MVC Boxing

30/10/2026

THREE OLD FIGHTERS, ONE SHARED PASSION. 🥊

STEVEN MARKS, TONY SQUILLACE, MICK O’MALLEY.

Over 60 professional Bouts, hundreds of Amateur rounds and a Lifetime of memories between us.

From another Era.
Through countless Battles.
Still carrying the same Fighting Spirit.

Tonight at MVC Boxing,
Mick joined us to share his passion for KOKODA. 🇦🇺

A journey that reminds us of a generation whose Courage was tested far beyond the ropes. Young Australians who fought not for Titles or Trophies, but for their Mates, their Country and OUR Tomorrow.

WE FOUGHT FOR TITLES.
THEY FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM.
THEIR COURAGE REMAINS OUR INSPIRATION.

A few more Wrinkles, A few less punches.
But the same Love for the Noble Art.

OUR FIGHTS BECOME MEMORIES.
OUR FRIENDSHIPS LAST A LIFETIME.
OUR FIGHTING SPIRIT NEVER DIES. 🥊

Boxing was never something we just Did.
IT SHAPED OUR CHARACTER.
TESTED OUR COURAGE.
FORGED FRIENDSHIPS THAT TIME CANNOT BREAK.
IT DIDN’T JUST TEACH US HOW TO FIGHT.
IT TAUGHT US HOW TO FACE LIFE. 🥊

LIFE IS BETTER WHEN YOU BOX! ❤️

28/10/2026

🇦🇺 THIS FRIDAY @ 6PM AT MVC BOXING! 🥊

COME MEET MICK O’MALLEY!

A FIGHTER. A CHAMPION. A LEGEND OF THE RING.

🏆 Victorian Champion.
🏆 Australian Champion.
🏆 Commonwealth Champion.
🏆 Ranked No. 3 in the WORLD!

The first Australian in 24 years to Win a Commonwealth Title on foreign soil!

In an Era when Fighters were TOUGH,
And Courage alone was never ENOUGH,
When Titles were earned and respect was WON,
Mick O’Malley stood among the finest of them.

Guided by the Legendary KEITH ELLIS,
Australia’s TRAINER OF THE CENTURY.
A maker of Champions and a Dear Friend of MVC Boxing.

GREAT FIGHTERS. GREAT CHARACTERS.
A GOLDEN ERA. ❤️

And when the final bell had RUNG,
And the battles fought and WON,
A new horizon called his NAME,
Beyond the ring, beyond the FAME.

For over 20 years, Mick has led Australians across the Legendary KOKODA TRACK, where COURAGE, ENDURANCE, MATESHIP and SACRIFICE are etched into our Nation’s history.

THIS FRIDAY AT 6PM, come meet Mick, hear the stories of a remarkable Fighting life and discover what awaits MVC on KOKODA IN MARCH 2027.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME! ❤️

SOME OF US FOUGHT FOR TITLES.
OTHERS FOUGHT SO WE COULD BE FREE.
WE WALK IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS,
TO HONOUR THEIR MEMORY. 🇦🇺

MVC BOXING
LIFE HITS DIFFERENT WHEN YOU BOX! 🥊

🎥 WATCH MICK IN ACTION 🥊:

🥊 Mick O’Malley Commonwealth Championship Victory
https://youtu.be/nQsX3z0nWR0

🥊 Mick O’Malley & Keith Ellis A Golden Era of Boxing
https://youtu.be/APkFWN_yslM

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25/10/2026

THRILLER TUESDAY AT MVC! 🧟‍♂️

The Moon is Rising,
The Shadows Creep,
The Monsters are Stirring
From their Sleep!

🥊 BOOM! BANG! BOO! 🥊
There’s a THRILLER ATMOSPHERE
Waiting for YOU!

Dress SPOOKY!
Box with MIGHT!
Grab a SHOWBAG
It’s a THRILLER NIGHT!

👻 MVC KIDS BOXING CLASS
🥊 TUESDAY : KIDS OF ALL LEVELS WELCOME!
🎃 SHOWBAGS FOR EVERY CHILD WHO DRESSES UP & BOXES!

PRESENTED BY MVC BOXING
Life Is Better When You Box! 🥊

25/10/2026

THE RETURN WAS JUST THE BEGINNING.
KOKODA 2027: THE JOURNEY CONTINUES! 🇦🇺

THE RETURN taught us what we’re CAPABLE OF.

KOKODA will remind us of the COURAGE it took, the SACRIFICES made, and the FREEDOM we inherited. 🇦🇺

For Australians,
KOKODA is more than a track through the Mountains of Papua New Guinea.

