Tauranga community members gloved up last night to raise around $40,000 as part of the DARE to Fight for Youth Charity boxing event at ASB Baypark.

Police officers, lawyers, business people and firefighters battle it out to see who had what it took to be crowned the winner.

Tough battles at ASB Baypark. Photos: Salina Galvan Photography.

The event was organised by Te Aranui Youth Trust which is the governing organisation for DARE, Blue Light, Great Pathways Youth Development, and the new Te Ara Poutama Mentoring Programme.

Organiser Wendy Nicholls says everything went well last night.

'I think we had a little more than 1000 people there with the tables and the grandstand, which is up from the number of people we had last year.

'At a rough count, I think we raised around $40,000.” Wendy says there was a good atmosphere with some fiercely fought battles last night.

'Our boxer of the night was Constable Rachel Penfold.”

Wendy is rapt with the support the event has received from the community this year.

Results for Fight for Youth

Fight 1 - Dave Williams, holland Beckett Lawyers (fought Kofe Koko)

Fight 2 - Doc Murray, Plumbing World (vs Shane Pullar)

Fight 3- Shannon Jefferys, Mt New World (vs Rebecca Hunt)

Fight 4- Al Hammonds, MSC Engineering (vs Geoff Morgan)

Fight 5- Adam McGarvey, Mt Mellick (vs Tim Bonner)

Fight 6- Jaime Teasdale, Staples Rodway (vs Darnay Rolton)

Fight 7- Zak Lassey, Flame Advertising (vs Kael Tuhimata)

Fight 8- Rachel Penfold, Salina Galvan Photography (vs Catherine Matthews)

Fight 9- Blair Hamill, Zespri (vs Murray Swetman)

Fight 10- Murphy Taele, Bluelight (vs Kereama Katu)