User:Simon Paterson, Sydney Australia, Boxing, Hotelier

Former Australian boxing amateur Champion and representative 1994 - 2000

Olympic selections 1996 but due to injury (R) shoulder reconstruction could not proceed

Quarter finalists 1998 Commonwealth Games, Winning the fight to continue to finals when recieved a bad eye cut and doctor stoped the bout, well ahead and willing to continue !

Former Australian Professional Cruiserweight champion 2002

Former IBF World regional Cruiserweight Champion 2003

Retirement came late 2003

Member Bronte surf club Sydney 1990 - Present, Now life service membership, Surf boat competitor 1990 - 2010, Inc boat captain 2003 - 2010

Bronte RSL Sub-branch (ex service member) & board member Secretary & Treasurer roll’s 2010 - 2017 now advisery roll only.

Majority shareholder of Sunlife Products, Surf Lifesaving Sunscreen which has a licence agreement with Surf Lifesaving Australia (SLSA) who do a great job as volunteers partroling Australain beach’s, keeping milllions of Australians and visitors safe year in, year out, our sunscreen in now the major fundraiser for SLSA out side actual donations. www.surflifesavingsunscreen.com

Since sport retirement of boxing 2003 - present, now a successful businessman and family man CEO of the Phoenix hotel group in Sydney Australia Ownership and management of hotels including pub style & casino gaming /TAB bars www.phoenixghg.com.au