Jye Dixon has overcome all his self-doubt and lived up to his nickname of “the Tank” as he steamrolled his way to becoming Australia’s first boxing champion of the Commonwealth Games.

The gifted 21-year-old Queensland fighter produced a devastating display to earn a unanimous points verdict over India’s Jadumani Singh Mandengbam to lift the 55kg bantamweight title at the SEC Centre on Saturday.

But there was anti-climax in the final that followed as Victorian teenager Jacob Cassar, watched by his champion jockey dad Eddie, got schooled in the 65kg welterweight final by slick Russian-born Englishman Patris Mughalzai and had to settle for silver.

In Dixon, though, a quicksilver, switch-hitting operator from Brendale with a touch of star quality about his work, Australian boxing looks to have discovered the latest treasure in its recent rejuvenation.

A housemate of world championship challenger Liam Wilson, who’s his inspiration, Dixon, a self-confessed slow starter, lost the first round 3-2 on the judges’ cards to the tough Indian.

Then for the rest of the contest, working brilliantly at close quarters as he landed all the cleanest shots and his mum cheered him on at ringside, he took the verdict 5-0 with scores of 29-28, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27.

The young flamboyant Queenslander, with his bleached hair and tied-back ponytail, looks super confident but it belies the self-doubt that’s accompanied his journey, and the tears afterwards betrayed just what it meant to him.

“It’s the best feeling ever. Actually got it done. Can’t believe it,” he sighed. “I always go on about my self-doubt, so I honestly never even saw myself here.

“The best thing was probably just not believing I could do it, but then listening to the coaches and my supporters, and getting get my hand raised yesterday and today. Oh, it was unbelievable.

“When I saw Liam Wilson back in 2018 (reach the quarter-finals at Gold Coast) and then go on to world title challenges and stuff, I’ve just kept following his footsteps and keep looking to the stars.

“I’m going to take this as far as I can, and I believe with my coaches at home, Benny (Harrington) and Paul (Utia) I know I can take it as far as I want.”

Dixon’s dreaming of going for gold at the Los Angeles Olympics, chipping in with the odd pro fight in a career which he hopes will be laden with world titles. He reckons he’s Australia’s version of “The Tank”, the nickname first used by the American superstar lightweight Gervonta Davis.

“Australian boxing’s on a high at the moment,” said Dixon, whose brother’s success as an Australian amateur champion first got him into the sport.

“I’ve just gotta reset, not let this get to my head or anything, and start to believe myself more — and I’ll get there one day.”

So may his 19-year-old teammate Cassar, but he wasn’t ready for the brilliant Mughalzai  who, scoring at will behind a rapier right lead, won every round on every judge’s card, four marking it 30-27 and one 30-26.

“Hundred percent, dad’s proud and gave me a big hug,” said Cassar, of his Magic Millions-winning jockey father who acts as his fitness trainer.

Still able to raise a smile, he said: “Australian boxing’s on a high. I’ll just ride the wave, see what comes. Olympics, or if anything else pops up, we’ll see what happens.

“But I just love getting in there and having a bang. I love boxing.”