Wodonga boxer George Webb-Rose is fast becoming one of the state’s best amateur fighters.
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After winning the Sydney metro title last month and backing it up in front of his home crowd to claim the Regional North Eastern Middle Weight title fight against Kye Hodgson at Wodonga Racecourse on Saturday, the opportunities are endless.
Webb-Rose improved his record to 9-1, with his trainer Corey Pyle looking to take him to the Australian titles at the end of the year.
“George’s fight was a tough one, he dominated his opponent, but his opponent definitely pushed the fight,” Pyle said.
“I think George just ended up being a little too slick for him.
“That was definitely George’s best performance to date.
“He had all his family come down from Casino, so they travelled 20 hours or so to be there.
“He wanted to keep that title in Wodonga instead of letting it go home to Melbourne that’s for sure.
“Coming off his win for the Sydney metro title last month and now this month winning the Victorian regional title, he’s definitely up there with the best in his division.”
Pyle’s gym won a second title on the night with Sarah Fletcher a class above in her victory against Mackenna Brady.
“She got two standing eight counts on her girl and dominated her fight as well,” Pyle said.
“It was a very convincing win.
“We’ve known about this event since the start of the year, so they’ve (Fletcher and Webb-Rose) had that in the back of the mind for the whole year.
“They’ve been training hard wanting to perform in front of the home crowd.
“We picked their training up at the start of the year, but I’ll start picking it up even more to get them primed and ready for bigger fights.”
Pyle was four from four on the night with Pani Rupapere and Nicole Chapman winning earlier bouts on the card.
The trainer heads to Melbourne on Friday and will step back into the ring for his first fight in 18 months.