Around The Gyms 7

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Brett Farquharson and Sam Montague
Nuka Gemmell from the boxing Gemmell family

Lape Tulisi-Isaac Brimblecombe-Mark Brimblecombe
Sean Sullivan - Willie O'Neill

The Opetaia's Ralph and Earl with Chris Rehu
Zig Zag Wallace-Don Whalley

David Gahan - Tristan Shannon
Balmoral Lee Gar Kids Exhibition

Chris Martin - Faizel Abukar - Roger Earp
Lolo-Hori

Lolo - Doug Viney
Junior Pati and handlers


Chris Martin - Steve Heremaia - Roger Earp

Jason after beating Richard Tutaki
Kahukura Bentson preparing for Nationals


Kahu Bentson trains with Mark Robertson

Kahu Bentson trains with Mark Robertson
Kahu Bentson trains with Mark Robertson

Kahu Bentson and Peter Derrick
Richard Creaghe
Ian Law, Manager of NZ Team at Commonwealth Boxing Champs in Glasgow, Scotland last month, with silver-medal winner Greg Weenink from Wellington
Greg Weenink punches the heavy bag
Joe Blackbourn, bronze, and Henry Schuster
John McKay Former NZ Coach, now head Coach of Scotland with his top heavyweight and Assistant Coach
Lance Bryant and Team Manager Ian Law
Ian Law, team Manager

Steve Heremaia
Isaac Brimblecombe
Pantera

Chris Rehu
Chris Rehu
Ralph Opetaia

Jumping Joe Andrews was once known as The Flying Samoan
Sefa Fue
Paula Lakai - Chris Rehu

Faizel Abukar
Faizel Abukar
Tony Angelov

George Tagipo
Hori Bellass
Doug Viney

Doug Viney - Steve Heremaia
Junior Pati
Junior Pati and handlers

Johnny Glozier and Richard Tutaki
Richard Tutaki - Johnny Glozier
Johnny Glozier - Richard Tutaki

Sean Sullivan - Richard Tutaki
Richard Tutaki
Richard Tutaki


Faizel Abukar
Jason Suttie

Sergio Milosevic
Mark Robertson
Josh Kimberley

Mark Robertson
Kahu Bentson
Joe Blackbourn, bronze-medal winner, with Coach Henry Schuster

Henry Schuster-Lance Bryant

Article written by Dave Cameron

Dave has been hanging around the dressing rooms for 60 years.

Dave was an amateur wrestler and part time pro in U.K. He boxed in New Zealand Services Champ's 1954, Hobsonville, Auckland. He started writing for Magazines 1949.