The Melbourne Heavyweight Champion came back to the boxing ring in front of huge crowds to gain another championship belt.
Coldstream Boxing Club coach Hayden ‘H-Bomb’ Wright took on Thai boxer Sunthon Pankhui at Melbourne Pavilion on Saturday 13 September for the WBF Heavyweight Champion of Victoria title.
After training hard with his mates, Zac Thompson and Chris Hume, Wright was able to push the opponent strongly from the first round.
The new WBF Heavyweight Champion of Victoria said he was prepared, and came out hard and strong.
“It was very even. So in the first round, I kept punching and punching him, and I nearly knocked him down and unconscious,” Wright said.
“I win in the first round, and then the ref saves him from further punishment, and then I win and become the new champion.”
In July last year, Wright won the Melbourne Heavyweight Championship title match against Indian boxer Ranjeet Singh by TKO.
After the match, he announced his retirement from professional boxing fights to turn his eyes to raising young talents in the Yarra Valley.
However, he reversed his decision as people surrounding him wanted him to bring another championship title back to the Yarra Valley.
After hanging one more medal on his neck on 13 September, the Coldstream-based boxer officially retired from professional boxing.
“I am very proud of all the hard work and dedication; 25 professional fights over the past 10 years, to become the new heavyweight champion and bring it back to the Yarra Valley to inspire kids,” Wright said.
“My next move is to train the young kids and hopefully, they can become a champion one day.”
Coldstream Boxing Club, run by Wright, is located at Margaret Lewis Reserve, offering free boxing training to children and youth aged under 18.
“I’d like to say thank you to everyone who supported me, including Zac and Chris,” Wright said.
