Tommy Mercuri's son pulled from competition over father's bikie connections
Posted: 16 Jun 2016, 05:55
Tommy Mercuri Senior's teen boxer son pulled from competition over father's bikie connections
According to the NSW Police, Tommy Mercuri Junior is so dangerous and has such strong connections to an outlaw motorcycle club that his presence at a recent suburban boxing event would have put the public at immediate risk.
According to his father, he's a 15-year-old boy.
The bizarre situation occurred last week when an organiser for an amateur boxing night in Sydney's south-west received a notice from NSW Police telling him the teenager was not allowed to fight on his card.
"In 23 promotions, which would total at least 600 fighters, it's the first person I've ever had removed off the card," said Scott Symons, president of 2 Blues Boxing, the group which ran the night.
"To have a 15-year-old private school boy as my first actual person taken out is incredible" - Scott Symons
When Scott Symons contacted the police officer responsible for the ban he was even more astounded.
"He said, 'he has, his father has, outlaw motorcycle gang links'," Mr Symons said.
The ban was demoralising to Tommy — it was to be his first amateur bout after a year of training — and enraged his father, well-known Australian boxing trainer Tommy Mercuri Senior.
"I've never ever seen anybody not allowed in the ring — especially a 15-year-old boy — for being an associate or a criminal," Mercuri Senior told 7.30.
"I've seen people come out of jail and register … and walk in the ring and fight, you know, we're talking about a 15-year-old boy."
According to the NSW Police, Tommy Mercuri Junior is so dangerous and has such strong connections to an outlaw motorcycle club that his presence at a recent suburban boxing event would have put the public at immediate risk.
According to his father, he's a 15-year-old boy.
The bizarre situation occurred last week when an organiser for an amateur boxing night in Sydney's south-west received a notice from NSW Police telling him the teenager was not allowed to fight on his card.
"In 23 promotions, which would total at least 600 fighters, it's the first person I've ever had removed off the card," said Scott Symons, president of 2 Blues Boxing, the group which ran the night.
"To have a 15-year-old private school boy as my first actual person taken out is incredible" - Scott Symons
When Scott Symons contacted the police officer responsible for the ban he was even more astounded.
"He said, 'he has, his father has, outlaw motorcycle gang links'," Mr Symons said.
The ban was demoralising to Tommy — it was to be his first amateur bout after a year of training — and enraged his father, well-known Australian boxing trainer Tommy Mercuri Senior.
"I've never ever seen anybody not allowed in the ring — especially a 15-year-old boy — for being an associate or a criminal," Mercuri Senior told 7.30.
"I've seen people come out of jail and register … and walk in the ring and fight, you know, we're talking about a 15-year-old boy."
