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Aussie great gives Opetaia-Wilder Green light

Aussie great gives Opetaia-Wilder Green light

Danny Green has backed Jai Opetaia's risky move to fight Deontay Wilder, ecstatic the unbeaten Australian is forging on despite being avoided for years

Nelson sees red after racial taunt, taking out Gallen

Nelson sees red after racial taunt, taking out Gallen

Nelson sees red after racial taunt, taking out Gallen

Nelson sees red after racial taunt, taking out Gallen

Nelson Asofa-Solomona has claimed he was racially taunted after savagely winning his heavyweight crossover bout with Paul Gallen with a first-round knockout.

'I pick, I stick': Asofa-Solomona explains Samoa snub

'I pick, I stick': Asofa-Solomona explains Samoa snub

'I pick, I stick': Asofa-Solomona explains Samoa snub

'I pick, I stick': Asofa-Solomona explains Samoa snub

NRL star-turned boxer Nelson Asofa-Solomona may have lost some Pacific Island fans after conceding he'd never play for Samoa after committing to New Zealand.

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'Do a job on him': Big Nasty Nelson's Sharks sledge

'Do a job on him': Big Nasty Nelson's Sharks sledge

Nelson Asofa-Solomona has continued his verbal attack on Paul Gallen, setting the scene for an explosive heavyweight bout between the NRL premiership winners.

Walk on the Wilder side: heavyweight move for bold Jai

Walk on the Wilder side: heavyweight move for bold Jai

Australian cruiserweight king Jai Opetaia has been handed the biggest fight - and test - of his career against former world heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder.

'All on the line': Tszyu eyes greatness on Gold Coast

'All on the line': Tszyu eyes greatness on Gold Coast

No Limit Boxing has revealed the location for Tim Tszyu's middleweight world title fight against American Erislandy Lara - and the Sydney slayer is stoked.

Usyk's path to global dominance goes through Gatton

Usyk's path to global dominance goes through Gatton

David Nyika, the New Zealand Olympian based in the quiet rural Queensland town of Gatton, has found himself central to Oleksandr Usyk's next grand plans.

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'She's not happy': wife irked about Gallen boxing again

'She's not happy': wife irked about Gallen boxing again

'She's not happy': wife irked about Gallen boxing again

'She's not happy': wife irked about Gallen boxing again

League great Paul Gallen has dismissed concerns about his long-term health, ahead of his return to the boxing ring at age 45 to fight Nelson Asofa-Solomona.

'Absolute stud' Volkanovski wants retirement superfight

'Absolute stud' Volkanovski wants retirement superfight

'Absolute stud' Volkanovski wants retirement superfight

'Absolute stud' Volkanovski wants retirement superfight

Alexander Volkanovski wants to take on a fellow UFC superstar veteran in a possible career finale following his TKO win over Russian Movsar Evloev.

'Humbling': undefeated Nikita Tszyu primed for US debut

'Humbling': undefeated Nikita Tszyu primed for US debut

'Humbling': undefeated Nikita Tszyu primed for US debut

'Humbling': undefeated Nikita Tszyu primed for US debut

Emerging Australian boxing superstar Nikita Tszyu will place his undefeated record on the line in his eagerly anticipated US debut in Arizona.

Weight and see as Opetaia enters fight mode for Wilder

Weight and see as Opetaia enters fight mode for Wilder

Weight and see as Opetaia enters fight mode for Wilder

Weight and see as Opetaia enters fight mode for Wilder

Jai Opetaia has entered fight camp in preparation for a potential heavyweight debut against former world champion Deontay Wilder.

Aussie champ closes in on chance to join boxing greats

Aussie champ closes in on chance to join boxing greats

Aussie champ closes in on chance to join boxing greats

Aussie champ closes in on chance to join boxing greats

Andrew Moloney's team are deep in talks to unify his world title in a Japanese return that would see him join an exclusive Australian boxing club.

Aussie heavyweight fast-tracks for proper Kiwi test

Aussie heavyweight fast-tracks for proper Kiwi test

Aussie heavyweight fast-tracks for proper Kiwi test

Aussie heavyweight fast-tracks for proper Kiwi test

Teremoana Teremoana will return to the ring in Melbourne next month while a host of fellow Australian heavy-hitters mull their next moves.

'It's my turn': son on a gun chases Tszyu family first

'It's my turn': son on a gun chases Tszyu family first

'It's my turn': son on a gun chases Tszyu family first

'It's my turn': son on a gun chases Tszyu family first

Tim Tszyu has a chance to achieve something not even his Hall of Fame father Kostya accomplished after earning a shot at middleweight world championship glory.

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'Going to smash this bloke': Gallen warns boxing foe

Two NRL greats will step into the ring for a five-round heavyweight blockbuster that comes down to experience versus an age, size, weight and reach advantage.

Sam Goodman wins IBF interim world boxing title

Sam Goodman has won the IBF interim super bantamweight world title with a terrific performance to score a unanimous points win over Ryosuke Nishida in Tokyo.

Unsung Aussie knuckles down for 'seven figure' chance

Jackson England can open lucrative doors with a win on the Gold Coast, while Sam Goodman has unfinished business in his Tokyo title fight.

'I can figure it out': Tszyu ready to conquer the US

After going 14 professional fights unbeaten in Australia, Nikita Tszyu says he is ready to square off under the bright lights of boxing's mecca in the US.

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Opetaia's KO fuels duel between 'two baddest dudes'

Appetite for a fight between Jai Opetaia and American three-division champion David Benavidez has reached new heights after the Australian's Vegas knockout.

Garcia-Benn spark chaos but Opetaia all business

Jai Opetaia has clear intentions in Las Vegas, the Australian unfussed by the circus that unfolded around him at a chaotic pre-fight press conference.

'Bro, go to sleep': Opetaia's power move for Vegas tilt

Jai Opetaia has revealed a new weapon in his arsenal as the unbeaten Australian returns to the ring with the stakes higher than ever in Las Vegas.

Tszyu names next target, plots ring return before Xmas

Tim Tszyu wants to join trainer Jeff Fenech as a two-division world champion and his team is in talks to make it happen before Christmas.

Don King threat has Opetaia's Vegas fight on ropes

Australian champion Jai Opetaia is getting use to legal dramas as he forges a path towards a potential undisputed world title blockbuster next May.

Australian boxing great Tony Mundine dead at 75

Former champion Indigenous boxer Tony Mundine dead at 75.

Tszyu draw prompts fiery post-script, teams trade barbs

Matt Rose has welcomed a review into the scoring of Nikita Tszyu and Ben Mahoney's controversial draw after the latter's corner were left stunned by the result.

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