Former Olympian Lydnen Hosking is selling his Mt Macedon home,including a garage converted to a home gym with its own boxing ring. Picture: David Caird.
Olympic boxer turned pugilistic podcaster and YouTube host Lynden Hosking is selling his Mt Macedon home that’s definitely punching above its weight.
Hosking represented Australia at the Atlanta Olympics in the welterweight category, and two years later claimed a bronze medal at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games.
While he also contested World Championship events in Europe for a number of years, he never turned professional. But after hanging up the gloves himself he has gone on to take roles as a promoter and represented the likes of Jeff Horn and Tim Tszyu.
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But he still maintains a gruelling, six-day a week training schedule and jumps into his own private ring, added to the gym he built into his garage, for sparing sessions from time to time.
Along with wife Tara and their two sons, the family have called the 34 Ferrier St home since 2016 and slowly upgraded it over that time.
It’s just been listed for sale with a $1.95m-$2.05m asking price.
The 34 Ferrier St, Mt Macedon, home has a striking facade.
A heated indoor pool is among the home’s more recent additions.
In addition to a home gym that’s kitted out for the next owner to train like an Olympian, they’ve also added a heated indoor pool, and a podcasting room to support his shows including a weekly wrap entitled Talking Boxing and a daily show he voices while walking his British bulldog, Neil, called Walking Boxing.
“Plus the spa is great. Being able to jump in there with a drink or something for recovery is fantastic,” he said.
The family have also added a home theatre to the property, which Hosking described as serene, private and in an “absolutely beautiful part of the state”.
The open fireplace in the home’s living zone offers a cosy retreat in cooler weather.
Lynden Hosking in the ring with his dog Neil the British bulldog. Picture: David Caird
“We’re home bodies, and have made it a place we don’t have to leave.”
“It’s a house that we don’t really want to sell, but we are now looking for something that will better suit our sons, so we can have more room.
“My wife will miss the pool and I will miss the gym, but I can build one of them anywhere.”
Hosking, who began boxing aged 10, said he was considering opening a boxing gym for youngsters interested in learning the pugilistic arts, but would also be adding a ring to his next home.
Jellis Craig Woodend’s Jenny Stewart said while the garage could be converted back, she had never seen a home with its own boxing ring.
“But even just homes with a pool or a gym are rare,” Ms Stewart said.
Lynden has become a big fan of the recently added home theatre.
The two-level home has soaring ceilings and a chalet-style vibe in the main living area.
The agent added that after a handful of inspections buyers were appreciating the indoor pool and the home’s high ceilings, but she noted the addition of a north-facing living zone that opened to a deck as well as a private domain for the main bedroom upstairs that included two walk-in wardrobes and ensuite gave it a lot of appeal.
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