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‘There's nothing that he brings to the table that I've not got an answer for’ Sam Rennie on upcoming fight at Thunderdome 51 PhilBoxing.com Thu, 21 Aug 2025  On August 29, Dragonfire Promotions makes a return to the Metro City Night Club for another exciting night of fights. In the main event, “Lethal” Joel Lewis hopes to extend his winning streak to three in a row as he takes on Fano Kori in a highly anticipated grudge match. Earlier in the night, the undefeated Sam Rennie returns to the ring fresh off his Australasian title win back in May when he fights George Lumoly. When speaking with Rennie, he was excited to get back into action after such a huge victory in his last outing. “I feel great, I’ve been motivated ever since I won that last bout.” Rennie said. “I'm still chasing experience, I don't want to fast-track myself too much, I'm still only young and I'm developing as a fighter. “I’m taking this each little step at a time, the competition is getting harder and I'm constantly evolving in the gym. “Each camp is a lesson and each fight comes with its own puzzle that you've got to solve.” In his last fight, Rennie defeated Asyer Alumin in a shutout performance to win the WBC Silver Australasian Super Featherweight Championship. The win for Rennie made him the first ever boxer from The Isle of Man to win a regional title. When reflecting, Rennie said that he feels honoured to represent his homeland in his boxing journey. “It’s crazy, even thinking about [winning the regional title] now is a bit surreal,” Rennie told. “To be the first ever champion in history [from The Isle of Man] it's almost hard to believe. “I love representing The Isle of Man over here and making my family and friends proud, I just want to see how far I can go. “My brother Mathew (16-1) is boxing as well in the UK and I'm doing it in Australia. Hopefully, I can take it to the next level.” With the wins adding up for Rennie, the national recognition begins to grow as he has just entered the Australian boxing Super Featherweight rankings. “Being the 15th ranked super featherweight in Australia is honestly insane,” Rennie said. “The Australian boxing scene is growing, there's so much talent now on the world stage like George Kambosos, Liam Paro, and the Maloney twins who Tony [Tolj] looks after. “Being recognized by the Australian governing body means a lot to me, I just hope I can keep climbing the ranks. “I love Australia, I'm happy that I reside here and I want to keep representing Australia in the boxing world if I can.” Standing across from Rennie on fight night is George Lumoly, who is fighting in Australia for the first time in his career. The Isle of Man’s champion welcomes the challenge against his much more experienced opponent. “We've watched him a few times, it’s easy to find footage of him because he's so experienced” Rennie said. “If he comes forward, he'll be missing all day and if he lets me come forward, it'll most likely be a short night. “I'm sitting on my punches a lot more now. I feel the power in my punches and I'm just very excited to go. “There's nothing that he brings to the table that I've not got an answer for, even though he's 28 fights into his career I don't think my style is a style that you can prepare for. “So, I think it's going to be a tough night for him.” Although Sam Rennie has done a lot in his short and very active career so far, he has still plans to achieve more before the end of the year. While wanting to take a slow approach to his boxing career, Rennie has his eyes set on a state title fight. “I'd like to just stay as busy as I can” Rennie revealed, “I'm only 23 years old, serving my apprenticeship in the sport so far. “I just want to take as many fights as I can, I feel like I’m developing nicely. My team are happy with where I'm going and we're stepping up a little bit at a time. “We don't want to go too fast, but we don't want to stay at a low level for too long either. “I want another one or two fights if I can. Hopefully, finish the year with a Western Australia title. I've got the WBC Australasia title. But if I can finish the year with a Western Australia title as well, that would be awesome.”  |
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