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00:00I don't think he's used to being such the bigger man in a fight, Ben Horne.
00:07He's finding himself comfortable in the range, but now he gets back to what he does.
00:10He gets in tight and throws his shots, just as I say so.
00:14Roughing Malia up there, probably a good idea.
00:19Reaching out, here's Malia.
00:20Shot again, Malia to the body and over the top.
00:21Horne blasts that as he reaches out himself, and now he chases Malia's away.
00:36Malia jabs the body, looking for that overhand right.
00:39Jab there from Horne as well.
00:44To the body goes Malia, and rips to the body with his right hand as well.
00:50Good jab together.
00:51Yeah, good stiff jab from Horne.
00:53Landed cleanly.
00:54He caught that, he blocked that on the glove, I don't think it got through at all, to be
01:01honest.
01:08That one got through, and here goes Horne, chasing.
01:15He's got such a huge heart, Horne.
01:17He's got a big engine.
01:18He's very, very, you know, when he's fit, he can really, you know, push the pace, put
01:23on the pressure.
01:24To the body.
01:25Yeah, you can see it in his eyes.
01:26He loves to bang.
01:27Yeah, good right to body from Horne there, excellent shot.
01:31Yeah, there's some courage about the Horne family, no doubt.
01:36Jeff Horne is in the corner.
01:40Great to see Jeff here.
01:42There's a good shot from Ben Horne too.
01:44Little left hook.
01:45Yep.
01:46Yeah, always great to see the legendary Jeff Horne.
01:49He's in the same room as a former opponent, a two-time opponent in Michael Zaraffa.
02:05Horne breaches out of 10 spaces.
02:08Malia covers up.
02:11Interest.
02:12Two down.
02:16This is the corner of the local boy, Jason Malia.
02:21Hit the end 12.
02:24Okay, so breathe in nice and deep.
02:26Okay.
02:27A little bit of a swelling on the eye, yeah?
02:30It's fine.
02:31Okay, it's only a little bit, yeah?
02:32Okay.
02:33So when you're going back, it's the only time you're in trouble.
02:35You're going back, your hands are coming up, you're losing sight of him, you're ducking
02:38your head left and right.
02:39Yep.
02:40Go back with your hands up.
02:41If you can't go back, bump him as hard as you fucking can.
02:44Yep.
02:45Don't go on body to body.
02:47Yeah.
02:48Don't go back and look away, yeah?
02:51He's picking you up, yeah?
02:53Okay, keep the long game.
02:54Left step upright.
02:55Keep finishing with the hook after the right hand, especially when you go to the body.
02:59Okay.
03:00Okay?
03:02That is Kelvin Bryant giving advice from the old school there to Jason Malia.
03:06And there is plenty of swelling.
03:08Yeah, there is.
03:09On that eyelid.
03:10Yes.
03:11On what is effectively his lead eye.
03:15So, what part could that play as we go along?
03:21It doesn't look good at all, Ben, to be honest.
03:23No, it's really swelling.
03:27It's really starting to close too, which is going to make his eyesight very detrimental.
03:32Yeah.
03:33Oh, tinkly.
03:34Good right hand.
03:35As Horne moves to that right hand, which he's had success with.
03:40And he's smiling and his eyes are wide open.
03:44Ben Horne, what do you think he starts to do as a result of seeing that swelling?
03:49Yeah, I think he's really starting to target that eye.
03:51You can see he's picking those shots, picking them off.
03:54Definitely, Jade.
03:55Good jab there from Horne.
03:56That's a beautiful shot too from Ben Horne.
03:59The left hook, he turns it around.
04:01He's looking very confident here, Ben Horne.
04:04And it's turning into his sort of fight here.
04:07Ben Horne, he wants it rough.
04:10Oh, he takes a right hander.
04:11That's a good shot from Malia.
04:13Really nice, sharp right hand it was.
04:16He goes downstairs as well, onto the right hand.
04:22Oh, big right hand flush on Ben Horne's chin.
