The Gathering boxing fight night LIVE: Start time, scorecards and all the action as Dane Swan, Kane Cornes and Mitch Robinson make their boxing debuts

By Shayne Bugden

Published: 08:33 BST, 3 April 2024 | Updated: 09:02 BST, 3 April 2024

Round 4: Wes Capper vs Sergei Vorobev

Barry Michael reckons Vorobev doesn’t like fighting on the back foot, which capper has been making him do for the last two rounds.

The Russian gets a talking to from the ref over a low blow as the fighters start to clinch for the first time, which you’d have to think will favour Capper.

Vorobev makes him miss again, but once more, no counter. He’s thrown uppercuts and right hand leads in this round – and he’s just eaten three good shots.

Very close round… the late burst makes it Capper’s.

Round 3: Wes Capper vs Sergei Vorobev

A jab-a-thon to kick off the third, with Vorobev getting the better of it. Neither man has really gon for broke with their shots so far – here’s hoping it opens up a bit now.

Capper is closing the distance a bit more and needs to be careful he doesn’t walk onto a right. His face is looking a littl marked up from that jab.

Good right to the body from the Sandgroper, then a right to the head, followed by another. Vorobev can make him miss but he’s not countering well.

Capper controlling the action here, closing the distance without much difficulty. Missed with a wild right to finish that one.

Round 2: Wes Capper vs Sergei Vorobev

Capper’s corner want more head movement from their man, who loves sitting straight in front of the Russian. He walks onto a jab in the first minute, but gets one through after backing Vorobev into a corner.

Commentator and Aussie boxing legend Barry Michael rates Capper’s boxing in this round, he’s listened to his corner and isn’t getting hit as cleanly as he was in the first – but his hands look slow compared to Vorobev.

The Russian tries a right hand lead and misses, falls back on his jab. Capper lands with a light right hand, gets hit to the body, then a right.

Strong finish from Vorobev but not enough to take it.

Round 1: Wes Capper vs Sergei Vorobev

The usual feeling out, jab-heavy period, with the Russian getting through first. Great jab on him – accurate, quick and stiff as a board.

Vorobev is trying to catch Capper with the left hook when the Sandgroper tries to come in and hit the body.

Nice right hand gets Capper off balance but he’s not hurt. That Vorobev jab is textbook stuff.

Capper owns the centre of the ring and Vorobev looks happy with that. It’s clearly the Russian’s round.

A possible world first for ring walk headgear

Capper has emerged wearing one of those little baseball caps with a propeller on the top. Looks like Green was right with his ‘mad as a bag of cats’ description.

Daily Mail’s correspondent has been watching fights for decades and has never seen that. Not even Tyson Fury or Floyd Mayweather would dare go down that fashion road.

Tonight’s first fight

Perth product Wes Capper takes on Sergei Vorobev in a middleweight clash to kick off proceedings.

Capper is a former state boxing champ and Australian Muay Thai champ with a 22-5-1 record in the pro ranks – plus he is experienced in MMA. Danny Green rates him highly, having sparred him many times.

Vorobev is Russian-born, based in Australia and boasts a 20-2-0 record. Like many Russian fighters, he has a rep as a technician with great technique.

Green reckons Capper is ‘mad as a bag of cats’.

Hanging out to see Kane Cornes get smashed? Danny Green has some bad news for you…

The Aussie boxing great rated the skills and heart of the footy players on tonight’s card – and he had some words of praise for the controversial Port star.

Dane Swan loses 5kg for his fight – but not due to boxing training

The Collingwood great loves his boxing training – it’s been his main way of keeping fit in retirement – and he has dropped a lot of weight for his bout with Dale Thomas, some of it in very… unorthodox fashion.

G’day and welcome

Thanks for joining us for Daily Mail Australia’s coverage of The Gathering footy fight night, with some of the biggest names in the AFL making their debut in the ring, along with some outstanding professional boxers.

We’ll be bringing you round-by-round action from Adelaide as Port Power great Kane Cornes takes on Dogs and Richmond gun turned Channel Nine star Nathan Brown in one of the most highly anticipated bouts of the night.