Sport
22 June, 2021
Fourth set of golden gloves for Mareeba’s golden boy
YOUNG Mareeba boxer Matthew Carroll has returned from Home Hill a four-time back-to-back Golden Gloves champion after the recent titles last fortnight.
YOUNG Mareeba boxer Matthew Carroll has returned from Home Hill a four-time back-to-back Golden Gloves champion after the recent titles last fortnight.
Comparable to the Queensland Titles in both size and renown the Golden Gloves are an open style tournament that any boxer can enter whether they be 50-0 or 0-50.
Just like the Queensland Titles, becoming the Golden Gloves champion carries the same weight as becoming a Queensland champion.
16-year-old Matthew travelled down to Home Hill recently looking to compete for his fourth Golden Gloves Title, first competing in 2017, after missing out in 2020.
Attributing his success to his determination and commitment to his training, Matthew believes that you only get out what you put in.
“You get out of training what you put in, you can come to training and just be slack and put in 60 per cent but that’s all you’re going to get out,” he said.
“That isn’t going to get you the win.
“I put everything into my training.”
Already a Queensland, Australian and several time Golden Gloves champion, Matthew will now be looking ahead towards the next Queensland Titles fighting under Bryde’s Boxing Gym, looking for another championship medal to don.
