Will Tollner enters an amateur boxing fight to raise awareness for men's mental health.
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00:00The sun is going down, but a champion is rising.
00:03This full-time accountant is stepping out of the office
00:06and into the boxing ring at the Birdville Races.
00:08I mentioned it as a drunken night out,
00:10and I'm a man of my word, and my friends kept me to my word.
00:13So, in the morning, I just had to double down.
00:15I'm trying to model myself off Boy Mayweather.
00:18He's never lost, I've never lost.
00:19There's just so many similarities.
00:21The fight might be for a laugh, but it's also for a good cause.
00:26Oh, everyone has dark days.
00:28But, yeah, definitely growing up, there's definitely a few mates
00:31that have lost the battle to mental health.
00:34Out of his depth, Will realised he may need help with his right hook
00:38and enlisted the help of a trainer at the 11th hour to prepare.
00:42It's not enough time to learn his timing and that,
00:44but for what he wants to do, seven weeks is enough.
00:48For Will to be victorious, he has to survive three one-minute rounds
00:52with an assigned fighter who could be any size,
00:55My fighting technique at the moment is just trying to get through the rounds.
00:58My mates have a lot of bets going at the moment
01:00that I won't last the first round.
01:02It's not a chance, no. No Korean boxing.
01:05If he's good, he's doing it for charity, he's going to have a good time,
01:09but, no, he's not a full-time jumper, Will.
01:12LAUGHTER
01:14Without pulling any punches, Will has some fighting words for his opponent.
01:19Lord help him when I get in there.
01:21LAUGHTER