{"id":502312,"date":"2026-02-25T03:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/502312\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T03:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:37:14","slug":"pressure-building-between-lodge-and-nas-as-boxing-bout-looms-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/502312\/","title":{"rendered":"Pressure building between Lodge and NAS as boxing bout looms – NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former NRL<\/a> star Nelson Asofa-Solomona<\/a> has poured fuel on the fire with the claims that he could get in the boxing ring with Cowboys enforcer Matt Lodge.<\/p>\n

Lodge returned to the US for the first time since being arrested there in 2015, and after an open-training session, he spoke to Fox Sports about a potential fight between himself and Asofa-Solomona.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe already knows where he can get it,\u201d Lodge said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for the rest of the year, we’ve got to focus on footy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also don’t want to speak about boxing, especially while we’re over here.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut he knows where he can get the fight and so does George [Rose].<\/p>\n

\u201cBut right now, my full focus is this weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike Nelson, I’m not gonna quit footy to get in the ring.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut good luck to him. I hope [the boxing switch] fulfils what he wants to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if he wants to get it on, we can get it on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shortly after, ‘NAS’ replied on his Instagram, implying Lodge is only contracted in the NRL<\/a> because Asofa-Solomona rejected the role that he eventually signed for the North Queensland Cowboys<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Funny that.. you wouldn’t have a job if I took the contract you’re currently on right now. Thank me later”, NAS wrote on his Instagram story.<\/p>\n

Asofa-Solomona stepped away from the NRL<\/a> to pursue an opportunity for the prosperous Australian boxing franchise ‘No Limit’, who is founded by former NRL<\/a> player George Rose<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There has been significant hype generated around Asofa-Solomona’s boxing career, in which we saw him knock out Jeremy Latimore<\/a> in the first round in his professional debut in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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