Boxing

‘One of the most stunning upsets in Australian boxing history’: Gallen knocks out former champion in opening round

22 April, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Cronulla Sharks legend Paul Gallen has knocked out former heavyweight World Champion Lucas Browne in the opening round of their showdown in Wollongong on Wednesday night. Gallen now goes to 11-0-1 after shocking Browne on

50 things to do around Sydney cheaper than buying the Gallen v Hopoate fight

4 February, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 3 categories

BY STAFF WRITERS Cronulla Sharks legend Paul Gallen will jump in the ring this weekend against retired Manly bad boy John Hopoate. Good on the lads for having a crack. But for $50 on pay-per-view?

Justin Hodges set to make boxing debut and has one eye on Paul Gallen

9 January, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Retired Brisbane Broncos legend Justin Hodges is set to make his professional boxing debut and has already sounded out Paul Gallen for an interstate grudge match. According to The Courier Mail, Hodges will fight on

WATCH: Manu Vatuvei blasts his way to debut boxing victory

18 December, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

From the Vault: Anthony Mundine proves there’s more to the man than ‘The Man’

13 November, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 3 categories

FROM THE VAULT – 2014 BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It is early 2011 and 75-year-old Happy Tenana is laying as comfortably as he can in his bedroom in Auckland. Happy has cancer and is in

From Stolen Generation to champion boxer: John Patten was also a handy league player

9 May, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Boxing historians know him as former Australian bantamweight champion Johnny Jarrett. So dominant he was in his own division, very few pugilists would challenge him. In fact, even the featherweights

How close was Jeff Horn to picking league over boxing?

20 March, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

WBO Welterweight champion Jeff Horn has revealed he seriously considered picking rugby league over boxing in his younger years. Speaking to Brisbane Broncos hooker Andrew McCullough on a podcast for playersvoice.com.au, Horn said he approached

VIDEO: Koni Hurrell vs Joseph Parker

3 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Ever wondered who’d win a boxing match between WBO Heavyweight Champion Joseph Parker and Gold Coast Titans funny guy Konrad ‘The Tongan Tiger Terminator’ Hurrell? Nah we haven’t either but here’s what it would look

Haumono admits to suicide attempts that began from age seven

6 April, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Retired representative prop-turned-boxer Solomon Haumono has revealed that he attempted to kill himself numerous time throughout his life starting at age seven. Speaking on Fox Sports’ Sterlo on the Couch, Haumono made the shocking revelations

End Game: Paul Gallen wants Sonny Bill Williams more than a World Title

6 December, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Cronulla captain Paul Gallen says tri-sport champion Sonny Bill Williams is square in his sights and says SBW is just as big a target as a World Championship as his boxing career steps up a

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