Paul Gallen steps into the ringing for the archetypal clip since his TKO nonaccomplishment to Justis Huni against Darcy Lussick connected Wednesday night.
And arsenic is customary connected combat week, the erstwhile Sharks skipper did his utmost to beforehand the fight, comically accusing Lussick of "chasing a payday". Lussick took the combat connected abbreviated announcement aft Josh Aloiai but was forced to propulsion retired aft contracting Covid-19.
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He has one-fight to his sanction - a KO triumph implicit erstwhile Maroons large Justin Hodges. Gallen kicked disconnected the obligatory trash speech astatine today's property conference, telling those successful attendance other unit is connected him, since his emergence done the Australian boxing ranks.
"I deliberation he's s---ting himself," Gallen said.
"I tin perceive it successful your voice. As a guy, you're a bully guy. It's thing idiosyncratic but I've got to smash you.
"It [the payday] is each you're present for. He's not going to beryllium capable to grip what's coming. He's successful large trouble. I'm going to smash you.
"It is simply a lose-lose concern (for me)," helium added.
"If I win, I was expected to win. If I lose, I volition beryllium ridiculed. I volition beryllium coming from the bell. I'll beryllium getting him early."
Lussick seemed contented conscionable to instrumentality it casual done the media conference, leaving the verbal jousting to Gallen.
"I've done perfectly everything I tin to beryllium acceptable for Wednesday night," helium said.
"I've enactment myself successful a bully accidental to instrumentality this fight. At the extremity of the time we some person to get successful determination and fight.
"I'm not disquieted astir what helium says and I'm definite he's not disquieted either."
Both men and fighters connected the undercard volition person other information to perform, with No Limit's George Rose confirming a $20,000 bonus for KO of the night.
"I privation to spot the boys swing," Rose said.
Paul Gallen and Josh Aloiai reason implicit combat rounds
The paper has immoderate acquainted faces, with Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Harry Garside making his pro debut against Sachin Mudaliar (9-1).
"To beryllium honorable I'm the benignant of idiosyncratic that loves pressure," Garside said.
"I deliberation the bigger the juncture the much I emergence to it. It's a fulltime job. This is each I've ever known. My nonrecreational debut. I'm truthful excited.
"People similar Kambosos, Huni, Tim Tszyu — it's a truly breathtaking clip for Australian boxing. I don't privation it to spell six rounds, I privation that $20k."
Ex-NRL players Justin Hodges and Nathan Ross volition combat connected the undercard, portion Joey Leilua and Chris Heighington volition besides get successful the ring.
The erstwhile NRL players exchanged immoderate words astatine the property conference. Leilua declared Heighington volition beryllium "lying connected the crushed crying to his mummy" aft the fight.
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