way for me to gain experience against world class boxers before entering the pro ranks. The dream is and always has been to be a world champion, and I believe
now is the right time to make that transition.

“I’m grateful to have Mike and a powerful brand like MTK Global behind me. The support is unbelievable and we’ve developed such a great relationship over the years. I know they are going to guide me in the right direction and help me turn that dream into reality.”

Details of Bowens professional Debut will be released in January .

By Denesh Adolphus

Adult Boxing

In House Tournament – Nov 16

Over the last 3 years we haven’t ran many In house tournaments for our members but they’re back.
Members who haven’t yet had a competitive match are able to step up to the plate and challenge themselves in a Competitive sparring match at The Boxing Shop on Saturday November 16 from 3pm.
This can be for all members who want to have a go ,we have restricted rules matches for beginners and full contact rules for the more experienced.
It would great to see all members bringing their family and friends on the day to support everyone who puts their hand up to compete.
At the event there will be lots to keep everyone occupied,we will have the bar open from 3pm as well as games for,kids and adults as well as cheering along for your mates.
The event is all about team building,encouragement and stepping out of the comfort zone.
Link for the Event below
https://business.facebook.com/events/553870662083648/

Any members who haven’t registered their interest please request a registration form from the Reception area.

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TBS-The Early years with Dave & Fe

Dave Thompson was the first home grown boxer from The Boxing Shop.A kid who walked into the backyard shed as a 17 year old studying cert 3 in fitness and had already been through 2 knee reconstructions.
Dave came down to the shed with Fenella Schmidt to gain some fitness and learn some skills and together they both acquired a passion for boxing and helping people.
Fe and Dave were studying their cert 3 and 4 in fitness together and saw the boxing shop grow from a few people training in a backyard shed to opening the new facility at Griffith University in 2007.Both were instrumental in the early years of building The Brand to what it is today.
At TBS we have always had pride in our team spirit,Whether you are a kid,adult or competitive athlete we hope to provide the same level of support for everyone.
Both Fenella and Dave were instrumental in building the team culture when they became coaches at TBS,Dave still has people mentioning his name when talking about the Ab sets he used to torture them with.
Daves highest honour as a boxer was representing Qld against New Zealand at the Tattersals club in Brisbane,where he beat the Kiwi Champion over 4 x 2 minute rounds.
“I remember sending Dave out on his first Job which was to train an under 20’s football team,He was nervous because everyone was older than him and I dont think he (Dave) had even turned 18 yet,i just said go and be in charge and everything will fall into place”,Dave obviously made a great impression as the club chose to book him in for more sessions.
Fenella walked away from her bank job in the early years of TBS because she was so passionate about helping people achieve their goals and she saw the TBS vision from the early days of training in the shed.

Dave Thompson and Fenella Schmidt had a great impact on peoples lives and when they both decided to change their career paths,we were happy for them but also sad at losing these two TBS legends.
Lets get them both on the podcast and you can hear the early days stories straight from the horses mouth.

Golden Gloves Tournament 2019

Congratulations to the whole team this week at the Annual Golden Gloves tournament.
It was a great opportunity for most of our boxers to test their skills and continue moving forward.
We won some and we lost some, that’s how it goes.
A message to all Boxers starting out.
– To win boxing matches as a novice boxer (under 20 fights),Please don’t try and emulate your favourite boxers who have had 100+ fights.
Learn and improve the basics such as hand positioning in attack and defence,balance and practise your basic moves religiously.
In time you will shape your own style,In the meantime,listening is the way to learn.


TBS Boxers Shine at Local Show

L to R, Caitlin Leslie,Eddie Leslie,Shara Romer,Gareth Williams & Dan Mohr celebrate their weekend victories


With 7 boxers matched up at last weekends local boxing show ran by the Albert Shire Boxing ,the club came away with a solid result of 5 wins and 2 losses.
Success came to Caitlin & Eddie Leslie,Daniel Mohr,David Toomua and Dan Ware while Vylita Toomua and Sam Mohammed were beaten on the day.

This weeks star of the show was Eddie Leslie from Mansfield.
Eddie was boxing against an unbeaten boxer from All star boxing gym who is from a good family with a history of good boxers.
The fight was evenly matched yet Eddie kept to his plan of boxing using his good foot movement and only straight attacks through the match.
Opponent , Utai,had his moments and the fight was a very willing contest with both 12 year old boys digging and and showing that they both have promising futures in the sport.
10 year old Caitlin Leslie and her opponent Scarlet Schuett put on a non stop display of boxing,both girls put it all on the line with a continued display of attacks, “Caity got the win but it was a close one ” said coach Shara Romer “she landed the cleaner shots but Scarlet was digging deep to take the win”.
Dan Ware was also back in the ring after 3 year lay off ” Dan was excellent” said coach Gareth Williams ” he has great agility and movement for a big man,he uses angles on his feet and a very good jab,this is what got him the win”. Ware stopped his opponent in the third round but it was the good boxing skills that created the platform.
Dan Mohr from the Redlands district travels to Salisbury 5 days a week for training and his dedication is showing. Mohr took his record to 10 wins and 4 losses with a controlled yet dominant display of boxing over his very willing and strong opponent from Cherbourg boxing club.Dan has his sights set on the state championships at the end of the year.
David Toomua,brother of Wallabies International Rugby player Matt Toomua,was matched in a very tough match against Emery Falcon.The first round was very good by Toomua as he controlled the match with a solid jab,but then the second round started and it was a different fight.Falcon came out and was strong in rounds 2 and 3 keeping the pressure on Toomua , “Dave did enough to win but the last round was a cracker for the crowd,you dont see local professional boxers putting it all on the line like these two men did”.
An amazing display from the team and coaches Gareth Williams and Shara Romer were extremely happy with the crew.
This week Jack Bowen and Kendall Byrnes are representing Queensland at the Arafura games in Darwin.
Byrnes has drawn fellow Queenslander Ange Harris in the first round where Bowen will fight on Wednesday against the South Australian champion.





Sam sparring

TBS team at the Gold Coast

Sam Mohammed and Harry Argery in Sparring

This weekend ,Team TBS traveled to the Gold Coast in an event run by Jay Toope from the Gold Coast PCYC.
The event was well run and very highly contested with over 70 matches on the day.
Eddie Leslie,Dan Mohr,Denesh Adolphus,Cori Byrnes,Vylita and Dave Toomua all got matched up for the event but it was Sam Mohammed that was the star of the show while on the receiving end of a tough decision loss.
Sam started boxing through the school program “Boxing beyond Barriers” and has really made some great inroads in his now chosen sport and also general life choices. Sams coach Shara Romer was over the moon with his performance in only his second fight “Sam was brilliant today” said Romer ,”he did everything right ,the result was disappointing but if you think of how far Sam has come over the last 12 months to where he is now,the future is bright”.

It was a long day for everyone but the Gold Coast PCYC did a great job with keeping the event flowing.Also a huge thank you to all the Referees and judges who put in some long hours to make the event happen.

TBS Results from the weekend:
S.Mohammed (L)
D.Mohr (W)
D.Toomua (L)
E.Leslie (W)
V.Toomua (L)
D.Adolphus (W)
C.Byrnes (L)
H.Argery (W)




Boxer Jack Bowen Shows Kids how its Done

King of the Kids,EBC Champion,4 time Queensland champion,Uni Student,childcare worker and full time Boxer Jack Bowen was back in the ring last night with an Impressive win over Ben Hussain. Bowen controlled the bout from the outset and showed his International experience to step up when he needed to and stay in front of the […]