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Justis Huni attracting hype ahead of Australian heavyweight title defence against Arsene Fosso
He is Australia’s youngest national heavyweight champion in more than a century and was one of the first Australians to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, but Justis Huni says he’s “just a hardworking boxer”.
Key points:
- Justis Huni will seek to defend his national heavyweight title when he fights Arsene Fosso in Brisbane
- He won the title by beating Faiga Opelu in his pro debut in late October
- With professional boxers now allowed in the Olympics, Huni is building towards a shot at a medal in Tokyo
“I just want to make it somewhere in the sport,” Huni said before the first defence of his national title against Arsene Fosso in Brisbane on Thursday night.
His father and trainer, Rocki, speaks with immense pride when describing his son as “a…
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