04:25He's cut some chin, Ben Horne.
04:31Horne just stood there and waited and wore that.
04:36He was happy to come back with something.
04:38Now he gets away another right-handed Horne.
04:42He pushes forward.
04:45That eye is really starting to close.
04:47I'm thinking that myself, Jazzy.
04:49It doesn't look good, that eye.
04:50And he's starting to pick the pace up a little bit.
04:53Do you think that he knows that maybe he's going to need to try to get rid of Ben Horne?
04:59I think so, Ben.
05:00To be honest, I think he's...
05:01Oh!
05:03Beautiful right hand from Jason Malia.
05:06Excellent timing, but nailed himself there.
05:09Both feet off the ground of Horne.
05:13One and two.
05:14Ben Horne, he leaps out with a couple.
05:18Now they come together and tangle.
05:21Horne, well, he looks much the fresher of the...
05:25Oh, as he fires a big right hand straight into that target area.
05:33Hold on.
05:38Jabbing is Malia.
05:39Looking to load up on that big right hand is Malia.
05:42He's got a lot of power in that right hand of his.
05:46Horne is looking for right hands himself.
05:48That's what he wants.
05:50He fires away Malia.
05:52He pushes forward, but Horne's over the top of him and shoving him around.
05:57You know, he throws punches from weird angles, Ben Horne.
06:01He looks a bit sort of uncovered, but he's not.
06:04He sort of pulls him out of anywhere.
06:06Cool.
06:10Sometimes unorthodox works.
06:12Unorthodox.
06:13That's a better way of putting it, Ben Horne.
06:16He's unorthodox, but he's doing very, very well here.
06:20He's looking relatively fresh.
06:22Let's get back into this corner and have a look.
06:24I think I want that round.
06:26I do.
06:27Possibly hemorrhage inside the eye.
06:30Those right hands from Horne slamming into that eye.
06:35That's why Kelvin Bryant in the corner is having to apply the answer well.
06:40Malia, plenty of good moments of his own, but it was almost like Horne was trying to do the same thing.
06:47Malia, plenty of good moments of his own, but it was almost like Horne was trying to do the same thing.
06:57Yeah, undoubtedly.
07:00It can be really unsettling for a fighter when your vision is impaired.
07:05Undoubtedly, yeah, it's not a good thing.
07:10And you know, Ben Horne will try to keep working on that eye, as you would.
07:15Yes.
07:18Yeah, well, it's all set up for him here, Horne.
07:23Yeah, he just needs to keep working that eye.
07:26Malia, he's the slick boxer here, and it is starting to turn into something of a war as they come together again.
07:39Horne's boxing well.
07:42Right hand to the body from Malia.
07:45Good jab from Horne.
07:46Perfect jab from the hunter, Ben Horne.
07:50And as Malia reaches out to the body, Horne finds his jab again.
07:54Beautiful.
07:56Snappy jab.
07:59Horne comes straight back down.
08:02He's got a great chin.
08:06Yeah, he seems to quite enjoy taking those shots, Ben Horne.
08:09He fires back straight afterwards, each and every time.
08:14But that is what Malia needs to do.
08:17He needs to keep him off.
08:21He needs to stop the momentum, that forward push that the Hornes love to apply.
08:31Body shot, Malia again.
08:34Nice hook.
08:35Lovely hook from Malia.
08:38Good punch in this round from Malia.
08:44He's working very hard here is Jason Malia.
08:52Downstairs and upstairs as well.
08:59Saying that, you know, Ben Horne, he hasn't batted an eyelid so far, but the shots he's taken.
09:07He's got a bit of damage too, but in a much better place underneath his right eye.
09:13That's a good shot.
09:14Good left hook.
09:15It was the left hand that finished the combination from Malia that was the good punch.
09:19And Horne, he gets straight back on his jab and then he goes to the body nicely, does Ben Horne.
09:35Malia to the body.
09:39And again with the right hand is Malia.
09:41Good clean shots from Malia.
