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North Queensland’s premier amateur Muay Thai event built on the foundation of participation & good sportsmanship, a pathway for fighters looking to gain experience and build confidence.

10/08/2026

⚫️⚪️ NQ AFTER DARK ⚪️⚫️
🏆 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH 🏆

PROFESSIONAL WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN!!! 🏆🥊

Full Thai Rules • 3 x 3 Minute Rounds

It’s time to officially announce another professional bout for NQ AFTER DARK… and this one has all the ingredients to steal the show!

Representing in Cairns, Sam Wakeling has quickly established himself as one of North Queensland’s brightest young prospects. At just 19 years of age, Sam has already stepped into the professional ranks, taking on tough challenges across the state and earning plenty of attention with his exciting style. On September 19, he’ll be looking to continue his rise with a statement win on the After Dark show.

Standing across the ring is the tough Cooktown lad…

Stevie Johnson returns to the ring with 10 fights under his belt, ready to pick up where he left off. Fighting out of Vince Parks’ Full Boar Muay Thai, Stevie is as comfortable spearing fish and wrestling wild boars as he is throwing elbows and knees. Backed by the entire Cooktown community, he’ll be looking to spoil Sam’s plans and claim another Muay Thai victory.

Two of North Queensland’s toughest welterweights.

Three rounds.

Full Thai Rules.

One winner.

Who takes the bragging rights in the battle of the 65kg division?

🥊 Who have you got?

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🎫 TICKETS ON SALE NOW
PM us now for early bird reservations.

🎟 ONLY 2 SPONSOR TABLES REMAIN
PM us or call 0414 183 240 to secure yours.
📍174 English Street, Manunda QLD

06/08/2026

⚫️⚪️ NQ AFTER DARK ⚪️⚫️
🏆 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH 🏆

PROFESSIONAL MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN!!! 🏆🥊

Full Thai Rules • 3 x 3 Minute Rounds

It’s time to officially announce another professional bout for NQ AFTER DARK… and this one is guaranteed to deliver!

Representing in Mackay, Deegan ‘One Tonner’ Martin has established himself as one of North Queensland’s most dangerous middleweights. With big wins and high-profile fights on some of the country’s biggest shows, he makes the trip to Cairns with one goal… proving he’s the best 72.5kg fighter in the North.

Standing across the ring is the pride of Cooktown…

Jacob ‘Squirrel Legend’ Whitherage returns to professional competition after time away from the sport. With 20 fights to his name, he comes back stronger, bigger and ready to remind everyone why The Full Boar Muay Thai stable built a reputation for producing some of North Queensland’s toughest fighters.

Two of North Queensland’s most experienced middleweights.

Three rounds.

Full Thai Rules.

One winner.

Will the victory head north to Cooktown, or south to Mackay?

This one has all the ingredients to be an absolute war.

🥊 Who have you got?

🆚

🎫 TICKETS ON SALE NOW
PM us now for early bird reservations.

🎟 ONLY 5 SPONSOR TABLES REMAIN
PM us or call 0414 183 240 to secure yours.

📍174 English Street, Manunda QLD

08/07/2026

⚫️⚪️ NQ AFTER DARK ⚪️⚫️
🏆 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH 🏆

PROFESSIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT!!! 🏆🥊

Full Thai Rules • 5 x 3 Minute Rounds

It’s time to officially announce the first pro fight for NQ AFTER DARK… and it’s a big one!

Representing in Townsville, Samuel ‘The Undertaker’ Shearsmith has quickly established himself as one of North Queensland’s most dangerous big hitters. After taking down some of the division’s biggest names in both boxing and Muay Thai, he heads to Cairns with one goal, claiming the title.

Standing across the ring is the hometown favourite…

‘TANK’ McRoberts returns after time away from the sport, looking to remind everyone exactly why he’s one of Australia’s most respected heavyweights. A multiple Queensland and Australian Champion, Tank training out of .gym_cairns is back with his sights firmly set on championship gold and making a statement in his return.

Two of North Queensland’s biggest hitters.

Five hard rounds.

One Heavyweight Title.

This one has all the ingredients to steal the show.

🥊 Who have you got?

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🎫 TICKETS ON SALE SOON
PM us now for early bird reservations.

🎟 ONLY 5 SPONSOR TABLES REMAIN
PM us or call 0414 183 240 to secure yours.

📍174 English Street, Manunda QLD

08/06/2026

⚫️⚪️ NQ MUAY THAI 🔴🔵
FOR THE KIDS… FOR THE AMATEURS… FOR THE PROS!

