- Lazzerini overcomes Wales’ Taylor Bevan in close final
- Sam Hickey wins split decision for middleweight gold
As Sean Lazzerini fought his way into a Commonwealth Games final on Saturday afternoon, the biggest day of his budding career so far, he approached the moment with unrelenting confidence: “I’m on fire,” he said. “And everyone is getting it.”
A day later, as he stared down Taylor Bevan of Wales to win the men’s light heavyweight final, he lived those words to the fullest. In a close and competitive battle, the intelligent Lazzerini used every ounce of his experience to edge past the highly-rated Bevan, pulling off a small upset as he was crowned Commonwealth Games champion.