GLOVES were thrown at a rapid rate at Saturday night's finale to the Australian Amateur Boxing League national championships in Bendigo.
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Boxing powerhouses Queensland and New South Wales featured in many contests.
Tasmania capped a superb tournament by winning six of the 15 finals on night three.
The three-day championships began on Thursday night at the All Seasons Resort and drew hundreds of fans.
Frank Pianto from Kangaroo Flat-based Pianto Boxing Academy played an enormous role in securing the rights for Bendigo to host the championships.
Saturday night's action began with a hat-trick of victories for Queensland's team in the junior finals.
One of the fights of the night was the junior 63kg showdown in which Corey Pyle from NSW beat Tasmania's Tyler Thornton.
Victoria's Erin Mehmet won the junior 71kg final, while the all-Victorian clash in the intermediate 91kg class was won by Henry Stowers.
The Tasmanians cheered four consecutive wins as Isaac Lynch, intermediate 67kg; Dave Eaton, senior 57kg; Georgie Bailey, female 60kg; and Emma Faulkner, female 67kg, won gold.
Bout 11 on the card was a ripper as Queensland's Shane Thomas took on Tasmania's Jacob Daureen for the senior 63 1/2kg title.
Momentum swung dramatically across the four by two-minute round.
A unaminous decision was in Daureen's favour, while Thomas earned an award for an outstanding performance across three nights.
The senior 71kg title ended in a victory for Tasmania's Jye Sullivan against Queensland's Ben Bowes.
Another win for the NSW Blues was achieved by Stuart Wilcox in the senior 75kg class.
Lloyd Bagley beat Queensland team-mate Brett Moore in the senior 78kg division.
Final contest at the titles was between NSW team-mates Daniel Parkson and Ben Page.
Points were extremely close when Page struck sweetly to KO Parkson late in the fight.
A highlight for Bendigo was Katie Walker's bout in the 63kg class on Friday. Walker showed plenty of skill against a vastly experienced opponent.