After a few years away, we’re excited to announce the return of two of North Queensland’s favourite Muay Thai events…

🔴🔵 NQ BEATDOWN
Kids & Amateur Muay Thai

⚪️⚫️ NQ AFTER DARK
Amateur & Professional Muay Thai

📅 September 19
📅 November 7

Two huge double-show events to close out 2026.

The double-show format is all about creating more opportunities for North Queensland fighters.

From kids and first-timers to experienced amateurs and professional athletes, the entire gym can be part of the same event experience.

👉 Train together 👉 Travel together 👉Fight together

With NQ Beatdown during the day and NQ After Dark at night, gyms can bring their whole team and enjoy a full day of Muay Thai action under one roof.

More fights. More experience. More memories. More reasons to stay involved in the sport we all love.

📩 NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

We already have some exciting matchups coming together. Fighters, trainers and gyms can register their interest now.

📞 Patrick Doherty
0414 183 240

📍 DF.GYM Cairns
174 English Street, Manunda

FightFamily MuayThaiCommun

08/09/2023

⚫️⚪️NQ AFTER DARK⚪️⚫️
One year since this epic show and this epic battle between these two legends!
Who wants another NQ AFTER DARK?
The lights, the smoke, the crowd, the atmosphere, it lifted the fighters and it was one of the most entertaining shows to be a part of.
Hats off to both boys for absolutely giving everything this night and . An absolutely epic main event to top off an absolutely epic show of memorable fights.

26/09/2022

What an awesome night it was!!!

14/09/2022

Thanks WMO 👌

13/09/2022

👊THAT WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL👊
The dust has settled and we just want to say what an epic day and night of entertaining fights, we hope everyone enjoyed the show.
The day time event showcased all the amazing talent coming through the ranks in North Queensland, four awesome female bouts, talented kids and adults and was capped off with a spectacular fight that saw young from defeat from with a classy performance in the Main Event.
Then as the sun went down, we set the stage for our night time pro show. The venue came to life with the smoke and lights and the atmosphere was insane and all the fighters gave the sell out crowd what they came to see... MUAY THAI AT ITS FINEST with four awesome undercard fights, followed by five epic title fights that had everyone on the edge of their seats the entire night.
Coming into the main event it looked near impossible to match the excitement of the previous fights but and stole the show. Young Oliver from Cooktown fought the fight of his life and with an epic performance that had Ryan in trouble coming into the final round. Ryan found another gear and came out looking for the knockout in round five and both boys traded blows until a well set up spinning back fist landed clean on Oliver's chin, putting him down on the canvas and stopping the fight, awarding Ryan the NQ After Dark professional championship belt in the final seconds, capping off an amazing night of fights.
Thanks to all the fighters for an absolutely stellar performance and thanks to everyone for making it a night to remember... we hope you enjoyed the show.
See you next time 👌
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10/09/2022

🔴 NQ BEAT DOWN 🔵
🏆DAY TIME EVENT🏆
Spots are open!
🎫 THERE IS STILL TICKETS LEFT FOR THIS EVENT
Come and check lit all the action right now.
🥊 First Fight 11:30am
📍174 English Street, Manunda QLD
⚫️ https://nqafterdark.com.au
🎥SUBSCRIBE to NQ AFTER DARK YouTube Channel for the latest fight videos and highlights.
www.youtube.com/channel/UC9P8VbAV7KiziITkjx2Z7Fw

09/09/2022

🔴 NQ BEAT DOWN 🔵
🏆DAY TIME EVENT🏆
The pros don't get to have all the fun tomorrow, we have 9 fights for the amateurs and juniors at our NQ Beat Down day time event.

We're super pumped to have 4 female fights on the card and an awesome main event to finish of the day!
🎫 THERE IS STILL TICKETS LEFT FOR THIS EVENT
If you have tickets to Adter Dark, show them at the front door for $10 off the day tome show!
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/nq-beat-down-33-tickets-389214439867
📞 FOR MORE INFO CALL
0420317022
⚖️ Weigh-In 9am
🚪 Doors Open 11am
🥊 First Fight 11:30am
📍174 English Street, Manunda QLD
⚫️ https://nqafterdark.com.au
🎥SUBSCRIBE to NQ AFTER DARK YouTube Channel for the latest fight videos and highlights.
www.youtube.com/channel/UC9P8VbAV7KiziITkjx2Z7Fw

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Cairns, QLD
4870

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