MAY POWER: Jamie Porter (right) goes to work on Joe Lloyd to win the professional cruiser weight bout by unanimous decision on the Gold Coast earlier this month. PHOTO/RYAN MARSH FIGHTOGRAPHY
Jamie Porter won a professional boxing bout against Australian Joe Lloyd at Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast earlier this month.
Tipping the scales at 90.7kg, the 32-year-old Kaeo fighter overwhelmed the 25-year-old Lloyd (from Victoria) who had dropped down from the heavyweight division to fight in the cruiserweight bout
on Friday, May 8. Porter's father Rusty said victory was achieved via some clever boxing.
"Lloyd's camp had obviously done some homework on Jamie as he came out in the first round wanting to go toe-to-toe. Instead Jamie stayed outside and boxed, letting him [Lloyd] walk onto his right hand and catching him every time. Joe started to tire in round four, Jamie started backing him up with big body shots. The fight eventually went to the sixth and final round before the judges gave the nod to Jamie's corner on a unanimous decision."
The result left Porter with a professional record of seven wins (two by KO) and two losses.
Rusty Porter was unable to be present for the fight, with one of his young boxers taking on the national champion in his division in Hamilton the following day, Saturday, May 8.
