For over four decades, Wayne Hall didn’t put the gloves on for a fight but when he returned in 2015, he did so with a bang.
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He came out of retirement to fight at the 2015 Australian Masters Games Adelaide, where he won the national crown.
Last week the 68-year-old attended another Australian Masters Games, this time in Alice Springs, and he repeated the dose of his 2015 effort.
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Fighting in the featherweight class of the over 61 category, Hall beat Victorian Rick Hammond to claim another national crown.
Hall’s footwork is something the boxer credits to his masters success.
He said: “None of the other blokes have the same footwork. They more or less go in a straight line.”
And the secret to Hall’s good footwork is something a little left of field.
“When I was 45, I took up ballroom dancing. That kept my footwork going,” Hall said.
“Latin dancing and all that sort of stuff. I actually have medals for that as well.”
One thing that can’t be questioned when it comes to Hall is his commitment.
Firstly, for most of the year Hall has been preparing for the masters games.
“I’ve been training since February for these fights,” Hall said.
“One night a week and then when we get closer, I get running, sparring and all that sort of stuff.”
Secondly was the hours in the car he put in to get to Alice Springs.
“6300 kilometres,” Hall said was the distance he travelled.
“$1050 in full. And jeez there was some varying prices. The dearest was 229.9 for unleaded. That was at Uluru.”
Hall has had over 100 fights in his amateur, professional and masters boxing career combined.
He will add to that next year with a pair of tournaments.
“Next year, I got a tournament in Alice Springs, they call it the dust up in the red centre, and then there’s the Australian titles in Adelaide in October,” Hall said.
