Archibald, Hammond and the NSW boys will be spending five days in Canberra fighting their way to the finals which will be held on the last day.

NSW coach Danny Cheetham believes the National Olympic Qualifiers is a very important event for these boxers as it is their second last step to making the Olympics.

Cheetham hopes Hammond does well.

“Cameron and I disagree but he is good enough to pull anything off.

“Hopefully he is still as fit and he has no loss of timing,” he said.

Archibald is in the 64kg weight division, which is one of the most common, making it harder for him.

Cheetham is proud of Archibald’s commitment to his training and believes he deserves to win.

“Abe is giving himself every chance and he is benefiting. Abe is fit and is used to sparring,” Cheetham said.

As for Archibald himself, he is feeling good, although a little nervous.

He trains twice a day every day.

In the morning training consists of hard running and in the afternoon it’s full-on boxing training.

“The new program I am following is hard but it has benefited me. I’m fresh and eager to train,” he said.

Meanwhile, Hammond said he was “feeling alright but could be better” in the lead-up to the qualifiers.

“I’ve been boxing three days a week and the other two I go running,” he said.

“I’m feeling nervous.

“It’s just around the corner and this is what I’ve been training for.

“I’m hoping for a win but feel I’m struggling with my fitness; it’s hard to get motivated.

“I just want to thank Andrew Noakes for helping me train.”

Every fighter will weigh in on the day, from then the fights will be drawn at random.

From there it’s up to the boys.

If you win you keep fighting, if you lose you go home.