Kerryn Scott Selected for Australian Boxing Team

Recently, we shared the news that Kerryn Scott, Longwall Operator at Oaky Creek Coal, competed in Masters Boxing International (MBI) 2025 World Championships. We’re now thrilled to share that Kerryn’s been named part of the Australian boxing team for the Australia vs United Kingdom Golden Gloves tournament being held in September this year.

We spoke with Kerryn to find out more about this achievement…

Kerryn, congratulations on being named as part of the Australian boxing team for the Golden Gloves tournament. Can you tell us more?

Yes, I’ve been named as part of the Australian team for the Golden Gloves tournament, where fighters from Australia will be competing against UK fighters. It’s a two-day tournament in September, being held in Leeds in the UK.

There’s a lot of age and weight divisions, so it’s shaping up to be a pretty big team and I’m excited to be part of it. I’ll be fighting in the 30-40 years welterweight class, which is under 72.5 kg.

What are you most looking forward to about this tournament? 

I’m excited to test myself at an international level. I’m also a boxing coach, working out of a not-for-profit boxing gym in my weeks off at home in Townsville, where I mainly coach kids who aren’t very well off. I want to show them that with hard work, anything’s achievable and that big things are possible if you put in the effort.

What’s your training schedule look like?

On the weeks that I’m not at work, I train twice a day, usually for two hours at a time. When I’m in Townsville, I have professional boxers that I can spar with. For the weeks when I’m onsite, it’s a bit more challenging to fit training around 12 hour days, but I do what I can, driving to Emerald to fit in sparring sessions when possible.

Competing in the welterweight division, weight management is one of the most challenging aspects, so regardless of whether I’m onsite or back home, maintaining discipline around training, nutrition and recovery is essential so I can make weight while still performing at a high level on fight day.

Aside from fitting in training and making weight, what are some of the challenges with being named part of the Australian team for this event?

While it’s an honour to be named part of the Australian team, it’s also self-funded, so I need to cover the costs of flights and accommodation. I’m incredibly grateful to my sponsors, which includes Gricon Industries, Belux Cuts, UBX West End, Jacob Shields, Darcy Ericsson Plumbing, Print Press Wear, HHH Barber, NRG Electrical and Gus Wilson.

If you’re a local business and would like to sponsor Kerryn and help him get to the UK in September, please reach out to him on kerryn_scott13@hotmail.com or 0427 600 630.