02/07/2026
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT ๐๐ฅ
Sydney Contender 27
๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ - ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐
๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐
๐๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ - ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐
For Chad Thomas, this was unfinished business.
After injury forced him to withdraw from Contender last year, he returned this season determined to finish what he started. Balancing night shifts, family life and training was no easy task, but he showed incredible discipline throughout camp. With his wife Kelly and two daughters training alongside him at Shadow Fitness Club, Chadโs journey became about much more than boxing.
For Anthony, the journey looked a little different.
He started camp a little apprehensively and, at the sparring day, fitness levels lookedโฆ questionable. Especially for a man who quickly built a reputation for checking the clock and being first to ask for the fans to be turned on.
But week by week, under Nathan Mazoudier and Ayo Odeyale at North Shore Boxing Club, Anthony grew in confidence, fitness and belief. He embraced the grind, became a valued part of the gym culture, and by fight night looked like a completely different athlete.
Incredibly, both men had dropped 10kg by fight night.
And when the bell rang, they delivered.
This became a brilliant clash of styles. Chad using his range and movement, Anthony applying relentless pressure and looking to land the cleaner, heavier shots.
Anthony wouldnโt give Chad an inch all fight, but Chad kept firing back the whole way.
Both men showed serious heart and grit across three hard rounds.
Anthony got the win on the scorecards, with his cleaner punches tipping things in his favour.
Two very different journeys. Two incredible transformations. One absolute war.
A brilliant display of heart from both men โค๏ธ๐ฅ
๐ฅ We will return to the Roundhouse on November 13th. Are you our next Contendee?
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