On Friday, October 22nd, the Advance boxing team made the short journey to the Mansfield Tavern for a night of boxing for charity.

Fighting out of the Advance corner was Jacqueline House, Reuben Aiono and Mike Bell, all of who were making their debut in the Queensberry Rules format. Reuben (a former professional rugby player) was first on the card and displayed his superior conditioning (and his killer overhand right) with a majority decision.

Next up was Jacqueline "The Jackhammer" House. Jacqui had a difficult mission in front of her as her opponent was a seasoned martial artist and also had a weight advantage... all to no avail as Jacqui's straight punches made the most impact in a hard fought affair.

Last but definitely not least was Mike Bell who took the bout on one day's notice after sustaining a back injury and also stepped up 10Kgs. Mike showed a great display of boxing against a hard hitting and hard-headed opponent. Unfortunately Mike got a bad decision, but showed enormous heart and skill in probably the fight of the night.

Well done to all three boxers and thanks to the supporters and trainers from Coorparoo Advance!

Last of all Jarrett Owen will be having his first bout this weekend at Caboolture and will be joined by Reuben "The Rage" Aiono in a quick follow-up to last week's bout.