Excerpt from the NT News...
Katherine's Malachie Shepherd also got lucky, earning the Territory a rare silver double by finishing second in the under-17 48kg class.
Both fighters were allowed byes into the final, eventually running into esteemed opposition.
Despite neither able to win at the weekend, NT coach Boyd Scully dismissed the notion the achievements were less significant.
For shepherd, a 14-year-old fighting supremely more experienced rivals, the opportunity at a title shot took him by surprise. Scully said the Katherine fighter did the Black and Ocre proud.
"He saw out the fight, gave his all and showed the NT has got fight in it still," he said.
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Ive known Malachie since he was about 6. When he talks to you he melts your heart. I said to his No 1 supporter, Mandy (his mum, pictured here) the day I met him "your boy is very special theres something about him" Well, now he is proving it. Personally, I dont want anyone to hit him, but a boys got to do what a boys got to do...
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