By Kirra Livingstone
BEERWAH’S Dana ‘Deadly’ Coolwell is undergoing an intense build up to the biggest fight of his life but still finding time to enjoy a little ‘Cali’ living.
Deadly has been training daily out of Santa Monica’s Churchhill Matchroom Boxing Gym ahead of his huge bout against Bruce Carrington on the undercard of the blockbuster Mike Tyson v Jake Paul fight.
Speaking to GC&M News last week after another gruelling training session, Deadly said his first visit to LA had not disappointed. “I’m liking LA, being in camp and training hard and I’m in a good area that has a bit around so gives us things to do in between sessions,” he said.
“LA has a bit of everything and the beach isn’t far either. “We went to the Hollywood Walk of Fame the other day and we’re thinking about going up to the Hollywood sign.”
Dana said his experience in the USA has been “pretty normal” so far with celebrity spotting far from his mind two weeks out from the biggest fight of his professional life.
“I haven’t had any weird interactions yet which is good, but I’ll say there is quite a lot of homeless people in the area,” he said.
Dana said his training had been intense and he was building up nicely for the eight round showdown against Shu Shu, which if he wins will take him a step closer to a coveted world title.
“Training has been exactly what I need and I’m making sure I lift every session to be my best,” he said. “Everything is on track with training, improving each day. “Only a few more weeks of hard training before I taper off and freshen up for fight week.”
The fight will be broadcast on Netflix on Saturday, November 16, with Dana’s fight on at 11am Queensland time.
