Chester Hill, Sydney: Aussie boxing champion, 26, left fighting for life after late-night shooting

By CAITLIN POWELL - NEWS REPORTER and KAT WONG FOR AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 02:20, 23 April 2026 | Updated: 02:24, 23 April 2026 A boxing champion who pleaded guilty to charges over two abductions is in a critical condition after he was shot multiple times in Sydney's south-west.  Police rushed to Campbell Hill Road in Chester Hill about 11.30pm on Wednesday after reports several shots were fired from a black ute. The bullets hit a second vehicle before both cars fled the scene. Just five minutes later, a 26-year-old man with gunshot wounds, identified as Humzah Khalid by The Daily Telegraph, arrived at Auburn Hospital. On arrival to the hospital, officers discovered a Mercedes in the car park with several bullet holes and established a crime scene. When officers attempted to speak to a 30‑year‑old man in the emergency department - understood to be a friend of the wounded boxer - he allegedly assaulted the chief inspector, repeatedly punching him in the head. The 58‑year‑old officer arrested the man with the help of hospital security. The 30-year-old man was taken to Auburn Police Station and charged with assaulting a police officer in the execution of duty.  Former Oceania boxing champion Humzah Khalid (pictured) is in critical condition after he was allegedly shot in Chester Hill, southwest Sydney, late on Wednesday night The incident occurred just hours after a policeman shot a driver during an attempted arrest Pictured, bullet holes in a car windscreen at Greenacre He was refused bail and will appear at Burwood Local Court on Thursday.  The wounded officer was treated for cuts to his head. Mr Khalid, who was known as 'The Raging Bull' during his time as an Oceania boxing champion, remains in a critical condition. He previously pleaded guilty to kidnapping and detaining offences following two abductions in 2021, in which victims were held hostage during the planned attacks.  Meanwhile, NSW Police officers were injured in two other incidents across Sydney on Wednesday, with one taken to hospital following a pursuit in Bankstown.  Police spoke to a 33-year-old man during a patrol at a hotel on Wednesday.  The man fled, prompting a chase onto a nearby road where both the man and an officer were struck by an oncoming SUV.  Both were treated at the scene and the man was taken to Liverpool Hospital in a stable condition. Police later found drugs on the man and arrested him. Khalid, who was referred to as 'The Raging Bull' during his boxing career, has previously pleaded guilty to kidnapping and detaining offences following two abductions in 2021 A 39-year-old policeman had stopped a car in traffic on Punchbowl Road in Greenacre before the attempted arrest took place. He was pinned between two cars during the incident The officer fired his gun, hitting the car before it drove off. A 32-year-old man suffering a gunshot wound was seen limping along a street in Ryde and was taken to hospital where he remains under police guard The officer involved was taken to hospital for assessment of leg and head injuries. The SUV driver did not suffer any injuries.  In a third, unrelated incident, a policeman shot a driver after he became pinned between two cars during an attempted arrest. The confrontation occurred at about 8.40pm on Wednesday, when a 39-year-old policeman stopped a car in traffic on Punchbowl Road in Greenacre.  But as he approached the car, the driver accelerated, pinning the sergeant between two cars. The officer fired his gun, hitting the car before it drove off. He was taken to hospital with lower leg injuries in a stable condition. Less than an hour later, a 32-year-old man suffering a gunshot wound was seen limping along a street in Ryde, in the city's north-west.  Police found him and the abandoned car in the front yard of a home. He was taken to hospital in a stable condition, where he remains under police guard. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.