Monique Bovino joins the Australian MMA Podcast to talk about her journey through boxing, mainstream media, backstage interviewing, Beatdown Promotions, Wonder Promotions and the growing crossover between Australian boxing and MMA.In this episode, Monique opens up about balancing her work as a traffic reporter with her role in combat sports media, why fighters need more coverage, the challenges of being a woman in the industry, and why Australian combat sports deserves a bigger platform. She also shares her thoughts on interviewing fighters after wins and losses, building trust backstage, bare knuckle boxing, amateur vs professional boxing, and the future of combat sports coverage in Australia.

Timecodes:

00:00 Intro

01:40 Monique Bovino’s media and boxing background

04:10 Working as a traffic reporter in Sydney

07:00 Crossing over from boxing into MMA

09:30 Beatdown Promotions and the MMA community

12:20 Boxing, sparring and why fighters are different

16:00 Finding fights as a female boxer

19:00 Amateur MMA and boxing pathways in Australia

22:00 Bare knuckle boxing and combat sports criticism

25:00 Amateur boxing vs professional boxing

28:00 Fighters who deserve more media attention

31:00 Why mainstream media ignores combat sports

35:00 Working with promoters and backstage interviews

38:00 Respect, fighter relationships and media trust

41:00 The future of Monique Bovino in combat sports

44:14 Outro

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