Jordan Laruccia swapped his goalkeeping gloves for boxing gloves
June 16 will mark the date of the return of an Australian institution, The THUNDERDOME boxing series, based out of Metro City in Perth, Western Australia.
One of the fighters to keep an eye out on is undefeated prospect Jordan Laruccia (4-0, 2KO).
The Australian super-welterweight prospect trained at Juventus in Italy as a goalkeeper before heading back to Australia to pursue a career in pugilism.
Unbeaten prospect Jordan had an amateur career and has gone straight through the pro ranks and is making some noise after racking up four wins from four starts.
The Italian-Australian Laruccia gave his thoughts on the upcoming Jnr Middleweight clash, “I cant wait to get back in that ring and continue to improve, I really believe I will be the best Jnr Middleweight in Australia and go further but first I have to clean up my back yard.
"I'm a simple fighter, you give me an opponent and I will fight anyone. My second fight I just got over covid the day before the weigh in, made weight and fought. I'm a fighter, it's what we do.
"I'm so grateful to have the team that I do behind me, I have the godfather of Aussie boxing Tony Tolj, my trainer Pops (Dayle “Big Rig” Phillips), and Danny Green is a mentor to me.
"I know that soon I will be a big name in boxing but I have to earn my stripes first. I was offered the fight with Nikita Tszyu already but Tony declined the fight, I back his and the team's judgement but it’s a fight I would love to purse on a big show.
"I love fighting on the Thunderdome at Perth, I’m looking forward to going 5-0 and letting everyone know Jordan Laruccia can fight and loves to bang!"
Photo Credit: Mike Ohara (Dragon Fire Boxing)
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