By Kirra Livingstone
BEERWAH boxer Dana ‘Deadly’ Coolwell has won by knockout against Kevin Aseniero in their November 5 bout at the Fortitude Music Hall.
Coolwell won in the fifth of eight rounds against Aseniero, with the new dad fiercely sticking to his game plan, despite his opponent’s attempts to mentally dominate him.
“I stuck with my jab, used my range, and I could see him planting his feet and I was looking to load up, I didn’t want to end up doing anything silly or get too close in his range,” he said.
“I stayed long and broke him down and I could tell I was frustrating him because he was trying to egg me on by smiling at me and trying to tell me to come closer, but I kept to the ropes.
“I just stayed calm and composed and I listened to my corner and just stuck to what I had to do like I always do and stay in my lane, and I knew the stoppage would come eventually.”
This bout was special to Dana as not only was it his second win in a row, but he also had his young son Iluka there cheering his dad on.
“It’s good to be building up my rep again and starting to keep building those wins so I can get to the big fights, the bigger fights that I want,” he said.
“At first we weren’t too sure about having bub there, but it was cool actually he was really good, he was a bit tired, but he was chilling when I was holding him after the fight.”
Dana is not slowing down as 2022 draws to an end, telling GC&M News he is aiming to fight in December if everything goes to plan. But if that doesn’t happen an early 2023 bout is on the cards.