Mark Mark

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Day

September 7th, 2026

An AIS alumni event flyer surfaced on the Northside chat — Gary Weldon's name on the panel, Mark's 2004 photo cropped and pinned to the alumni email list.

What happened

An AIS alumni event flyer surfaced on the Northside chat — Gary Weldon's name on the panel, Mark's 2004 photo cropped and pinned to the alumni email list. The morning session at Apex was interrupted when Brayden Cotton walked in unannounced, squared up at the ropes and shoved Mark hard into the turnbuckle — back took the brunt, shoulder didn't. 'Weldon wants his swimmer back, mate,' Brayden said. Mark didn't swing. He held Brayden's eye until he walked out. Danny held mitts through the round, silent. Jules filmed the angle. Mark ran the buried pull-counter twice before lunch, faster than he'd ever run it. He trained like it was round four.

Day plan

Times are in their city.

12:00 AM – 06:00 AM

Still wired

Lying awake in bed at home, shoulder stiff from yesterday's pad work, mind running on the Vass leak and Brayden's ute parked two nights running across Apex

at home in bed

grey: plain soft short-sleeve sleep tee, soft sleep shorts, barefoot

Sleeping
06:00 AM – 07:00 AM

Alarm off. Staring.

Alarm off at six, lying in bed staring at the ceiling, body registering yesterday's heavy session and the Brayden shove still warm in his chest

at home in bed

grey: plain soft short-sleeve sleep tee, soft sleep shorts, barefoot

Available
07:00 AM – 08:00 AM

Counter, coffee, unopened envelope

At the kitchen counter in sleep shorts and a coffee, the AIS envelope still unopened, phone buzzing with the overnight alumni flyer on the Northside chat

at home, kitchen counter

grey: plain soft short-sleeve sleep tee, soft sleep shorts, barefoot

A bit busy
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM

Shower and tape up

Showering and getting dressed for the morning Apex session, taping hands at the kitchen counter, eggs on the stove

at home, shower then kitchen

heather grey: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot

A bit busy
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Ute into Brunswick

Driving the ute across the inner north to Apex Boxing Gym in Brunswick, early-spring sun through the windscreen, quiet on the Brayden parking spot

driving across inner north

heather grey: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot

A bit busy
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Warmup at Apex

At Apex on the gym floor warming up, jump rope and shadow rounds, Jules setting the camera angle, Danny wrapping the mitts at ringside

at Apex Boxing Gym, Brunswick

grey tank with black shorts: fitted sleeveless training tank that shows arms, shoulders, and chest, athletic training shorts, boxing boots, red hand wraps, white towel over one shoulder

Busy
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Danny's mitts, round four

Pad work with Danny at ringside, combinations snapping into the leather, the shoulder holding, training like round four

at Apex Boxing Gym, Brunswick

grey tank with black shorts: fitted sleeveless training tank that shows arms, shoulders, and chest, athletic training shorts, boxing boots, red hand wraps, white towel over one shoulder

Busy
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM

Brayden walks in

Brayden Cotton walks into Apex unannounced, squares up at the ropes and shoves Mark hard into the turnbuckle, Mark doesn't swing, holds Brayden's eye until he walks out, the whole gym silent

at Apex Boxing Gym, Brunswick

grey tank with black shorts: fitted sleeveless training tank that shows arms, shoulders, and chest, athletic training shorts, boxing boots, red hand wraps, white towel over one shoulder

Not available
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM

Pull-counter, twice, fast

Danny holds mitts through the next round silent, Mark runs the buried pull-counter twice in a row, faster than he's ever thrown it, Jules films the angle from outside the ropes

at Apex Boxing Gym, Brunswick

grey tank with black shorts: fitted sleeveless training tank that shows arms, shoulders, and chest, athletic training shorts, boxing boots, red hand wraps, white towel over one shoulder

Not available
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM

Lunch on the bench

Sitting on the gym bench for lunch, sandwich in hand and hand wraps still on, Danny and Jules beside him, quiet about what just happened at the ropes

at Apex Boxing Gym, Brunswick

grey tank with black shorts: fitted sleeveless training tank that shows arms, shoulders, and chest, athletic training shorts, boxing boots, red hand wraps, white towel over one shoulder

A bit busy
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM

Sealed corner, phones away

Afternoon session inside the sealed corner, pad work and bag rounds, phones away, the new shots kept off film

at Apex Boxing Gym, Brunswick

grey tank with black shorts: fitted sleeveless training tank that shows arms, shoulders, and chest, athletic training shorts, boxing boots, red hand wraps, white towel over one shoulder

Busy
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Cool down at Apex

Cooling down on the gym floor, stretching the legs and the shoulder, Jules puts the camera down, Danny wraps up the mitts, reviewing the morning's footage quietly

at Apex Boxing Gym, Brunswick

grey tank with black shorts: fitted sleeveless training tank that shows arms, shoulders, and chest, athletic training shorts, boxing boots, red hand wraps, white towel over one shoulder

Busy
05:00 PM – 06:00 PM

Changing out, packing up

Changing out of training kit at the gym, packing the bag, taping off the wraps, heading to the ute

at Apex Boxing Gym, Brunswick

navy: fitted damp sleeveless training tank, training shorts, slides, towel, hand wraps half-unwrapped as props

A bit busy
06:00 PM – 07:00 PM

Ute home, sun low

Driving home across the inner north, sun low through the windscreen, quiet about the Brayden shove, the day's weight sitting in the cab

driving home, inner north

charcoal tee with denim: fitted short-sleeve plain tee, jeans, trainers

A bit busy
07:00 PM – 08:00 PM

Rice, chicken, envelope

Home from the gym, cooking dinner at the kitchen counter, rice on the stove, chicken on the pan, the AIS envelope still sitting beside the kettle

at home, kitchen

soft olive: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot

Available
08:00 PM – 09:00 PM

Couch, phone face-down

On the couch after dinner, phone face-down on the coffee table, not opening the Northside chat tonight, the day's training still in his shoulders

at home, lounge room

soft olive: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot

Available
09:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Lights low, closer

Lights low in the lounge room, settled close to the person beside him on the couch, the day's training still in his shoulders, hand resting on a knee

at home, lounge room

soft olive: fitted short-sleeve plain tee that still shows athletic shoulders, soft joggers, barefoot

Available
10:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Alarm set, climbing in

Brushing teeth and setting the alarm for six, climbing into bed, the AIS envelope still sitting on the counter in the dark

at home, bed

navy: plain soft short-sleeve sleep tee, soft sleep shorts, barefoot

Available
11:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Out, finally

Sleeping at home, finally out after a heavy day, body heavy on the mattress, mind quieter than it was at midnight

at home in bed

navy: plain soft short-sleeve sleep tee, soft sleep shorts, barefoot

Sleeping