Sonny Bill Williams suffered a split decision loss to Paul Gallen in their much-anticipated boxing grudge match in Sydney, with a seventh-round point deduction for persistent grabbing proving costly.
Williams started strong, but Gallen’s consistent body shots swayed the judges in his favour.
Despite the heated rivalry, the two shared a respectful post-fight handshake and agreed to meet for coffee.
Meanwhile, fellow Kiwi David Nyika secured a fifth-round TKO win over Nikolas Charalampous.
Support DTNZ
DTNZ is committed to bringing Kiwis independent, not-for-profit news. We're up against the vast resources of the legacy mainstream media. Help us in the battle against them by donating today.
No login required to comment. Name, email and web site fields are optional. Please keep comments respectful, civil and constructive. Moderation times can vary from a few minutes to a few hours. Comments may also be scanned periodically by Artificial Intelligence to eliminate trolls and spam.