09:49I mean, Horne hasn't appeared to have been shaken by any of these, you know, what appear to be heavy handed shots.
09:56He's got a bit of a nasty mark under Ben Horne's right eye now.
10:03Here goes Horne chasing forward, trying to throw good shots and they'll get to their corners again.
10:11Malia, with good moments through that round, kicked Ben Horne off.
10:18And they get another chance to try and work on that swelling.
10:27He's rushed a bit more.
10:32He is in amazing, he couldn't have lost hand on it.
10:54They're all doing good.
11:03That was a better round from Jason Malia and Glenn rushed in his right hand corner.
11:08Horne needs to keep that work rate. He needs to work harder than Malia.
11:13That's the pattern that gives him a chance in this fight.
11:18Malia, punching well, accurately and punching hard in that previous round and he gets through with another.
11:33Right hand again from Malia as Horne backed away.
11:39Comes back with a nice little double jab, not a lot of scoring punch.
11:49Excellent right drive to the body, very debilitating punch that indeed.
11:54Over the top goes Malia. Horne uses the ripes to throw himself forward but he can't find Jason Malia.
12:00Then he jabs nicely. This is better stuff at that sort of range.
12:05Horne but again it's Malia boxing nicely and finding the body of Horne.
12:10Right hand Malia, counter right hand Horne.
12:15Good shot landed by Malia. Horne countered with a good shot of his own.
12:20Good stuff, Malia again in this round.
12:29Moves forward well.
12:33Good right to the body from Malia.
12:37Really dug it in that right hand.
12:51Nice.
12:54Stiff jab, very powerful jab from Malia.
12:57It's good boxing from Malia, good range of punches.
13:10Horne will try and work from there, he does.
13:14Good jab.
13:20I reckon that eye of Malia's is hemorrhaging inside.
13:24I reckon it looks a bit different than just a normally swollen eye.
13:31Dr Barry Michael with the insight.
13:33Well I've had them myself Ben so I know.
13:35You've had a few?
13:37I've had a few.
13:39He can see out of it now.
13:47What is it like Barry dealing with that discomfort?
13:52Yeah it's not good because it affects your timing as well.
13:56You know your perception of where you think you can land punches and puts you off.
14:01Body shot from Horne.
14:03Malia though with good shots over the top.
14:09That was a great round from Malia.
14:11Yeah he's aiming to clean the shot.
14:13He's boxing very nicely Jason Malia despite the adversity of that eye.
14:23So it's 3-1 and you've probably got that one.
14:27So what you need to do now is you need to box longer, you need to box nice and strong
14:34and you need to bring that right hand with some speed.
14:36No time between the left and the right.
14:39You need to pick that left and right up in no time.
14:42Start to look for it.
14:43When you go from the right to the body you come with a hook to the head.
14:46You're leaving yourself open.
14:48So you need to bring the left hand after the right all the time.
14:52You can see everything that's going on now.
14:56You can see everything that's going on.
14:58You're starting to outbox him.
15:00Don't get curled.
15:03They're really calm stuff in the Malia corner.
15:06Yeah very good stuff Ben.
15:08Kyle Bryan a very experienced opponent.
15:18Horn.
15:19Well he needs to get going.
15:21He does.
15:22He needs to pick it up.
15:26He's had his moment.
15:29Malia in the last couple of rounds with the cleaner shots.
15:32A good shot again from Malia.
15:34Horn found him with the right hand over the top strain after it.
15:40And he really does need to start to throw his punches Ben Horn
15:46because Malia is growing in confidence and that is a perfect right hand.
15:50Yes.
15:52Ooh.
15:54They both sat down on shots.
15:56No damage done there but just missed each other.
16:03Beautiful power punching from Malia.
16:10Right hand again.
16:11Nice clean right hand.
16:14Right hand from Horn on the inside.
16:21Ooh.
16:37Big shot got through but no damage done.
16:40And they meet again at centre ring.
16:42And they are both looking for bombs in these rounds.
16:51What a jab of Malia.
