Sport
23 May, 2025
Teen boxer to compete in cup
NATE Martinelli at just 15-years-old has already made a name for himself in the boxing world, not only locally, but around the state.
He has already competed at competitions as high as state level but has been on a bit of a recent competition drought.
The teen now has entered a new competition and has his eyes set on redeeming himself after the novice titles in Brisbane.
His most recent competition was the novice titles in Brisbane where he fought for the first time since national championships in August 2024.
His father and mentor Armen Martinelli said “you could see there was some serious ring rust”.
“Nate was a bit out of practice and his opponent made the most of that,” he said. Coach Aaron Wellman said “Nate spotted where he could’ve improved in his fight, but since then we’ve worked hard and have made some rapid improvements for our next competition”.
The young boxer’s next upcoming tournament will be hosted locally at the Early Settler Stadium in Cairns on Saturday June 7 at the Cairns Box Cup.
This competition will be bringing some of the state’s best boxers up to compete.
Mr Martinelli junior said he was fully aware of the challenge ahead of him with some well drilled fighters coming up from the south Queensland metro program.
“I’m excited to be competing again. It’s always great to be able to put all my training to work,” he said. Mr Martinelli jnr said he was “super excited” to be able to represent in his home region and was hoping to come out victorious in front of a home crowd.
Doors open at 3pm with the first bout starting at 4pm. Tickets are available both online and at the door on the night.
