{"id":24333,"date":"2026-06-04T01:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T01:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/24333\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T01:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T01:58:08","slug":"thomas-sewell-was-training-at-a-melbourne-boxing-gym-now-its-facing-the-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/24333\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Sewell was training at a Melbourne boxing gym. Now it&#8217;s facing the consequences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The owner and head instructor of a Melbourne boxing gym has been temporarily suspended by Boxing Victoria pending further investigation after the governing body learned that neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell was training at the facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Sewell&#8217;s organisation, National Socialist Network, was formally listed as a hate group by the federal government last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">ABC NEWS Verify informed Boxing Victoria of the convicted criminal&#8217;s presence at the Club Titans gym at Diamond Creek after investigating a tip-off from a member of the public.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-06-03\/neo-nazi-thomas-sewell-broadcasting-hate-on-instagram\/106754856\" data-component=\"FullBleedLink\" class=\"RelatedCard_link__rsgR9 FullBleedLink_root__lTw_U interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU FullBleedLink_showVisited__g3Xvz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell broadcasting hate on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_synopsis__cFwMW Typography_sizeMobile14__u7TGe Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">ABC NEWS Verify can reveal that Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell has been uploading antisemitic and homophobic diatribes to Instagram from a property on the outskirts of Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Yesterday, an ABC NEWS Verify investigation revealed Sewell was continuing to publish hateful material on social media from the multi-million-dollar home he is residing in at Hurstbridge, a short drive from the boxing gym.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">After being alerted to Thomas Sewell&#8217;s secret Instagram account, parent company Meta shut it down yesterday evening for violating its community guidelines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\"><a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"#zendeskanchor\" data-component=\"Link\">Do you know more? Contact ABC NEWS Verify.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No place&#8217; for racism<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Club Titans boxing gym promotes online the work it does with &#8220;local schools and preschools&#8221;, and features multiple photos of children on its social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Boxing Victoria has confirmed Club Titans owner and head instructor Nick Tsioulos is now on an interim suspension &#8220;until we can get more information&#8221; about Sewell&#8217;s attendance at the facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">In a statement to ABC NEWS Verify, Boxing Victoria said it condemned racism, white supremacy, and neo-Nazi ideology in the strongest possible terms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;Following enquiries raised by the ABC regarding one of our affiliated clubs, Boxing Victoria is urgently seeking to establish the relevant facts and circumstances,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;As this process is ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further on the specific allegations at this time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;However, we recognise the seriousness of the matters raised and are treating them accordingly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;Boxing Victoria is committed to ensuring that boxing is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming sport for all Australians, regardless of background, race, religion, or identity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;The safety, dignity and wellbeing of all participants in our sport \u2014 including athletes, members, officials, and the broader community \u2014 is non-negotiable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;There is no place in boxing for racism, white supremacy, extremism, or discrimination of any kind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">ABC NEWS Verify does not suggest Mr Tsioulos holds racist or extremist views.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A screenshot of a website. The title says Club Titans. The image is of three unidentified children in Taekwondoe uniforms\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/69cff25c34d9cc019cae136b91a1d054.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Club Titans offers classes for adults and children. (Supplied)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">In response to questions from ABC NEWS Verify, Club Titans said it &#8220;does not support or engage with any hateful, extremist, or otherwise inappropriate organisations\/individuals&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;As soon as the club became aware of the matter in question, appropriate action was taken in accordance with our values and commitment to our community,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Boxing Victoria has taken action against a facility with established links to neo-Nazis in the past, cancelling the registrations of coaches at a boxing gym in Sunshine West in 2022 after it was revealed to have ties to Sewell and other far-right figures.<\/p>\n<p>High Court appeal<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Meanwhile, Sewell has launched a challenge in the High Court to overturn the government&#8217;s ban on his organisation so that he can register a White Australia party with the Australian Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">White Australia has asked the High Court to issue an injunction against the decision to list it as a hate group until the court can hear a substantive challenge to the new law, which is likely to be heard in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The High Court heard the matter yesterday and will hand down its decision on the injunction this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The owner and head instructor of a Melbourne boxing gym has been temporarily suspended by Boxing Victoria pending&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[11024,260,5608,22615,22221,22616,22222],"class_list":["post-24333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-melbourne","tag-boxing","tag-melbourne","tag-nazis","tag-nazism","tag-neo-nazis","tag-nsn","tag-thomas-sewell"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}