AFTER all the hype Gwent trio Mo Nasir, Matthew Edmunds and Robert Turley get their bid for boxing glory under way in Melbourne tomorrow.

Nasir has been tipped for Commonwealth Games gold and there is huge pressure on the St Joseph's boxing gym product to deliver the goods.

Nasir has been the subject of huge media interest over the past few weeks both home and abroad but now it is time for the talking to stop and the fighting to begin.

Light flyweight Nasir faces faces Kenya's Peter Mungai Warui at the Melbourne Exhibition centre and coach Tony Borg is bullish about his man's chances.

Borg said: "Mo has made a big breakthrough this year and turned from a good junior into a good senior with no problems at all.

"That is often the stage when you lose them, but Mo is so dedicated to his sport he always seems to be down the gym.

"I remember him walking into the gym when he was nine years old, he was so small and didn't speak the language.

"But Mo was a natural who took to the sport right away. He'd been watching Naseem Hamed and all he ever wanted was to do what Naz did.

"He is a tremendous talent and if he boxes to form then he has every chance of doing well and winning a medal."

Stablemate Edmunds faces Trinidad's Leroy Raphael Isidore in the first round of the bantamweight class while Blackwood lightweight Turley will box India's Jai Bhagwan.

Fellow Welshman Christopher Jenkins is also in action in the flyweight division.

Caerleon triathlete Anneliese Heard is in action with the Triathlon taking place across Melbourne tomorrow. Heard competes along with Leanda Cave and Helen Tucker while Marc Jenkins goes in the men's race.

The 25-year-old has had a troublesome past 12 months with a back injury robbing her of the chance to perform consistently.

Wales' best chance of a medal in this event will be Cave but with the Australians and New Zealanders all represented then a top three finish will be a big ask.

Team manager Steve Trew said: "I'm really pleased with how training has gone and the girls all look in great shape.

"We expect the girls to be strong in the swim and the bike and it will all come down to the run. They are in good shape and every chance of finishing in the top 10."

Following a frustrating summer of 2005 on the sidelines battling the effects of deep vein thrombosis, Athens Olympic hero Jenkins, 29, has astounded the medical world by accelerating his way through the recovery process.

He was a late inclusion in the team and will look to announce his return on to the World stage with a decent performance at the Commonwealth Games.

Elsewhere, Rhian Pugh returns to action after her exploits for the Wales women's artistic team yesterday.

Pugh goes in the individual artistic event along with Sam Bailey, Melanie Roberts, Jessica Gazzi, and Lynette Lisle.

Newport shooter Ceri Dallimore also competes, in the 50m Prone rifle pairs event. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist competes alongside Johanne Brekke and is tipped for a medal in the team and individual event.

Dallimore has not forgotten how it felt to win in Manchester and she is desperate to repeat the winning feeling.

Ceri said: "After we won the gold in Manchester everything just went crazy.

"Shooters are used to just packing up and just picking up their medal after events, but it it was a media frenzy with interviews and photos and I'm hoping it will be the same in Melbourne."

David Roberts is in action in the pool, in the 50m freestyle.