17:00Malia lining him up right above us with that big right hand.
17:07Malia staying long as he was told to do and jabbing nicely.
17:11Nice work.
17:12Through with another.
17:15And we are used to seeing how deep the horns can dig
17:23and Ben is going to need to here.
17:26Yes, I think he is in the condition he will be able to dig pretty deep.
17:29He is getting outsmarted at the moment.
17:32Comes back with a nice double jab there.
17:34Those jabs are working nicely for Horn.
17:36He has just got to keep that pressure on.
17:37Yes.
17:38He is not doing enough this round.
17:45Malia marching forward.
17:47And again they sit down on right hands.
17:49Body shot Malia.
17:58There is a big shot from Malia.
18:00Big shot right back from Horn.
18:02Horn comes straight back with both hands.
18:05Malia caught him flush and Horn, he returned it straight away.
18:10Great end of round.
18:12Great end of round.
18:14Round 6 ladies and gentlemen.
18:17Round of action.
18:19More.
18:20More.
18:21More down.
18:25Is that alright?
18:26It's good.
18:27That's it.
18:28Breathe.
18:33That is the sort of work you have got to hold.
18:35Again I need you to bring the right.
18:37You are landing the jab, right?
18:39Land the jab.
18:40Take the second step and bring that right hand in more.
18:43Go here.
18:44The upper cover.
18:45Over the top.
18:46Straight through the middle.
18:47But you have got to bring the right in more.
18:49Okay?
18:50If you can keep attacking that eye more and more with the right.
18:53Jab.
18:54Jab.
18:55Painful.
18:56You have got to throw more right hands.
18:58Okay?
18:59That's your round.
19:00This is the end of the round.
19:05Big shot from Malia.
19:06Big shot came straight back from Horn.
19:10What do you want to see from Ben Horn here Barry?
19:15I think he is not landing enough clean shots at the moment.
19:19He has been picked off by Malia.
19:21He is going to have a chance.
19:23He needs to lift his work rates and land more clean shots Ben.
19:27But it is easier said than done against a slick Malia that has
19:31got his timing nicely now and landing well.
19:34Jazzy, does he need to go back to targeting that eye?
19:37Yeah, I definitely think he is going to knock that eye down and
19:40repair that vision a little bit because he is coming through.
19:43He can see everything.
19:44Yes.
19:45And he is coming through with the power shots.
19:52Jab there from Ben Horn.
19:55Look Ben, you know, Ben Horn's box well.
19:58Wow, big overhand right from Malia.
20:00Right hand followed by a left there from Malia.
20:08Horn chases him.
20:11And again, pulls his right hand through to pulling the head down.
20:16Ignatius Misalides, our referee, did not like it as Malia reaches out
20:20with a long right hand to the body and another over the top.
20:23Big bomb of a right hand from Malia.
20:37I tell you what, you can never question the heart and the wits
20:40and the chin of Ben Horn.
20:42He always comes to fight.
20:45There he goes.
20:48Malia awake to him.
20:54Good right hand has got through.
21:08Jabbing is Malia.
21:11Horn just puts his shots away from him.
21:15He comes forward as Malia.
21:27Here goes Horn.
21:30Throws himself towards Jason Malia.
21:33He sure did.
21:37There he goes.
21:46Ben Horn's pace has slowed quite a bit this round.
21:53Malia is moving extremely well.
21:56Moving well and jabbing nicely as well.
22:00Jabbing up towards the shoulder of Malia.
22:04Malia with a right hand too.
22:11That's seven down in this Australian welterweight title fight.
22:16Scheduled for ten.
22:19This is the Malia corner.
22:34See how it's working better now when you're going in and tying him up?
22:37Because you're losing your shape as you're going back.
22:40No need to do that.
22:42Very important.
22:44I want you to use a hook off.
22:46If he rushes you, anchor one foot, hook away.
22:48You can do it with your left and right and he'll fall forward.
22:51You need to do this.
22:54I want you to concentrate on that.
22:57Keep your left hand up at middle distance.
