Coolwell in international boxing debut

By Kirra Livingstone

DANA ‘Deadly’ Coolwell is set for his first international fight when he takes on undefeated featherweight, Afghani Hasib Ahmadi, at Dubai’s Agenda Arena on March 18.

Dana said being on an international main event fight card is a huge boost for his profile on a night which features Aussie heavyweight Lucas Browne up against American Jarrell Miller.

“It’s a massive opportunity for me and I plan on making it a career best performance,” Dana said.

“This fight means a lot for me because when I perform the way I plan on, it will possibly open up new doors and other fights overseas again.” Dana’s opponent has won all 15 of his fights, including five KOs, but the Beerwah boxer said he is not daunted. “He’s a shorter fighter than me, so I plan on using my reach, speed and footwork to make him miss out, land him early, before I start to sit down on my punches and hurt his body,” he said.

IT HAS never been a question of why, but why not? Brenda and Doug Treasure have been married for 26 years and along with running two businesses, their generosity for helping the community has been brewing along the way.

No strangers to the act of generosity and volunteering, Doug has recently clocked up an incredible 400 donations to Blood Bank, along with his ongoing voluntary role as a coast guard at Caloundra and many voluntary positions previously held throughout the country, even overseas.

When Doug first began donating to Blood Bank, he explained they would only take full blood, which was collected every ten weeks. Now, he donates plasma

“If you don’t have board members and fill those key roles, those organisations and services could close,” Brenda said, sharing the importance the sub-branch plays within the community, welcoming and supporting everyone that comes through the doors.

“There are lots of volunteer opportunities if people only just looked and get them.”

“We started the year just getting as fit as possible and then this fight opportunity came about, and I took it… now going back full time as an athlete gives me another five weeks to prepare even better.”