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Fred Brophy’s boxing tent makes a long-awaited return at Rockhampton’s Beef 2021
The Barrister, as he is known, puts out a call to arms on an exclusive Facebook group looking, naturally, for people with a colourful past.
Key points:
- Fred Brophy’s boxing tent was forced into its longest ever hiatus during COVID-19.
- Brophy says the tent “belongs to Australia” and has mustered his beloved crew for a comeback
- The return of the world’s last legal boxing tent coincides with Beef 2021
He’s not searching for clients, but opponents — crooks with a “good long criminal history” to lace up a set of boxing gloves and face him in the world’s last legal boxing tent.
“If you’re beating him but you let him win, he’ll waive his fee next time you front court,” so the legend goes.
“As long as you’ve done at least 12 months,…
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