Phil Hulands, The Boxing Yak, training in a wheelchair with adaptive boxing equipment

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Fighting Back: How Adaptive Boxing Changed One Geelong Man's Life

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The Geelong News has shared Phillip Hulands' story and the transformative role adaptive boxing has played in his life.

The Geelong News23 October 2026

The article follows Phillip Hulands' journey from feeling lost while living with a rare autoimmune disease to finding purpose, connection and confidence through adaptive boxing.

As The Boxing Yak, Phillip is helping show what is possible when people with disability are given the opportunity to train, compete and pursue the sport they love.

We are proud to see Phillip's story and the wider work of the Australian Adaptive Boxing Council recognised in The Geelong News.

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