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'Any NRL player can get it': Nelson's big boxing threat

Dual Melbourne premiership winner Nelson Asofa-Solomona wants a piece of any NRL player who dares to enter the ring after making a statement boxing debut.
A who’s who of fighting footballers is already lining up to get a slice of Nelson Asofa-Solomona after the former Melbourne ...
Nelson Asofa-Solomona’s commitment to boxing means that he deserves to be taken more seriously than other cross-code sportsmen who have attempted to fight, his new promoter insists. The biggest player ...
Nelson Asofa-Solomona has revealed why he knocked back an NRL lifeline from Parramatta as the former Storm enforcer sets his ...
Nelson Asofa-Solomona is embracing the “delusion” he believes goes with the territory of being a professional boxer. On the occasion of his professional debut at heavyweight, following his departure ...
Manly prop Sio Suia Taukeiaho is set to quit rugby league and become the latest NRL star to defect to professional boxing as ...
Instead of calling out boxers, Asofa-Solomona used the chance to call out NRL players. When asked who he wants next, he said, “Any NRL player can get it”. And fans blasted the farce of a boxing fight.
New North Queensland Cowboys recruit Matt Lodge has called out departed NRL star Nelson Asofa-Somona, wanting to arrange a boxing fight for the end of the 2026 campaign. Veteran prop Lodge, who turned ...
Having left the NRL last year, Asofa-Solomona is embarking on a new journey in professional boxing, driven by a rekindled passion for combat sports. The 201 cm, 115 kg athlete has only participated in ...
Aussie boxing promoter George Rose has hinted that George Burgess could take on Nelson Asofa-Solomona next after the former NRL enforcer's stunning professional debut on Friday night. Asofa-Solomonam ...