CHAMP: Brad Hore is raising funds to educate against violence.
CHAMP: Brad Hore is raising funds to educate against violence. Warren Lynam

Fitness fans step up for shot against Olympic boxer

A GROUP of amateur fitness fanatics will get the chance tomorrow to test themselves against a former Olympic boxer.

Pocket rocket Brad Hore, a former Australian flyweight champion, will test himself across a series of fitness stations at Buderim's 12 Rounds Fitness on Burnett St at 10am tomorrow.

Up against him will be a number of 12 Rounds members, with bragging rights up for grabs for whoever can complete the stations the fastest.

Hore, who is an Australian Indigenous Oztag rep and a classy lawn bowler reckons he's having a quiet night tonight, in order to be fighting fit for the fitness test.

"I'm guessing I'll be pretty sore on Sunday morning," he said.

The test will double as a fundraiser for Hore's 'Keep Your Hands to Yourself' campaign.

The not-for-profit organisation was started in the wake of a number of alcohol-fuelled violence incidents but has now extended to combating domestic violence and violence in general.

Hore's program has garnered support from the likes of Wally and Lincoln Lewis, former NRL star Scott Prince and fellow champion boxer Daniel Geale.

The funds raised will go towards development of a program that can be taken around the schools, to educate students on the perils of alcohol-fuelled and other violence, to help reduce the number of incidents and tragedies.

"It's still a long way to go," Hore said, hopeful of more and more support for the program.


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