LADD'S Boxing Club's Gab Toutai had a hard-fought win in his first foray at light heavyweight.

Unable to find a match at his native 67kg, Toutai stepped up two weight classes to face 75kg pressure fighter Victor Goubel in Melbourne on Sunday.

Gab, who turns 19 this Friday, employed slick footwork, a sharp jab and vicious body work to narrowly outpoint his opponent in a "cat and mouse" bout.

"It...