It’s SACRED GROUND in our Nation’s HISTORY.

Where Ordinary Australians showed EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE.
Where MATESHIP meant SURVIVAL.
Where young Men endured the UNIMAGINABLE.
And where SACRIFICE helped shape the future of our NATION.

THEY WALKED INTO HISTORY.
WE WILL WALK TO REMEMBER. 🇦🇺

🥊 THIS FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER @ 6PM
📍 MVC BOXING RINGWOOD

We’re delighted to welcome MICK O’MALLEY, founder of Australian Kokoda Tours, for a Special Q&A EVENING.

Mick’s a former Commonwealth and three-time Australian Boxing Champion, Mick has spent two decades guiding Australians along the legendary Kokoda Track.

With more than 88 treks to his name, Mick brings a lifetime of Boxing, endurance and a deep respect for the history, the people and the spirit of Kokoda.

COME AND HEAR HIS STORIES.
ASK YOUR QUESTIONS.
DISCOVER WHAT AWAITS YOU.

🇦🇺 MVC KOKODA EXPEDITION
15–22 MARCH 2027

We’re putting together an MVC team, and if you’re keen?
WE’D LOVE YOU TO BE PART OF IT!

You don’t need to be the Strongest.
You don’t need to be the Fittest.
You just need the COURAGE to BEGIN.

Because THE RETURN was about discovering what lies
WITHIN US.
KOKODA IS ABOUT HONOURING THOSE WHO
CAME BEFORE US.

And somewhere along the journey,
You’re certain to discover a little more about YOURSELF.

COURAGE. ENDURANCE. MATESHIP. SACRIFICE. 🇦🇺

LIFE IS BETTER WHEN YOU BOX! 🥊

23/10/2026

THE RETURN 2026. 🥊
LOOK BACK. LOOK FORWARD. LOOK UP.

101.29 KILOMETRES.
3,188 METRES CLIMBED.
72 HOURS WITHOUT FOOD.

Three days. Eight souls. One JOURNEY.
Through Winding trails and Mountain RAIN,
Through Hunger, Hills and Aching PAIN.
With Empty stomachs and Weary FEET,
We kept on walking, refusing DEFEAT.
In a World that Worships COMFORT,
And Convenience rules the DAY,
We’ve been taught to Fear DISCOMFORT
And seek the easiest WAY.

But we AUSSIES were built for MORE
Than the limits we’ve learned to BELIEVE.
ABANDON COMFORT. Discover what YOU can ACHIEVE.
No Shortcuts or Easy ROAD.
One more Hill with Heavy LOAD.
Hunger Growled for us to YIELD,
But We found the Strength that Comfort CONCEALED.

Eight souls, each with battles of their OWN,
One shared PURPOSE, one road UNKNOWN.
When one grew weary, another led the WAY;
Together, We faced another DAY.

At MVC, we do MORE THAN BOXING.
Boxing is the FIRE that lights our WAY;
Lifting lives is why we’re HERE each DAY.
To STAND when life knocks us DOWN.
To RISE when it’s easier to CRAWL.
To keep moving when we’ve given our ALL.

When weary legs had little left to GIVE,
We found the Kindness that reminds us how to LIVE.
At St Michael’s, Jenny, Yo, Barbara and Wendy gave us Prayer and REFLECTION.
At Kadampa, Chowang, Daisy, Lye Siang and their team offered meditation and CONNECTION.
Different traditions. One shared HUMANITY.
Strangers who Welcomed us, like FAMILY.

LOOK BACK. At the ground we’ve COVERED.
LOOK FORWARD. At the strength still UNDISCOVERED.
LOOK UP. When the climb seems too STEEP,
There’s strength beyond the doubts we KEEP.

On Sunday, we RETURNED.
Same doors. Same GROUND.
Not medals. Not GLORY.
But something Greater was FOUND.

We set out to Discover what our bodies could ENDURE,
And RETURNED knowing we’re capable of MORE.
The Greatest Victory isn’t the miles we’ve DONE,
But the Courage we found, when it’s easier to RUN.
And if our footsteps inspire even just ONE
To face their fears, to RISE, to OVERCOME,
Then every aching step, every Battle we’ve WON,
May light the way for a Journey not yet BEGUN.

THE RETURN 2027.
The FIRE lives ON.
Will YOU carry it ALONG?

LIFE IS BETTER WH

22/10/2026

NANDY GURR
70 YEARS YOUNG! 🥊

Still Boxing, Still Smiling.
Still Showing Everyone How It’s Done!

What a SUPERSTAR! 🌟

Nandy isn’t just a valued member of MVC Boxing. She’s a Shining example of everything our Community stands for.

