Coach hopes blast from the past will be a real knockout in Sydney
FOLLOWING a well deserved rest after winning the Australian National Boxing Federation Australasian Super Bantam title, Liam Pope is now preparing for a bout against an old gym buddy.
Pope will fight former sparring partner Vegas Larfield, which Pope’s coach says will make for an interesting bout.
“Vegas is from Brisbane and they are old training gym partners, they used to be in the same gym together, five years ago now, but they have done plenty of rounds, they’ve sparred before,” Steve said.
“There’s a bit of history there in terms of them knowing, training and sparring with each other previously.
“Vegas has won a regional title at super bantam weight and he’s also won the Australian featherweight title, so they are both national champions.”
Despite the short notice to prepare for this bout, Steve is confident Pope will have what it takes to win this fight, which will be at The Star in Sydney.
“This fight will be eight rounds and we’ve got enough time to prepare for it, coming off that last fight he had a bit of time off and he just got back in the gym, so he will be ready for the fight and when he turns up on the night he will win but its not an easy fight,” he said.
“Vegas and Liam are both top prospects in Australia for their division, so it’ll be a good fan friendly fight for both, and it’s a bit of bragging rights and it’ll be on Foxtel, so why not?”
Steve told GC&M News, as long as Liam focuses on boxing and not brawling, among other things, he will walk away victorious.
“He just needs to stay long, be disciplined and keep him at the end of his punch, he is going to put himself in a really good position,” he said.
Liam has only lost one out of his seven professional bouts, and has won two consecutive Australian titles in his most recent bouts.
Australian boxers Sam Goodman and Liam Wilson are headlining the fight card on December 15 at The Star Casino in Sydney.
The bout will be broadcasted on Foxtel.