22:59Don't get too cocky because you could get lucky.
23:02That was it like it is.
23:04Kelvin Bryant in the corner of Jason Malia.
23:07Very good advice.
23:15Ben Horn starts off with two nice clean jabs.
23:25He needs more.
23:27Where that came from.
23:29There's Ben Horn.
23:34Malia, a really accurate puncher.
23:37Finds that spot to the body too with his right hands.
23:42He's boxing well, Jason Malia.
23:47Horn chases but doesn't throw.
23:50He's trying to get to him.
24:00Having his horn again.
24:04Body shots from Malia.
24:07That's a good body shot and gets away.
24:16Horn can't find him in counter now.
24:19Fast hands from Malia.
24:30That's a good jab.
24:48Malia finds himself on the inside.
24:51They just tangle for a moment.
24:54This one settled into a pattern for now.
24:58Horn at the stage.
25:01The eye injuries doesn't seem to be bothering Jason Malia.
25:04He's boxing extremely well.
25:07He's looking quite comfortable.
25:10Getting the flow going on.
25:13He definitely is.
25:16Nice head movement.
25:19Ben Horn doesn't stop.
25:22He's got a great chin.
25:26That was a solid right hand.
25:29Ben Horn stepped forward from it.
25:32Malia.
25:37A very accurate puncher.
25:40That's a good shot from Ben Horn.
25:43Lovely short right hand.
25:49Trying to get his jab away.
25:53Malia to the body, jabbing himself.
25:56Lovely.
25:59Very fast jab from Malia.
26:02Malia comes back.
26:05That's more the sort of stuff that Ben Horn would require.
26:08That's what he needs to do.
26:12Number nine.
26:21Two to go, Ben.
26:24These are the championship rounds.
26:27The last two.
26:30We're going to take the legs.
26:33We're going to bring that right hand in.
26:36That's when it's going forward.
26:40You look a lot better on the attack.
26:43When you're on the attack, you're looking better.
26:48Work the jab, but then work your left hook.
26:57Keep trying to build the right in wherever you can.
27:01Uppercut.
27:09They're saying all the right things in the Horn Corner.
27:12Let's see if he can listen and put it into action.
27:19He needs to try and turn things around.
27:22He does.
27:25Against the impressive Jason Malia.
27:29He's got a lot of power.
27:37Plenty in here to see him in action.
27:40Headlines.
27:43For the first time on Fox Sports, Jason Malia.
27:52Good punch from Malia.
27:59There's the right hand from Horn.
28:02One comes back from Malia this time.
28:05Excellent right hand.
28:08Malia just came immediately back.
28:11Off balance there.
28:15Down a shot from Horn.
28:18Malia forward now.
28:21He goes for the body of Horn.
28:25Continues on in this fashion.
28:28Malia picks off Horn.
28:31Horn with little flurries here and there.
28:34He jabs away there.
28:37Malia looking for that overhand right.
28:40He's got it.
28:43He's got it.
28:46He's got it.
28:49He's got it.
28:52Malia looking for that overhand right.
28:59Good left hook from Malia.
29:02Hands getting lower and lower.
29:05He does jab away and move forward.
29:08Malia comes back.
29:11Horn goes backwards.
29:14They want to see counter shots from Horn.
29:23He waits.
29:26He leaps forward with a couple of jabs to Horn.
29:29Malia very happy with this pace.
29:32Really comfortable with how things are going.
29:35Big swing and a miss from both boys.
29:39Malia still boxing nicely at this stage of the 9th round.
29:58He came forward there if he had been Horn.
30:01Malia really accurate.
30:04He's got it.
30:08He's a good rounder.
30:21Anything he throws this round, you've got to counter and get on the attack.
30:24This is it. Last round.
30:27Try not to believe it to the judges.
30:30We don't know.
30:33We're not the judges with him.
30:36Right down, pull this down, right down, right down.
30:41So you've got to make certain of it, absolutely certain.
30:44You bloody put everything, leave everything in the ring,
30:47but stay disciplined.
