Many hard-hitting hands make Light’s stable work

HE’S blessed with the skill and flair of a young Floyd Mayweather.

And the sky’s the limit for promising fighter TL Mach, according to his trainer Jack Light.

Mach, who is just 18 years of age, is one of four Geelong fighters from Light’s stable who will enter the ring in the coming weeks.

Matthew French, Jake Seamder and Michael Gambold will also represent Geelong in promotions in October and November.

Mach kickstarts the quartet when he battles Anthony Latina on Team Ellis’ show on October 13 at the Melbourne Pavilion.

Mach is undefeated and coming off a third-round knockout of Mark Ghaly in Chelsea Heights.

“With all going well, the plan is to have TL fight for the Victorian bantamweight (54 kilogram) title on October 27 at the Shoppingtown Hotel in Doncaster,” Light said.

“Followed by a hometown fight in Geelong, where he will headline a show on November 17 at Centenary Hall in Corio. The plan is to then move onto the Australian titles in Hobart from November 29 to December 1.”

Light lauded Mach as a fighter for the future.

“TL as a blend reminds me of a young Floyd Mayweather with the poise, concentration, speed and defensive prowess,” Light said.

“He’s sharp-minded and has the ability to adjust to adversity. But in saying that I see a little bit of Aaron Pryor’s killer instinct and aggression.

“He’s humble and an incredibly hard worker to back up his skills. I see him going as far as he desires.”

French, 22, will fight at light heavyweight at the Victorian championships on October 27.

Undefeated, he is favourite to take gold.

“He has an excellent jab and his footwork and ring IQ has improved greatly in the last six months,” Light said.

Michael Gambold, 23, will also compete in the 71kg class and is coming off of a close points loss in his last contest to Jack Stevens.

“Michael’s becoming more patient and we’ve done a lot of work on his jab and overall boxing skills since his last fight,” Light said.

“I think he’s going to surprise a lot of people, especially Stevens if he gets that rematch in the Victorian titles.”

Seamder, 20, will be fighting for the first time since May, when he lost to Melbourne’s Jack Deoki.

“He has worked to really improved his conditioning and gone back to the basic skills, which have served him well in the past,” Light said.

“I see him taking a gold medal which he deserves. I believe they’re all capable and likely to take gold in their weight classes and then hopefully a big nights of fights in Geelong on November 17th that all the locals can get behind and support.”