Former Olympian, now boxing promoter, Lynden Hosking recalls as a four year old telling his mother he wants to be a boxer and her reaction.

Lynden speaks of the “official” beginning of his amateur boxing career as a ten year old, achieving his dream of Australian Olympic representation in Atlanta in 1996 as well his bronze medal winning performance at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.

The fight promotion “bug” that bit him while in the US on a personally funded fight camp for future world champions Jayde Mitchell, Jason & Andrew Moloney.

Scoring the boxing coach job at his beloved Carlton football club while playing poker with Greg Williams and lunching with Brett Ratten & Stephen Kernahan.

Lynden's regular “market research” trips around Australia watching & learning from other fight nights and promoters as well as travelling to Las Vegas throughout the year.

How the Michael “Pretty Boy” Zerafa Vs Jeff “The Hornet” Horn, “Battle of Bendigo” event was born after a late night phone call from the event’s co-promoter Dean Lonergan of D & L events.

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