Mandurah Boxing Club (Billy Dower Boxing Club)

Shane "Hands of Stone" Flaherty got a win yesterday in Bunbury in convincing style. Shane won by 1st round TKO landing some big shots to the head and liver. The ref gave his opponent two 8 counts then called the fight off.

Pic of Shane with Dad, sister Vicki and mates enjoying the fight night. Mum couldn't be there unfortunately.

Good Work Shane, keep it going.

Shane is having his 5th fight down in Bunbury tomorrow 3pm. He should be ready to go after his recent wins at the State Novice Titles. Good Luck Shane.

Michael got a win up yesterday in his 2nd fight as an Elite senior. Michael lost the 1st round 3-2 on the judge's card but won the 2nd round 4-1 and finished off well in the 3rd round to get the W.

Congrats, 2 wins from 2 starts this year. Still plenty to work on but Michael is always up for it.

Thanks to Cole for turning up and filming.

Michael "Hurricane" Carter will be having his 2nd fight for the year tomorrow afternoon in the elite 65kg Div. His bout will be held at the Macedonian Centre Balcatta at 1pm. Good Luck, Time to Shine.

Shane Flaherty

4 fights 4 wins

2025 65kg WA State Novice Champion

2026 65kg WA State Novice Champion

Shane Flaherty

4 fights 4 wins

2025 WA State Novice Champion 65kg

2026 WA State Novice Champ 65kg

Cole Jonathan

4 fights 3wins

2026 WA State Novice Super Heavyweight Champion.

Cole Jonathan

4 fights 3 wins

2026 WA State novice Champion

Finals of the State Novice Titles was held on Sunday with 2 of our 3 Boxers fighting for Gold.

Shane "Hands of Stone" Flaherty was 1st up in the 65kg division.
In a tough fight against a very similar opponent Shane took out the 1st round 3-2. 2nd round went to his opponent 3-2. Shane dug deep in the last round with constant pressure to grind his way to a victory to win in a high-quality bout.

Shane is now a 2 x State Novice Champ and will be taking on the next level of Boxers in the future, Shane took his record to 4 fights for 4 wins.

Next up was Cole" Cole train" Jonathan.
Cole lost the first round 4-1 just didn't have enough work rate.
2nd round Cole turned it up to win the round 4-1.
3rd Cole continued on from 2nd round and put an 8 count on his opponent to win the round and the fight
Cole, Super Heavyweight State Novice Champion and takes his record to 4 fights 3 wins.

Acram " I havent earned a nickname yet" Tamuzzadde also competed at the Titles. Acram started slow in his 1st ever fight but showed enough that he is going to be a threat in the future.
Acram lost the 1st round, improved in the 2nd round then started to dominate the 3rd round putting an 8 count on his opponent.
A great experience for Acram.

A very successful tournament for the Mandurah Boxing Club.

Well done boys.

Yesterday 2 Boxers stepped into the ring to represent Mandurah Boxing at The State Novice Titles.

Shane " Hands of Stone" Flaherty was 1st up in the 65kg div.

1st round was close with Shane just getting the better of his opponent in a skillful high paced round.

2nd round started pretty even then Shane exploded and landed some big bombs to put an 8 count on his opponent. About 20 seconds later Shane landed some more big shots to earn another 8 count. The fight was stopped shortly afterwards when Shane started to dominate his opponent.

Great fight. 2nd round stoppage win.

Cole " Cole Train" Jonathan was last fight of the night in the Super heavyweights.

1st round didnt go to plan and Cole lost the round with his taller opponent controlling things at long range.

2nd round got back to the game plan and moved inside to get the better of the exchanges,

3rd round Cole stayed inside more and started to control his opponent. Cole ended up putting 2x8counts on his opponent to win the fight on points.

Good wins for both Boxers. Today they are both fighting in the Finals of the State Novice Titles. Good Luck

Thanks to the people who came up to support.

Shane and Cole boxing today in Fremantle. Both in the semifinals of the State Novice Titles. Need a win today to fight in the finals tomorrow. Good luck fellas.

Michael fought yesterday on the Pathway Promotions Pro Am Event. Michael was 1st fight up representing Team South.

1st round was close with both fighters showing good skills in an entertaining round. Michael won the round with 3 judges giving Michael the round and 2 judges giving it to his opponent.

2nd round Michael was a bit more dominant with 4 of the 5 judges giving him the round. Michael landed some nice right crosses and left hooks.

The 3rd round was another pretty even contest with the final decision being a win to Michael.

We would like to thank Pathway Promotions for having us on the card. It was a great experience for Michael to be involved in an event that had the best Amateur Boxers in the State mixed in with elite Pro Boxers, A very professionally run Event.

Congrats on your win Michael.

Next week end we have Shane and Cole competing in the semifinals of the Novice State Titles.

Michael fights today. For those going up to the Perth Convention Centre get there early, Doors open 1pm, as he is the 1st fight on the card. See you up there. Good Luck Michael