Paul Gallen is set to square up with former Origin opponent Justin Hodges in what is shaping up to be an explosive bout – the last of Gal’s boxing career.
Gallen and Hodges will meet in the ring on Wednesday, November 23, at Aware Super Theatre in Sydney. This bout is a rematch of their fight back in September
Punters will be available to watch live and on-demand through pay-per-view of $59.95 with Mainevent on Kayo Sports from 7 pm AEDT.
Also fighting in the ring is WBA #1 ranked middleweight Michael Zerafa (30-4-0) puts his mandatory status on the line against undefeated Danilo Creati (8-0-0).
Hot-prospect light-heavyweight Paulo Aokuso (2-0-0) will go up against Peruvian fighter David Zegarra (35-8-1)
Also fighting in the main card are:
• Sio Siua Taukeiaho vs. Jaiman Lowe, heavyweight
• Ty Telford vs. Joel Taylor, welterweight
• Liam Talivaa vs. Louis Marsters, heavyweight
• Wade Ryan vs. Koen Mazoudier II, super-welterweight
At the weigh-in on Tuesday, Paul Gallen was not shy about his plans for Hodges in the ring. “I want to hurt him. He and his (Maroons) mates broke my heart a lot of times, particularly over that eight-year period (of Queensland dominance). That’s definitely added motivation,” he said in a report by Yahoo.
“But I get to take him out tomorrow night on his own. That will be the best thing. He’s got no friends around him. He’s got no one to help him. He hasn’t got any 110kg front-rower going before him and tiring me out and slowing me down and fighting me first.
“He’s only got me and that’s a huge advantage for me. If I do what I can do and fight the fight I want to fight, he’s no chance of beating me,” Gallen added.
Meanwhile, Hodges said at the weigh-in: “I am just trying to stop him, six rounds haven’t gone that deep ever so I need to put him away, and that’s what I am trying to do,” as reported by Fox Sports.