"I kept saying to my wife that I could have been this and that. I think she got sick of it and said 'why don't you go and do something about it?' She said she would support me for a year and if I sucked, then I give it up and I can stop saying I could have. I get to get it out of my system. We will see where it goes."
Fabian said boxing was something to keep him focused and it helped him clean his life up.
"My kids came along. I wanted to focus on something else, boxing [for fitness] turned into training."
Fabian has been training with Nawton Boxing along with fitness training with Verdine at Kotahi Crossfit.
The King and Queen of the Ring will consist of three corporate belts and one pro fight.
Fighting for the Waikato Corporate Women's Champion belt is Caysha Kingi, also from Nawton Boxing.
The mother of two, the youngest four months old, has been training for the past four months and shows no fear stepping into the ring.
There will be four women fighting for the title. Pairs will face off, with the winners fighting it out in the ring for the belt.
There will be three two-minute rounds.
Caysha said being a mum and boxing is hard, but worth it, and she's not mucking around when she steps in the ring.
"It's hard but I have good support. I'm not messing around. I think some of these girls are a lot younger. I think mums can get in and do it ... the things you have to go through as a mum! I'm confident within myself. I think that is what boxing brings out, confidence in and out of the ring."
She said despite boxing being a male-dominated sport, she still likes the finer things in life.
"I like make-up and putting on high heals and watching chick flicks. Just because I box, doesn't mean I don't like the finer things."
Training is not a walk in the park for Caysha. She gets to the gym twice a day, and often has to push herself outside what she thought she was capable of.
"If I give up now, I'll give up in the ring."
She said mental training is a huge aspect of boxing.
"It is always at the back of your mind, you will be hit. It is on going. It doesn't matter how much experience you've had, you're always learning. It's a lifestyle."
The pro fight will last between five to 10 rounds, lasting three minutes.
A corporate fight is for anyone who has had fewer than five fights.
The pro and corporate fights Nawton Gym put on help fund its amateur matches, which feature its younger boxers, some of whom go to the gym to stay on the right track.
Entry to the event, on June 6 at 6pm, is $20 and is held at Nawton Boxing Gym, 100 Duke St. Tickets are available from the gym.
