Junior Kauko Raka

The one-week program started on November 20 and concluded on 26th generated lots of interest from both the fighters and the technical officials.

The clinic started with tips on boxing like – how to take a stand on the boxing ring for boxers, to how to effectively officiating bouts – for technical officials and ends with boxing bouts. All the trial bouts took place at Pora Oval with fighters putting what they were taught into practice.

The bout ended after round six with a unanimous score of 60, 53, 59, and 54 as the PNG Fighter bowed out of the ring.

Although coming off from the Blue corner and firing, the opposition was too strong for him. The difference between defeat and victory came down to international fighting experience. Tao Su has more international experience than Raka. Raka gave his utmost best in what was labeled by many as a fair fight.

This fight is Raka’s second international bout. His first was staged in the Philippines, against a local fighter. Raka had lost that fight.