An extremely bright future is ahead of young amateur middleweight Callum Peters, who last night secured a silver medal in a tough defeat to Scotland’s Sam Hickey, in a gutsy toe-to-toe battle that's being described as a ‘burglary’.
With his eight siblings watching on from home in Adelaide, the 19-year-old didn’t take a step back and was a commanding force in the three-round ‘slugfest’.
After a close first round going to Hickey, Peters went on to take the second as the two traded ferocious blows, it appeared to many ringside that Peters came out on top.
Sydney Morning Herald Sports reporter Phil Lutton took to Twitter, labelling the judge's decision a “burglary” as Peters goes down by a point.
Peters excited many with his powerful, 'always moving forward' fighting style (Source: AAP)
“That doesn’t look right at all to me,” he posted.
“Fair play to Sam Hickey, very tough Scot, but Callum Peters just burgled of gold there. One point the difference in the end, Peters absolutely dominant in that final round and one of the five judges gives it to the Hickey. Boxing delivers again.”
Gracious in defeat
The teenager took the defeat in his stride and looked to the future.
"The last round, I thought I won, but stuff happens," said Peters.
"I got a few headbutts throughout the rounds, surprised he didn't get told off. But it's my first international, I'm young, 19. Got a couple of elbows on the neck but you have to learn from it, mate."
Sharing his gratitude as being the youngest on the Australian boxing squad for the games, Peters said there was a silver lining.
Peters congratulating his opponent after official decision (Source: AAP)
"At least I came and showed everyone who I was, and I'm very excited for the future,” he said.
The amateur boxer has an impressive 48-9 record already and shared that going pro is definitely a possibility in the future, however cited the next Commonwealth Games as in his sights.
“Definitely, I can win these tournaments," he said.
Multiple medals
Overnight, Australia reached a landmark milestone as the first country to reach 1000 Commonwealth Game Gold medals as the Women’s netball team took out the gold against Jamaica in an exciting final.
There were a number of other First Nations athletes that contributed to the historic feat, taking out some trophy cabinet decorations overnight.
Muruwari woman and cricket star, Ashleigh Gardner taking the gold in Women’s T20 Cricket; Wulli Wulli, Goreng Goreng woman and two time Olympian Taliqua Clancy winning silver in a tough beach volleyball final against Canada; and Wiradjuri woman Mariah Williams bringing home the silver in a 2-1 Hockey defeat to England
A massive shout out to all our mob competing at the games, you've done us proud!
Teliqua Clancy and team mate Mariafe Artacho del Solar on the podium (Source: AAP)
