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About Damien Farrell and what he is doing for our aboriginal kids that
are so unfortunately deprived from the luxuries we are accustomed to in
the big cities like Melbourne and Sydney.
This is what Damien sent me after hearing what he has been up to and his
present and past boxing involvements.
Hi Victor
I am currently focused on starting up a
string of Boxing Clubs in outback North Queensland. I am about
to start to train the art of boxing and teach fitness classes to Men,
Women, Girls and Boys throughout the Etheridge Shire. I wish to
promote Amateur Boxing and the great fun of getting fit whilst raising
awareness of Men's and Women's Health by doing a Mother's circuit
training program then a second class of school-age children, thirdly a
working women's class followed by a Men's boxing class all in the one
day and night consecutively in the small towns of the Gulf of
Carpentaria, Georgetown, Croydon and Mt Surprise organized by the
Savannah Health Services, eg. Royal Flying Doctor Clinics. This
Health Service will provide the funds to buy the Gym equipment
necessary to start an Amatuer Boxing Club and for the local community
to train. The Queensland Police Service, Local Council, Sports
Rec Associations, Sunstate Boxing League, Babinda Boxing Club Inc and
Savannah Health Nurse Anna Burley are in full support of the project.
Our local nurse, Anna Burley is a wealth of knowledge in community
health awareness and the benefits of circuit boxing training,
physically, mentally and socially as we are all aware of the dangers
of no exercise and obesitiy. Meetings are underway with local
authorities to promote the training and give our kids a taste of the
excitement of a boxing club whilst building them up to
become champion's in their own mind proving anything is achievable.
Our focus is on training, traveling and competitive boxing, seeing new
towns then coming home to families with stories, memories, trophies
and most importantly encouragement. That's the aim! " The
Gentleman's sport", and now in the twenty-first century, "the Ladies
sport" as girl's are encouraged to compete in the AABL and Sunstate
ABL Titles and Tournaments.
Our first Tournament is booked for August
29th 2009 in Georgetown. It is an open-air Boxing and Bullride
Spectacular, with thirty nominations being accepted for the bull-ride
and a ten bout Amateur Pre-matched Boxing Drawcard. It's a
family night out, which is a first in Queensland if not Australia.
Admission is affordable, $10 for adults and $5 for children.
Locals have topped up the hat as sponsors for the trophies. I
wish to thank them all for their generous donations. Pack your
swags, snags and eggs as free camping is available at the Rodeo
Grounds in Georgetown. This event is proudly brought to you by
Georgetown Rodeo Committee and Babinda Boxing Club Incorporated, all
being non-profit associations. Come and see the Gold and Beef
Shire and spend a weekend in this great part of North Queensland.
Invitations go out to Anthony Mundine and Danny Green to help this
project come to fruition!
This is my boxing story - Damien Farrell
DOB 04/03/1973 Amateur Record 79 fights 12 losses
I received my first boxing gloves at
age four. I started training in Grade Two at age six in Atherton
with Roy Zammitaro, a former Atherton High School Teacher. His
best boxer was Tom Fowler who later became one of Ben Pike's (ABC
Radio Sports commentator) best prophets on a trip to Perth. At
the age of ten I was under the watchful eye of my father Col, who
trained me along with trainer Daryl Johnson and combined we formed the
Atherton Amateur Boxing Club (AABC). My first bout was in 1986
in front of a home crowd where I "just" tasted my first success in the
ring. I boxed throughout my school days in many towns under
Daryl and under new Atheron trainer Ashley Cuppit who trained me
up until Senior. Ashley still trains today in Yungaburra and is
Queensland Sunstate's head trainer with five current
Australian Champions under his wing. My first Senior Title came
at age eighteen in Cairns at the Queensland Amateur
Boxing League Titles. My purple streak shined knocking out Peter
Brindhouse and Justin Crawford, both in the first rounds. I helped
form the Millaa Millaa Boxing Club along with Glen Taylor and Dave
Brennan which were an integeral part of me becoming
Queensland Welterweight Champion. Due to me needing a more
experienced trainer, I was invited to join the Babinda Boxing Club Inc
under the guided hand and now the Queensland and Australian ABL
President, Eric Norman. During my time with BBC I won four more
Senior Queensland Titles with two being State Golden Gloves. I
tasted defeat by top city boxers Julian Holland (Melbourne), Jamie
Crampton (Cessnock) and Caine Melbourne (Sydney), all at Australian
Title Levels adding Silver and Bronze Medals to the trophy shelf and
the Danny Ortyan Memorial Sheild at the 1993 Alice Springs AABL
Titles. At age twenty two, I was a member of the twenty one man
team which took on New Guineans in a boxing equivalent of rugby
league's State of Origin showdown sending my opponant to the floor in
forty seconds. On my return, I started a young kids boxing club
up in Malanda for the next eighteen months. During this time I
was trained by AABL Welterweight Champ Ross Schmidt and I exhibitioned
on three occassions with World Mui Thai Kickboxing Champion Peter
Brindhouse, in a Boxer Vrs Kickboxer bouts at local venues throughout
the Cairns Hinterlands both promoting our own shows with results being
a win/draw/loss. Now at age 36, I am currently training for a bout
againt the current AABL Middleweight Champion on August 29th 2009.
I reign from a family of boxers, my father Col Farrell was a Pro in
Brisbane and boxed under the name Col Sullivan at the Stadium as a
flyweight (please see database) opponents being Ollie Taylor, Irwin
Dunnett and Jack Treschman just to name a few and later becoming a
Jimmy Sharmen Tent Troop Boxer. He sadly passed away in 1991.
I thank you you for your time, effort and
help with this project Victor.
Regards,
Damien Farrell
"The Fighting Mailman" Postmaster
Einasleigh
Lot 21 Parallel Street
Kidston 4871
ph - 07 40624151
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