The Australian boxing team will soon be sporting some deadly designs, with former First Nations Olympians Paul Fleming and Brad Hore creating artworks for the competing uniforms.
Wakka Wakka Wanyurr Majay Yuggera man Paul Fleming said the inspiration for his artworks comes from the accepting environment he enjoyed in that community.
"It's about walking together no matter where we're from," he told NITV News.
"With boxing... I felt accepted and that it was a place I could be myself. I've made lifelong friends out of boxing that are all races, nationalities, religions, sexualities.
"So I'm lucky that boxing really opened my eyes."
Mr Fleming, who fought featherweight at the 2008 Olympics, said he was a latecomer to practicing design, but that it came in handy at a crossroads in his life.
"Art wasn't on my radar until it was," he said.
"I went through a rough patch, and it appeared out of nowhere.
Paul Fleming was undefeated during his career, with 28 wins and one draw. Source: Supplied: Boxing Australia
"I was working at a school at the time, and started doing art with the kids, and I really connected with a few of them and went from there."
In a release, Boxing Australia said the artworks have been incorporated into the red and blue competition singlets and shorts that will be used in international competitions by Australian Boxing Teams.
