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Boxing Cartel step up

TWO Mildura boxers stepped into the ring at one of Australia’s most highly regarded amateur tournaments earlier this month. Representing the Boxing Cartel, local gym owner and head coach Nick Wakefield’s fighters participated in the Australian...

30 May 2025
Combat Sports

Mildura hooks boxing and writing program

AN eight week research-informed boxing and writing workshop for survivors of child sexual abuse and complex trauma is set to be held in Mildura. The Left Write Hook program has delivered more than 20 workshops to more than 120 victim-survivor...

28 May 2025
News

How one local jiu-jitsu fighter has been building bridges

BORN and raised in Mildura, Cooper Burnham is a 24-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion and honorary black belt recipient who has been aspiring to shorten divides between the Australian and Korean people. He has amassed more than 24,500...

20 May 2025
Combat Sports

Knocking out a left write hook

A ONE-off public screening of a documentary following the journey of eight survivors of childhood sexual abuse taking part in a trauma-recovery program will be held this month. Left Write Hook was titled after a program that combined creative...

07 May 2025
Combat Sports

Taekwondo school sees global success

THE fifth Global Open Taekwondo Championships showcased a stunning display of skill and determination, with Mildura’s Ataru Taekwon-Do club emerging as a dominant force. Held in Caroline Springs on April 5, the championships drew approximately 100...

25 Apr 2025
Combat Sports

Pack a punch

THREE boxers from Iron Fist Gym Mildura competed in Adelaide late last month, with two fighters bringing home hardware after a pair of clear-cut victories. It was another day in the office for Egemen Keleser, one of Australia’s top up-and-coming...

13 Apr 2025
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Grapplers win Oceania gold

YOUNG athletes from Mildura Brazilian Jiu Jitsu have been crowned Oceania champions following some standout performances at the weekend. The squad of seven from Sunraysia all returned with medals from the Oceania Kids Jiu Jitsu Championship in...

30 Mar 2025
Combat Sports

Medina mastery back on show

THE first victory in the cage in two years for Mildura mixed martial arts star Jesse Medina has come as a “huge relief”.The 33-year-old reverted back to his submission specialist guise last Saturday with a first-round victory via rear naked choke...

24 Mar 2025
Combat Sports

Comeback win after injury

A young local boxer secured his first win after being out of the ring for seven months due to a spinal injury. Hamish Berry is one of Mildura’s top rising stars in boxing, having twice been selected to represent South Australia on the national...

02 Mar 2025
Combat Sports

Getting a grip on success

A MILDURA Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athlete has finished No. 1 in the country for his belt and division for the second year in a row. Last year, Kristopher Tonner went on to win 44 medals, including 16 golds. He finished first in white belt no-gi, and...

01 Feb 2025
Combat Sports

Thompson to shake off frustrating 2024

MILDURA Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Shantelle Thompson is amping up her training this year as she commits to a four-year Olympic-type cycle to add an elusive black belt title to her collection. Thompson, 41, gained the black belt...

21 Jan 2025
Sport

Burnham grapples into award nomination

BRAZILIAN jiu-jitsu athlete Bodey Burnham has been selected as Northern Mallee Sports Star of the Year for the month of September. Burnham has been in golden touch this year winning several medals around the country in grappling. The Mildura Brazilian...

12 Dec 2024
News

Self-defence for power and purpose

JIU-jitsu world champion and community activist Shantelle Thompson is set to hold a self-defence class to help women if they are ever faced with violence. Thompson said she wanted to share her knowledge in martial arts to help women feel more safe...

11 Dec 2024
Combat Sports

Golden grappler earns nomination

KRIS Tonner has earned a strong haul of medals for Brazilian jiu-jitsu in recent years, and this year has been no different. Gold medals from an array of championships have been the icing on the cake for the grappler, who has also...

15 Nov 2024
Combat Sports

First-time fighters throw hands

IT was a packed house at The Boxing Cartel gym on Saturday as first-time fighters stepped in the ring to throw down for Fight Night. Gym owner Nick Wakefield said he was proud of everyone who competed considering how challenging it can be making the...

09 Nov 2024
Combat Sports

Patience paves way for shot a nationals

MILDURA fighter Egemen Keleser is set to compete at the Australian Elite Boxing Championships in Canberra this month after coming off his recent South Australia Title win. Iron Fist’s Egemen Keleser said he didn’t get too excited...

08 Nov 2024
Combat Sports

Kyle back in local ring

A WHIRLWIND wouldn’t even begin to describe the past two years for former Mildura combat sports fighter Kyle Higginbotham. Being headhunted to become a fight coach in Brisbane in 2022 has led to becoming a Muay Thai stadium champion in Phuket...

02 Nov 2024