That was just a domination against a beast of a man in Barry Hall.. Im not stupid, I understand the challenge I have in front of me. Williams has also spent time with compatriot Joseph Parker in Morecambe training with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. I congratulated him and manned up. [3][4], During his professional career, McGuigan fought at a number of venues in Ireland and Britain. "There's a reason why only one per cent of people do this type of stuff. [citation needed] However, with his relationship with previous manager Barney Eastwood now at an end, McGuigan returned to the ring between 1988 and 1989, under the management of Frank Warren. [18] McGuigan's daughter, Nika, died in 2019 aged 33. The 36-year-old Williams, who weighed in 11 kilos heavier than Hall, improved his professional record to 9-0 while Hall dropped to 0-1-1. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Among the fighters he beat were former world title challengers Jose Caba and Felipe Orozco. Asked about his next fight, Williams referred to the long-talked about match-up against fellow former NRL great Paul Gallen. Williams jolted the Sydney Swans premiership winner in the first 30 seconds with some crisp, accurate shots. The third was a tie. Sonny Bill Williams absolutely destroyed Barry Hall inside two minutes on Wednesday night in a performance that has likely ended the former AFL stars boxing career. Family first: Former AFL star Barry Hall reunited with his wife Laurent Brant and their sons Miller, four, Houston, two, and Samson, five months, at Sydney Airport on Saturday. In other combat sports like MMA, when a fighter cops a low blow, they are usually given extra time to recover in order to fight on. I was quite nervous today, which is rare for me. Weve got Sonny Bill Williams here doing some training for his fight, David Nyika back on board. Its all about the jab. Footy stars-turned-boxers Barry Hall and Sonny Bill Williams will come to blows in a cross-code fight on March 23. In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting, Score the biggest stories of the week with our newsletter, AFL makes key admission after Collingwood dudded in 'staggering' farce, Wayne Bennett lashes out after NRL admits Dolphins were dudded in loss, Leicester and Everton draw 2-2 in EPL relegation scrap, Alex de Minaur at centre of worrying scenes in brutal drama at Madrid Open, Matildas despair as Arsenal miss out on European final. [citation needed]. One of these, however, almost destroyed his career and his life. His immediate focus is Wednesday nights Turf War against Barry Hall a pay-per-view offering from Stan Event at Sydneys Aware Super Theatre. They will see how good he is, and they will want to test themselves against him, knowing they will get well paid for it. Sonny Bill Williams knocks out Barry Hall in first round A ruthless Williams ended the contest a few seconds later, after he landed a big right hand that felled Hall, prompting Fear to end the one-sided contest after one minute and 55 seconds. Michael Hall def Mitchel Stapleton - Welterweight - Unanimous decision 58-55, 58-54, 58-54. Click here to sign up to our newsletter for all the latest and breaking stories from Australia and around the world. He was so accurate. McGuigan founded, and is the current president of, the Professional Boxing Association (PBA).[1]. AFLW star Tayla Harris has made a thunderous return to boxing, watched on by Melbourne Demons teammates and her partner. But what underlines that is discipline, persistence and hard work. event bout wiki. Barry Hall headbutts Sonny Bill Williams at weigh-in ahead
