The contenders for the 2013 Southern Showdown charity boxing match were announced at Dunedin Casino last night.
The 38 male and female contenders, who endured a six-week boot camp, learned whether they had made the cut for the July 27 event at the Edgar Centre.
Eleven bouts were selected, involving a diverse range of people, producer Doug Kamo said last night.
''We are thrilled with the calibre of those who have been selected.
''We have an incredible cross-section of people from within our community, including lawyers, teachers, real estate agents, marketing assistants, car salesmen, chefs and advertising executives.''
More than 70 hopefuls applied to join boot camp, 44 were selected and 38 finished the first round of training last Friday, Mr Kamo said.
The card includes a middleweight bout between Otago Daily Times advertising sales manager Tina Stevens and Dunedin City Motors marketing consultant Anna Esquilant.
''They are both very, very good and very evenly matched,'' Mr Kamo said.
The event is a fundraiser for the Otago Community Hospice. Last year's inaugural Showdown raised $32,500 for the Malcam Trust.
The 22 selected fighters will continue to train six times a week with professional trainers Ryan Henry and Eldon Clifton until the event.
Tickets are available through the Edgar Centre and TicketDirect.
The contenders are: Sonia McGregor v Zantedeschia Robini (light featherweight), Saul Ross v Wayne Griffiths (light heavyweight), Tama Walker v Rob Stout (super middleweight), Aimee Edwards v Leah Hanan (super featherweight), Grant Williams v Neville Haua (heavyweight), Suzanne Edington v Marnie Simes (welterweight), Mark McCutcheon v Stuart Henderson (super middleweight), Phillip Todd v Hamish McDonald (heavyweight), Anna Esquilant v Tina Stevens (middleweight), Karl Sefton v Nick Eathorne (heavyweight) and Andrew Fraser v Richard Anderson (light heavyweight).
