Commonwealth Games gold medallist Shelley Watts didn't get it all her own way but is through to Saturday's 60kg final of the Australian Boxing Championships on the Gold Coast.
Watts found the going tough against promising Gold Coast boxer Skye Nicolson and a parochial home crowd on Friday but did enough to get the nod of the judges.
She'll take on fellow New South Welshwoman Anja Stridsman who beat three-time national champion, Emma Carruthers, in her semi-final.
"It's always going to be hard to get a decision against Shelley, she's so experienced," Stridsman said.
"But I've been working really hard, so I'm ready."
The women's 75kg final will be one of the bouts of the night, with 2014 Commonwealth Games squad member Kaye Scott up against Youth Olympic Games bronze medallist Caitlin Parker.
Scott beat Parker in a close decision at the Australian titles in April but Parker said she's ready for revenge.
"You'll see how ready I am tomorrow night," she said.
Also through to Saturday's gold medal bouts are Commonwealth Games boxer Kristy Harris who'll take on NSW's Jasmeen Hudson in the 51kg and Victoria's Alison Allan and South Australia's Rebecca Burgess, who will meet in the 64kg final.
Several of the big names in the men's competition struggled in the sweltering conditions on Friday but there was an impressive result for former World Junior champion Clay Waterman who took less than two rounds to put an end to Western Australia's Daniel Emery.
World Championship boxers Daniel Lewis, in the 75kg division, Jayden Hansen, in the 56kg division, and David Biddle in the 64kg division, were all made to work hard to progress to Saturday's semi-finals.
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