Chris Folima and boxer Brian Agina ahead of Agina's national title fight

Chris Folima (coach) and boxer Brian Agina speak ahead of Agina's Australian super flyweight title bout in Melbourne on September 16.

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00:00 Joined by Chris Fulima and Brian Agena. Chris is Brian's coach and Brian's got an Australian title fight coming up.

00:06 Brian, you looking forward to it?

00:08 Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for it.

00:11 Do you know much about your opponent?

00:13 I fought him at Commonwealth Games in 2018 and I lost with a split point.

00:21 But now I'm different now. I've got a good coach with good techniques. I'm looking forward to winning.

00:34 Do you reckon you've improved a lot since that last one?

00:37 Yeah, I've improved a lot.

00:39 So you've got the confidence you can do it?

00:41 Yeah, I know I'll win this fight.

00:44 And Chris, how do you reckon he'll go?

00:47 He'll do really well. He'll do better than really well.

00:50 He's put in the hard work. He's a hard trainer. Always training.

00:55 Training three, four times a day. Early hours in the morning and then in the afternoon, later in the night.

01:02 He's always training. Yeah, no, listen, he's ready.

01:06 We've analysed some of the stuff that his opponent brings and then what we can do to make that better.

01:13 And what he can do better on the night too.

01:17 And do you enjoy coaching him?

01:19 I love coaching him. He's easy to work with. He puts in all the work and I tell him what to do and he does it.

01:25 He does all the extras himself. He's a strong, willing kid.

01:30 And if you can win, that'd be pretty special, wouldn't it? To be an Australian title holder.

01:34 Excuse me?

01:35 If you do get the win, that'd be pretty special.

01:37 I will get the win.

01:38 Sorry, when you get the win, it'd be pretty special, wouldn't it?

01:42 Yeah.

01:43 No, no, sounds good. Well, thanks for that, Brian. And thanks for that, Chris.

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