LOCAL boxer, Donald ‘Duck’ Jones is eyeing a spot on the Australian Commonwealth Games team after a win at the weekend.

Jones won his bout against Liam Gallagher, giving the 26-year-old a chance at qualifying for the Australian team for the games, which are set to be held in Birmingham, England later this year.

The fight went the distance with the bout settled via points decision.

Jones said it was great to get back into the ring and was glad to get another win under his belt.

“I was very happy with how I went, the first round I had a bit to work on, but I was happy my second and third round,” he said.

“I felt very fit going into the fight, I had definitely been putting in the work.

“I would say I am as fit as I ever have been.”

The win means Jones will qualify for the Commonwealth Games trials next month in Melbourne.

With less than four weeks to prepare, he is straight back into another fight camp ahead of what will be a grueling week of boxing bouts to qualify for the games.

After so long without any competitions, Jones said there was some uncertainty about how he would go, but said the feedback was positive from coach, Ray ‘Mocka’ McIntosh.

“It was fantastic, I had one fight just before Easter last year and I haven’t had a fight since Dec 2019 previously to that,” he said.

“It is a bit of an unknown with the trials, I will just go into it and go as hard as I can.

“Other states have had a bit less breaks inbetween their fights, so they have had less interruptions.”

McIntosh said it was a strong performance from Jones

“We came away with a unanimous decision, each round was harder but as each round went, he got better.

“He now fills the number one spot for the 80kg light heavyweight title and will represent Victoria there.”

Jones said it was a great day for the club with all locals grabbing wins on the day.

“We took three down for three wins, so it was a very successful day,” he said.

“Will Robinson had a 64kg bout and he won that convincingly and so did Imogen McDonald, so the whole team boxed well on the day.”

The Birmingham Commonwealth Games will run from July 28 to August 8.