30:48Don't get careless.
30:49You're still going to exit well.
30:51OK?
30:53Discipline, though.
30:55Entries, exits, take the legs with you this round.
30:58Bring the right hand in as much as you can this round.
31:01You need some big shots.
31:03Make sure of it.
31:06Well, that is the 6-4 in the corner of Ben Horne.
31:13Bones blazing from both boys.
31:15Championship round, here we go.
31:19I'll tell you what, though, you know, Ben Horne,
31:21you've got to give him credit.
31:22I mean, he's really come into this fight in excellent condition.
31:29Well, he needs to push forward here.
31:32I think it'll be too little, too late.
31:34I think Jason Marley is, you know, well in front unofficially.
31:39Chasing his horne, and this is good stuff.
31:41This is what we needed to see, and we still need to see from Ben Horne.
31:45He's got to put the pressure on.
31:46Sure does.
31:47He's got to march forward and make it uncomfortable for Marley,
31:51who is the former amateur star, who's a boxer,
31:56who likes things his own way.
32:01But the rough stuff of Horne,
32:05and the power needs to appear here in this final round.
32:11Oh, nice.
32:13Marley gets through with another.
32:18Horne just keeps coming forward, though.
32:23Marley with the right hands.
32:27That's produced a bit of blood from the nose of Ben Horne.
32:30That is a good shot.
32:31He got through from Marley,
32:33and he followed it up with a stiff jab as well.
32:38This is a great round.
32:42Leading with the hook is Horne.
32:44Marley on the jab.
32:53Oh, a nice jab from Marley.
32:58This is great experience for Jason Marley, too.
33:01He's a relatively inexperienced professional
33:04fighting for the Australian lightweight title.
33:07Yeah, a fight with Ben Horne was always going to take him to places
33:10he had never been.
33:12That is exactly what's occurred here tonight,
33:14and he's found out exactly what he's made of.
33:17He's done a great job with Marley.
33:20Lovely right hand.
33:21He gets through with another right hand.
33:24Horne, he's still got some...
33:26Doesn't back down, comes straight back.
33:28No, he never does.
33:30The heart and the resilience of Ben Horne
33:33and the Horne family always on display.
33:35He did turn up in supreme condition,
33:38and as always, he has given a great account of himself.
33:44Final 30 seconds for Albert.
33:50As this one draws closer to that final bell,
33:55and they try and work hard and...
34:01Oh, look at Ben Horne.
34:03Welterweight title belt,
34:07about to be awarded here in Melbourne
34:09after 10 rounds between Jason Mayhem Marley
34:14and Ben the Hunter Horne.
34:17What a fight.
34:18Yeah, a really good fight.
34:25Horne, he had his moments.
34:30And when the eyes started to close,
34:32it looked like it might be heading his way,
34:35but Jason Marley has shown a touch of quality here in Melbourne.
34:43He had a fantastic amateur record,
34:46and he's building a name as a professional,
34:48and he had to dig deep and work things out
34:52against Ben Horne.
34:56And it was the accuracy of his punches
34:58and really the calm demeanour he had in those exchanges
35:03which got him through.
35:04What did you think, Barry Michael?
35:06Yeah, pretty much exactly correct, Ben,
35:09but you've got to...
35:11Ben Horne, I just can't believe the amount of shots he can take,
35:14and he didn't bat an eyelid.
35:16I mean, he just kept walking up.
35:18He is one tough cookie, Ben Horne.
35:21Yeah, Ben Horne's work rate was crazy
35:24considering how many punches he took.
35:26He definitely ate a few.
35:28He certainly ate quite a few.
35:31You know, Jason Marley, for my money,
35:34he landed the cleaner and more telling punches throughout the fight.
35:40He's building a big fan base, it's Jason Marley,
35:43and that will only grow now
35:46after they've been able to see him in action
35:49live on Fox Sports here this evening.
35:53Marley up.
35:55We feel about to be awarded the Australian title,
35:59and that'll mean an awful lot.
