Fiji boxer wins cruiserweight title

Fiji boxer Krishna Muda­liar is the new Australian National Boxing Federa­tion's (ANBF) New South Wales (NSW ) cruiserweight cham­pion.

The 34-year-old stopped Paul Houteas in the fifth round dur­ing their title bout at the Arena Sports Club in Yagoona, NSW, last Saturday night.

Mudaliar thanked Bryan Rob­erts of Full Throttle Fight Gym in Canberra where he complet­ed his training camp.

"Bryan and his partner went above and beyond to help me with my preparation, even open­ing up their home to make sure I had everything I needed during camp," he said.

"Bryan is a true legend. We've shared the ring three times, fighting each other with bad intentions inside the ropes, but outside the ring we've become great mates.

"Thank you so much, my broth­er. I truly appreciate everything you've done for me."

Krishna said during his final week of training he did a bit of training at the Haider Fight Gym in Liverpool.

"A massive thank you to Sebas­tian Singh for all the support. I remembered winning my first title with you by my side and training under your dad Gyan Singh. Then again we're mak­ing history by winning another title together.

Thank you for always pushing me to my limits and bringing the best out of me."

Mudaliar also thanked Justin Kennedy for always looking af­ter him in the boxing scene.

"Your support, encourage­ment, and motivation through­out this fight camp have been in­credible. It has given me a huge boost in confidence."

The hard punching M udaliar was also grateful to his wife's (Farisha) support.

"Thank you for helping me stay focused, taking time off work to drive me to Canberra for train­ing camp."