WANGARATTA boxer Michael Gambold has kicked off his professional career in style, defeating Lukas Crack last Saturday.

Hosted by Detonation Boxing at Footscray’s Croatian Club, the 66kg welterweight took down Tasmanian Crack after four three-minute rounds with a unanimous decision 40-37 from the judges.

Gambold took control off the fight from the first round, keeping his opponent on the ropes and delivering a flurry of blows as the bout wore on.

Crack had no answer for the Wangaratta fighter, with judges awarding each round to Gambold on his way to a debut win.

The ringside commentators were full of praise for Gambold in his first professional fight.

“He changes levels beautifully, and is hard to read,” they said.

“He is doing things textbook perfect, with a big left hand, as well as showing a lot of heart, Gambold has put on an excellent showcase performance, with his toughness and skill on display.”

Gambold said while preparations were tough, he was overjoyed to take home the result.

“I’d never heard of him (Crack) and couldn’t really find any information on him, which made the prep a little bit hard,” he said.

“There was no footage on him, no nothing, so it made it a little bit hard, so I had to get in there and go easy in the first round, work him out, see his strengths and weaknesses.

“I felt good, felt in control the whole fight, the plan was executed nicely and all went how it should.”

After emerging from his first match up from the amateurs, Gambold said he hoped it was the start of a long and successful career in the pros.

“It’s awesome to start the career off on a high,” he said.

“If you lose that first one, you lose confidence and it makes it hard going into your next fight going off a loss.

“Hopefully I’ll go for a Victorian title further down the track, but it’s baby steps at the moment.

“I want to keep climbing, keep working hard and whatever happens, happens – but I’d definitely like to take a few belts, that’s for sure.”

Gambold hoped to get back in the ring in mid-July, with an opponent yet to be confirmed.

Gambold wished to thank all of his supporters and sponsors for their help.