{"id":609506,"date":"2026-04-15T23:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/609506\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T23:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:46:09","slug":"corrigan-eyes-new-title-in-familiar-rivalry-at-thunderdome-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/609506\/","title":{"rendered":"Corrigan Eyes New Title in Familiar Rivalry at Thunderdome 54"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irish-boxing.com\/?s=Owen+Corrigan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Owen Corrigan <\/a>will run it back with a familiar foe on May 29 \u2014 but with a different prize on the line.<\/p>\n<p>The unbeaten light heavyweight faces Micah Rivetti once more at Metro City Arena, this time contesting the Australian National Boxing Federation Australasian title as part of Dragon Fire Boxing\u2019s Thunderdome 54 card.<\/p>\n<p>The pair first met earlier this year in a competitive clash that ended in a split decision in The Bomber\u2019s favour, and the rematch offers the rising prospect a chance to both reaffirm that victory and add a significant title to his growing r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>For Corrigan, the narrative is simple: same opponent, higher stakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last fight is over and it\u2019s time to forget about it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a trademark performance from my end, but I take full accountability. Sometimes you have those nights where you can\u2019t get into your rhythm, so you just make sure you win the rounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While he got the win the first time, the Australian-based Irish fighter is intent on leaving no doubts this time around as he targets a more decisive outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m fully confident going into this fight that I\u2019ve got the ability to get the win emphatically,\u201d he added before discussing the prize on the line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA second title, and a major title too \u2014 madness what can happen when you put your mind to something. No point fighting for titles if you don\u2019t plan to win them \u2014 I\u2019m going to win it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite already holding a victory over Rivetti, Corrigan has been quick to stress the challenge the rematch presents, warning against reading too much into records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMicah is a good opponent; I knew that going into the last fight. His record doesn\u2019t indicate what he actually brings. Records are for DJs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m focused on being the best I can be rather than focusing on opponents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMicah\u2019s a good guy; I am too. I look forward to letting the boxing do the talking.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Owen Corrigan will run it back with a familiar foe on May 29 \u2014 but with a different&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":609507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,296290,85],"class_list":["post-609506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-owen-corrigan","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/609507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}