Werribee gym a training ground for boxing champions

Fighters out of the Inbalance Boxing Werribee (IBW) stable made themselves known at the recent Victorian state boxing titles.

IBW coach Darren Cowley was thrilled to see his team bring home three titles and have three fighters qualify for next year’s nationals.

Chris Samy clinched the novice super heavyweight title after getting the better of Kamran Bahremand in the final.

Parek Wol is the state intermediate middleweight champion after beating Charles Keeble in his final.

Taylah Gentzen won a local battle against Tarneit’s Dawn Berryman in the elite women’s division lightweight title.

Gentzen has won six of her past seven bouts and will get a shot at next year’s nationals. She has her sights on Commonwealth Games qualification.

Don Concha came up short in the welterweight final against Cam Eyes, but will still be heading to the nationals in April.

Roger Luamanuvae was beaten in the final by Ric Frascarelli, but joins Concha at the nationals.

Jonte Jones, an 11-year-old in the 38 kilogram schoolboy division, made it through to the final, but lost to Hunta Ngapare.