Because at MVC, AGE IS JUST A NUMBER.

Your race, your gender, your background, your ability?
None of it Determines your Worth.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
EVERYONE IS EQUAL.
EVERYONE BELONGS. ❤️

We don’t measure Fighters by how hard they Punch, but by the Courage they carry, the Kindness they show and the Discipline to keep turning up.

And Nandy, at 70, you stand alongside so many of our Wonderful Legends, reminding us all that THE FIGHTING SPIRIT HAS NO EXPIRY DATE! 🥊

MVC : MOST VALUABLE COMMUNITY.

Not because of what we HAVE.

BUT BECAUSE OF WHO WE ARE. ❤️

LIFE IS BETTER WHEN YOU BOX! 🥊

13/10/2026

If you hear THUNDER rolling through Jubilee Park on Wednesday nights, don’t look to the skies.
It’s coming from MVC!

Like every night, there’s Rhythm in the Room and Fire in the Air. But Wednesdays have MELINDA’S Mighty Voice of Motivation Ringing Everywhere!

And these WOMEN? A FORCE to behold!
Full of FIRE, full of HEART, and worth their weight in GOLD!

Different Stories, different Journeys, united every Wednesday night.

They Punch, they Laugh, they find their Flow.
They Lift each other up and watch their Confidence Grow.

Some come for Fitness, some for Fun.
Some to find the Strength they thought was gone.

For 45 glorious minutes, the World outside can wait.

Their Worries grow lighter, their Friendships grow tighter, and every Woman walks out with her SPIRIT a little BRIGHTER.

And word around the Campfire is spreading.
A MEN’S ONLY class may be on the Horizon.
Apparently, the Blokes reckon they can do it BETTER. Whether that’s CONFIDENCE, COURAGE or absolute DELUSION, only time will tell! 😂

WOMEN’S ONLY BOXING
WEDNESDAYS

Come as you are, Bring a Friend, Find your FIRE.

Sometimes the Greatest STRENGTH we carry isn’t our OWN, but the BELIEF we give someone who’s forgotten just how STRONG they are. ❤️

Life Hits Different when you Box. 🥊

12/10/2026

240 KILOMETRES.
ONE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE. 🇦🇺

Some of MVC’s Greatest stories aren’t written inside the Boxing ring, but out in the World by everyday people doing Extraordinary things.

Meet Bev, a longtime MVC boxer who swapped Boxing bags for a backpack and walked the spectacular Larapinta Trail.

We don’t just Box to become Better Boxers.
We Box to live Bigger lives.

Here’s Bev’s story. 🥊❤️

I’m Bev, an MVC boxer from Tuesday nights.
What’s the best thing to do for a winter holiday?
The Larapinta Trail in the NT!

Life got in the way of training with a backpack, but how hard could 240km carrying all your food and gear be?

Turns out, quite hard!

We walked out of Alice Springs on a sunny Sunday. Fifteen kilometres later, shoulders aching, the mid-20s felt pretty hot. At least we found a puddle for a swim!

Day two: sore feet, sore shoulders, and one question: how much of the trail do we actually have to walk to say we’ve done the Larapinta?

By day three we reached Stanley Chasm: coffee, a milkshake, a
hot shower and amazing scenery.

From there it only got better. We climbed ridges, explored gorges, scrambled over rocks, listened to birdsong and swam in freezing waterholes.
Those MVC ice baths must have been good training!

At night we ate dehydrated home-cooked meals; by day, biscuits, cheese, salami and vegetables.

After a week, we climbed a peak and could see all the way back towards Alice Springs and ahead along the range.
It was incredible to realise how far we’d come.

The walk finished with Mount Sonder, a 700-metre ascent.
By then we were fit enough to leave our packs at camp and enjoy the climb and those extraordinary views.

Our group of four met other walkers along the way, sharing camaraderie and a celebratory meal at the finish.

Thank goodness I Box. My base fitness carried me through the hills, and staying on my toes in training helped me balance on uneven rocky ground.

If two weeks is too much, you can walk shorter sections or join a tour and carry only a day pack.

Regardless, it’s so different to life in Melbourne and a great reminder that LIFE IS FOR LIVING ❤️

Congratulations Bev .🙌
Life Hits different when you Box 🥊

05/10/2026

THE LAST SESSION TOGETHER.

Tonight we pushed HARD.
And nobody STEPPED BACK.

The Work is in them now.

Four days remain.
Four days to Stay
SHARP, DISCIPLINED and HUNGRY.

Because Friday morning,
The talking STOPS.

WE WALK.

THE RETURN.