36:01But as always,
36:03when you see one of the Horne family in a ring,
36:07he's been a credit to himself.
36:09They are royalty in Australian boxing
36:12after the incredible achievements of Jeff Horne
36:14against Matty Pacquiao.
36:16Ben Horne has given us some great nights as well,
36:19and now they embrace,
36:20and we look forward to the continuation
36:22of the journey of Jason Marley
36:26as he gets his crowd right behind him.
36:32And now we can get the official scores
36:36from our ring announcer, Stephen Payos.
36:39Ladies and gentlemen,
36:41after ten magnificent Australian title rounds,
36:44here we go to the judges' scorecards for the decision.
36:48Judge Martin O'Malley scores the contest 98-92.
36:52Judge Jeff Chadwick scores the contest 100-90.
36:56And Judge Andrew Bartlett scores the contest 99-91.
37:00All three judges in favour of your winner,
37:03unanimous points decision and you,
37:07the NBAF Australian welterweight champion,
37:13Blue Corner,
37:16Jason Mayhem Marleyah!
37:24Congratulations to Jason Marleyah.
37:28I think you had to go to places
37:30that you hadn't been in that fight tonight.
37:32How tough was that?
37:33Yeah, look, we know the Horns are tough competitors, man,
37:36and my hat's off to them boys.
37:38You know, when that name's mentioned,
37:40they bring a hard fight.
37:41So we were well prepared for ten rounds, you know,
37:43so we knew that he was going to be there the whole time.
37:46And we knew that he was going to be there
37:48the whole time,
37:49We were well prepared for ten rounds, you know,
37:51so we knew that he was going to be there the whole time.
37:53And, you know, credit to Ben, he's a fucking champion.
37:55Was there a bit of concern when that eye started to close
37:58because it really swelled up and for a moment
38:00you would have lost some vision.
38:02Yeah, I think he got me at the real good shot,
38:04but I just knew that I had to stay focused.
38:06Like, it was a little bit of an issue early on,
38:08but just kept sticking to the plan,
38:09the lead hand, the lead hand,
38:10and I felt like I overcame it, like, quite easy.
38:13Tell us about what this means, this Australian title belt,
38:16because that's a really important step
38:18for everyone in Australian boxing,
38:19and now you've got it around your waist.
38:21Look, anyone that knows me knows my story.
38:23I've been around the block with boxing
38:24and I've always fell short a little bit,
38:26so this means the world, man.
38:27Like, this goes back to when I was 13 years old,
38:29that little boy inside me.
38:31Like, I trained so hard,
38:32and everyone knows I don't cut corners.
38:34So, mate, this means everything for me.
38:36Like, I just fucking...
38:38There was no plan B.
38:40There was always plan A.
38:41I wasn't leaving this ring without it.
38:43And a word to the people who are here tonight
38:46to celebrate your victory,
38:47and those watching live on Fox Sports as well,
38:49on what is a really important night for you.
38:51Yeah, like, I can't do it without the people in my corner, you know?
38:54Like, first off, my trainers, my cow, Ray, my best mate,
38:58my whole team, my manager, the promoters.
39:00Like, this is a team effort, you know?
39:02I'm the one that does all the work,
39:03but these guys are the brains behind it.
39:05You know, my sponsors, the crew,
39:07the Best Gym in Melbourne, Amend, OCC Services,
39:10Max Access, Trash House, EW Windscreens, Yammy, the lot, man.
39:15All of these guys.
39:16Like, I can't do this on my own.
39:17You know, this means the world to me
39:19to have the people to support me.
39:21I'm just... I'm over the moon, man.
39:22This means everything to me.
39:23Finally, where to next?
39:25Look, look at my manager.
39:27My manager does all the work, you know?
39:29Like, we're just moving from here.
39:30I have a few days left to be back in the gym.
39:32Like, oh, I'm ready for anything.
39:33And I hope that was a...
39:34You know, people can now know me
39:36as a bit of a household name in Australia, you know?
