D- Rush Promotions.

Once again, promoter William Taka Taka showcased Australian boxing at its finest, and also provided the young guns in the amateurs, a chance to fight on the big stage, which was tremendous to see.

After four highly entertaining amateur fights to start the night, it was straight into the big boys of the paid ranks. Cruizer weights, Micheal O'Donnell fought out a four rounder with Jarad Treloar , with O'donnell winning on points, in a fight which saw Treloar target and find, O'Donnell's body everytime he threw, but in the end Treloar's fitness let him down .

Next up was the cocky Mohamed Elomar against Rubin Santilanosa. Elomar came out firing from the opening bell with Santilanosa throwing everything at the much bigger looking Elomar. The small man from the Phillipines, was the aggressor but Elomar was finding the mark with more consistant, accurate shots to win impressively.
Experienced boxer, Nagin Gurumu had been in with the very best in the amateurs, winning Silver in the world cup, and had also sparred the great "Prince" Nasseem Hamed as a pro, but tonight he came up against big punching Costa Katsounis. Gurumu has allways been a confident, awkward boxer with lightning reflexes and could punch from every angle but it seems as if his confidence has gone and with that, so has his reflexes. Katsounis stopped him by tko at 2:59 seconds of the first round.

Next up was the allways entertaining Billy" The Kid" Dib. Tonight was a big night for the kid, as he was stepping up to challenge for the I.B.O. Asia Pacific Jnr Lightweight title against the tough Philipino brawler, Robert Oyan. There was no question that Dib was focused on winning the title. After training hard in Sheffield, England, with boyhood hero, Naseem Hamed, and now back in Australia to do the business, Dib set about the task with crisp, clean punches to the come forward , willing Oyan. Everytime Oyan got in close, he ended up smothering his own work, which was a shame as i wanted to see if the kid could take a punch. Dib's uppercut, left hook combinations were taking their toll on the short stocky Philipino, but i was impressed by his footwork, which was obviously practised a thousand times in the gym. He still has a way to go on his defence but tonight he had the title in the bag from the first round. Dib won comfortably over the twelve rounds to win the I.B.O. Asia Pacific Title in fine style.

The final fight of the night was former amateur star, Ahmed "Trigger" Elomar fighting for the Australian Jnr lightweight title . The champion was Daniel Hoskins . Hoskins was a proud champion and gave his all in the ring everytime he laced up the gloves, so this was allways going to be a good hard fight for both men. Entering the arena to the tune of "The good , the bad, and the ugly, " Elomar dressed as a rootin-tootin cowboy delighted the boxing fans by parading through the crowd on a white stallion before finally making it to the ring.

When the bell rang, Elomar came out firing both barrels and looked as if the stronger looking challenger was in for an easy night. Hoskins woke up after being floored in the second [ which was ruled as a slip ] and landed some good shots, that shook Elomar but the former amateur star came back with the harder, more telling shots. No doubt about it, Hoskins had a hell of a beard, as he took alot of big punches but refused to roll over, then in the 9th round, after an accidental clash of heads, Hoskins recieved a gash to the eye , and the referee stepped in to stop the procedings. The doctor was called in and he stopped the contest, and under the rules , it went to the scorecards to decide the winner. 80-71 80-71 80 -71 , all for the new champion Ahmed Elomar.

All in all, it was a tremendous night at the fights. with William Taka Taka willing to put on the best talent out there , lets hope there's more to come.