Former rugby legend/villain (depending on your perspective) Paul Gallen will step into the ring against boxer Kris Terzievski tonight in Newcastle, as the two top the bill and will battle it out for the Australian and Australasian heavyweight titles. The Roar has all the information you need to watch this event.
With many predicting that this will be the penultimate fight of Gallen’s boxing career, the bout has taken on some extra importance as the former NRL enforcer will want to improve his 12-1-1 record in the sport.
But in the build up to the bout, Gallen seems to have been more focused on the lack of effort from Terzievski on the promotional side of things rather than his abilities in the ring.
In the pre fight press conference and interviews, Gallen has made it clear that his opponent has been a real disappointment when it comes to promoting tonight’s battle.
“He’s let down the sport of boxing, everyone involved in boxing, and the people that give it to me about being involved in boxing. He’s a genuine boxer with plenty of fights and he’s not promoting the sport – it’s crap,” said a frustrated Gallen earlier this week.
Terzievski, whose record is quite similar to his opponent with a 10-1-1 report card, has been very respectful in the face of Gal’s abuse but has reminded fans not to take this as any sort of indication that the south paw is going to go soft on the League legend.
“This is a gentleman’s sport at the end of the day, so I’m trying to be respectful. But make no mistake, don’t take kindness for weakness. This is the hurt business,” shared Terzievski.
How to watch Gallen vs Terzievski fight
The fight is taking top billing at the event named King of the Castle which will see seven other clashes on May 11 at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre. To watch the night you need to purchase the event from Foxtel or Kayo.
As with all boxing events we’re not expecting the main fight to start until 9:30pm AEST at the earliest and more likely after 10pm AEST depending on how long the undercard fights last.
The event starts at 7pm AEST on Wednesday and the charge is $59.95 and it’s worth noting that you will not need a subscription to For those who want to stream the fight your only legal option is through Kayo Sports to watch. If you do have a subscription, the fight will not be included and you will need to purchase the Pay Per View package.
If you’d prefer to watch through traditional cable television you can do so by purchasing a pay-per-view pass through Main Event on Foxtel.
The full fight card includes:
- Paul Gallen vs. Kris Terzievski
- Nikita Tszyu vs. Mason Smith
- Harry Garside vs. Layton McFerran
- Sam Goodman vs. Fumiya Fuse
- Hass Hamdan vs. Trent Girdham
- Amber Wright vs. Sara Jalonen
- Hironiri Mishiro vs. Francis Chua
- Linn Sandstrom vs. Floryvic Montero