39:38I feel like this is where I'm meant to be,
39:40and I'm only just gonna get better and better.
39:41That was my first time around.
39:42I haven't been over six,
39:43so it felt good.
39:44It felt comfortable.
39:45This is exactly where I'm meant to be right now.
39:47He has arrived, ladies and gentlemen.
39:48That is Jason Mayhem Malia.
39:51Come on!
39:53Well, our main event did not disappoint.
39:56For all Ben Horne's resilience,
39:58Jason Malia, he's a deserving winner.
40:00Barry Markle, Juzzy Park.
40:02Yeah, look, it was a great, great main event.
40:04It was...
40:05You know, you've got to give this man credit.
40:07Ben Horne, he's relentless.
40:08He's in... He's such a warrior.
40:10But the right man got the decision.
40:12You know, Jason Mayhem Malia.
40:14Don't you think, Juzzy?
40:15He boxed very well.
40:16For sure.
40:17His boxing was an awesome display.
40:18He had a little bit of an issue with the eye
40:20in the big starting rounds,
40:22but he persevered and he got the win.
40:24Definitely got the job done as well.
40:25Well deserved.
40:26Yeah, no.
40:27Overall, the whole card's been sensational.
40:29But, you know, finished with a great Australian
40:31World Away Championship fight.
40:33Good to see Mayhem Malia, you know,
40:35become a household name now.
40:37It's one scorecard that's left Ben Horne pretty filthy
40:41all 10 rounds to Malia.
40:42Would you agree?
40:43No, I didn't agree that it should have been all 10 rounds,
40:46but...
40:47Because he definitely won some rounds,
40:49but I just thought that Malia was the cleaner puncher,
40:52you know, landed the better shots, you know,
40:54throughout the night.
40:55Yeah, I completely agree.
40:56You know, Horne definitely came back in some of those rounds
40:58and he had some really good exchanges, so...
41:00Yeah.
41:01Yeah.
41:02He's going extreme hard.
41:03He's incredible hard.
41:04Like, typical Ben Horne, he always shows...
41:06He digs really deep.
41:07He manages to really, you know,
41:09show the fans that he's got such a huge heart
41:12and he was in great condition,
41:13but he was just outsmarted on the night.
41:15A bit of heart as well from Jason Malia
41:17because we thought at the start of the third round
41:18he was in real trouble with that eye.
41:20Yes.
41:21Yeah, he was feeling a little bit of stress there,
41:22but, you know, that's what fighters do when you push through.
41:24He really showed his heart and his determination.
41:26Exactly.
41:27We were worried for him,
41:28knowing how difficult that can be.
41:29Yeah, well, you know, it's all an experience.
41:31It's all part of the learning curve, you know,
41:33and, you know, Jason Malia just stepping up
41:36another couple of notches.
41:38I mean, a lot of people's, you know, thoughts.
41:41Very impressive victory indeed.
41:43I think he sums it up well, though,
41:44if we sign off on Ben Horne,
41:45and that is you've got to respect his heart and his chin.
41:48Yes, undoubtedly.
41:49The Hornes are amazing.
41:50They really are.
41:52Well, we've got some cracking fights to look forward to
41:55as revealed today by our very own Ben Damon
41:57earlier on in the coverage,
41:59and that is a world title fight
42:01in just a fortnight's time on Fox Sports.
42:03This is going to be huge, Barry.
42:05Yes.
42:06Yes, looking forward to it.
42:08Coming up on October 4, I believe,
42:11live from Sydney as we...
42:13There we go.
42:14October 4 live and exclusive on Fox Sports,
42:17so that is going to be one to watch.
42:19And then, of course, the big one in Florida,
42:22and that is Tim Zhu back in the ring.
42:24Yeah, Tim Zhu against Bakram Murtazaev.
42:28That's a really, really tough fight for Tim Zhu.
42:31He's undefeated, Bakram,
42:33and, you know, fellow Russian.
42:35Evidently, Kostya wasn't very happy, the fact that...