Tomasi Mariner Is 13kg Down And Sharp With December 1 Circled, Dedicating The Fight To Nanna Merle

FIGHT CAMP. Thirteen kilograms down, and Tomasi Mariner says he feels sharp. The fighter, who posts as tommythecowboy, has put December 1 on the calendar and has made clear who the fight is for.

Mariner is dedicating the bout to Nanna Merle. His message closes on a line to his mum, thinking of her as camp builds toward the date.

The footage that goes with the announcement is built around the roadwork. Mariner is shown running a quiet country road in a tracksuit and sunglasses, with open paddocks and a big sky behind him. It is the unglamorous side of a fight build, and it is where a weight drop like his gets made.

The note names no opponent, venue or division, so those details are still to come. What is clear is the commitment. A 13kg drop is a serious block of work, and it points to a fighter who has treated this date as a priority from the start.

Watch his page for the full card details as December 1 gets closer. Fighters who arrive at the scales this committed, with a reason this personal, tend to be worth backing.