St Columban’s College graduate Taylah Robertson, 25, is preparing for her next fight on the undercard of the IBO World Cruiserweight title fight between Floyd Masson and Yves Ngabu. Robertson, an orthodox fighter standing at 164cm, will take on Harma Yesti in a super flyweight bout. The fight follows her recent appearance on reality show Hunted Australia, where she went into hiding with Glenn Azar but was eventually captured.
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Taylah Robertson, bronze medallist
Robertson is no stranger to high-profile matches. In 2018, she represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. Though she lost her lone bout to England’s Lisa Whiteside, a series of events led to Robertson claiming the bronze. With only seven entrants, Robertson received a first-round bye due to random selection. After her semi-final defeat, she still earned a bronze thanks to the rule awarding medals to both losing semi-finalists.
With a professional record of 8-1-0, including 2 KOs and 6 unanimous decision wins, Robertson will be looking to please her fans with a yet another decisive victory over Yesti.
Reality show appearance precedes back-to-back fights
Robertson recently appeared as a contestant on Hunted Australia, a reality show in which fugitives have to evade expert hunters for 21 days. She teamed up with fellow boxer and military veteran Glenn Azar to test their survival skills against the hunters.
The duo used clever tactics such as planting decoy bags and swapping getaway vehicles to stay off the radar. But Azar’s friend Luke, an ex-Special Forces soldier nicknamed ‘Blue’, eventually tracked them down and eliminated them from the competition on Day 6.
Just over a month after this experience, Robertson is thrust back into competition with two fights booked a month apart.
On September 9, she takes on Harma Yesti on the undercard of the IBO Cruiserweight World Title match. Then, incredibly, Robertson has another fight lined up on October 7.
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Prior to this busy schedule, Robertson had not fought since March when she took on Mexican Jaqueline Mucio Munoz, meaning she had been out of the ring for over 5 months. The back-to-back fights will test the 25-year-old’s conditioning and stamina.
With only a few weeks to recover and train between fights, Robertson will need to be at her best to take two wins and prove that her stint on the reality show has only sharpened her skills.
Published 26 August 2023
Photo Credit: Instagram/Taylah Robertson
