1m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 10:21am<\/p>\n
I didn’t like the ‘clean up the NRL division’ part<\/p>\n
These bouts are a farce. If NAS is serious, fight someone not over the hill, and not someone who has only had one fight, and and ex footy player himself. Just embarrassing.<\/p>\n
– Raz<\/p>\n
I agree.<\/p>\n
There has been some chat about who he should fight next and that he has the attributes to actually do well as a heavyweight fighter.<\/p>\n
Hard to tell from less than three minutes of action, but he didn’t look too bad and clearly has all the attributes to be a good fighter if he can be taught movement and ring craft, which will only come with time.<\/p>\n
But Tom Burgess is ringside in a cowboy hat and is having a conversation with NAS.<\/p>\n
But I don’t want to see that.<\/p>\n
5m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 10:17am<\/p>\n
NAS wants to ‘clean up NRL division’<\/p>\n
Here’s Nelson Asofa-Solomona speaking.<\/p>\n
“It’s great,” he says in the ring.<\/p>\n
“I’m not happy with the performance.<\/p>\n
“On to the next one.<\/p>\n
“I wasn’t happy with how I came out in my stance, I was loose.<\/p>\n
“Credit to this man for stepping into the ring.<\/p>\n
“It was a bit wild, I’ll go back to the drawing board.”<\/p>\n
He says he wants to “clean up the NRL division”.<\/p>\n
I mean, would any NRL player step in the ring with him after that?<\/p>\n
9m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 10:14amNelson Asofa-Solomona wins boxing debut by first round KO!<\/p>\n
Absolutely brutal.<\/p>\n
He looked for the uppercut a couple of times.<\/p>\n
When it landed, it absolutely detonated.<\/p>\n
It was all over 2 minutes and 27 seconds into the first.<\/p>\n
Latimore is up on his feet now, which is good to see.<\/p>\n
13m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 10:09am<\/p>\n
Asofa-Solomona vs Latimore, Round 1<\/p>\n
Only four rounds in this one.<\/p>\n
Expect plenty of action.<\/p>\n
Nelson Asofa-Solomona is, needless to say, an absolutely enormous man and looks it in the ring as well, standing a head taller than all those in his corner alongside him.<\/p>\n
There are more than a smattering of boos, so I think Latimore has the bulk of the support.<\/p>\n
NAS is standing his corner like he’s about to set off from the back fence, they both tear into the centre of the ring but then they pause, shadow boxing to start.<\/p>\n
NAS throws a jab, but gets caught by Latimore as he edges in behind a jab of his own.<\/p>\n
BIG UPPERCUT FROM ASOFA-SOLOMONA! That was a good shot but Latimore took it and landed one of his own back.<\/p>\n
UPPERCUT AND LATIMORE IS DOWN!<\/p>\n
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(No Limit Boxing)<\/p>\n
ASOFA-SOLOMONA IS CELEBRATING!<\/p>\n
THE REFEREE IS COUNTING!<\/p>\n
LATIMORE IS STRUGGLING!<\/p>\n
IT’S OVER!<\/p>\n
16m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 10:07am<\/p>\n
Nelson Asofa-Solomona walks out to The Final Countdown<\/p>\n
Amazing – we have a live guitar playing Europe’s anthemic The Final Countdown.<\/p>\n
There are a smattering of boos as NAS is announced, but there’s just a sea of phones being held up to record this moment.<\/p>\n
NAS is wearing white with a Samoan necklace around his neck – he looks up to the arena roof and smiles as he walks out to the middle of the arena, touching gloves with well wishers as he does so.<\/p>\n
He spends a moment in prayer before stepping over the top rope to get into the ring, all business now.<\/p>\n
18m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 10:04amNelson Asofa-Solomona vs Jeremy Latimore: Tale of the tape![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lcimg-4d8e3c19-eb89-4819-91b0-d58dca62fe1a.jpeg\")
(No Limit Boxing)Nelson Asofa-Solomona (NZL)<\/p>\n
Record: Debut<\/p>\n
Age: 29<\/p>\n
Height: 201cm<\/p>\n
Reach: 200cm<\/p>\n
Weight: 133.10kg<\/p>\n
Jeremy Latimore (AUS)<\/p>\n
Record: 1-0 (0KOs)<\/p>\n
Age: 39<\/p>\n
Height:\u00a0191cm<\/p>\n
Reach: 191cm<\/p>\n
Weight: 112.70kg<\/p>\n
19m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 10:04am<\/p>\n
There is genuine anticipation ringside for Nelson Asofa-Solomona’s debut<\/p>\n
This is really quite remarkable.<\/p>\n
Everyone in the arena is standing, waiting to catch a glimpse of these two former NRL stars have a go at each other over four three-minute rounds of heavyweight boxing.<\/p>\n
It’s remarkable.<\/p>\n
There is such interest in this fight.<\/p>\n
They need to wait no longer – here come the fighters.<\/p>\n
25m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 9:58am<\/p>\n
Why Nelson Asofa-Solomona chose boxing over rugby league![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lcimg-d76af528-546e-408a-aace-255aab0dfd12.jpeg\")
(No Limit Boxing)<\/p>\n
Nelson Asofa-Solomona is not the first NRL player to step into the boxing ring.<\/p>\n
He is unlikely to be the last either, given the popularity of these contests.<\/p>\n
But he is unusual in having walked away from the NRL so young \u2014the Kiwi international is still in his 20s after all.<\/p>\n
So why?<\/p>\n
Well, for a start, as Asofa-Solomona noted: “You can’t get sent off in boxing, which is good, so that’s a start.”<\/p>\n
Someone did tell him there are still rules he needs to follow though, right?<\/p>\n
Read more here.<\/p>\n
28m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 9:54am<\/p>\n
NAS is up next<\/p>\n
It’s time for\u00a0Nelson Asofa-Solomona to make his heavyweight boxing debut!<\/p>\n
This should be a fun one.<\/p>\n
I, for one, am intrigued to see how he goes.<\/p>\n
He’s got the size. Does he have the skill? We’ll soon see.<\/p>\n
31m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 9:51amStevan Ivic retains his title by majority decision!<\/p>\n
I had it 97-93 to Taliva’a.<\/p>\n
We have 95-95 from one judge.<\/p>\n
We have 96-94 from the other two judges.<\/p>\n
IN FAVOUR OF THE CHAMPION!<\/p>\n
Taliva’a looks briefly disappointed and I think he should be disappointed.<\/p>\n
There are some boos from the crowd – who are a bit upset by that call.<\/p>\n
37m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 9:45am<\/p>\n
Ivic vs Taliva’a, Round 10<\/p>\n
Here we go – final round.<\/p>\n
Ivic might need something special here – I just feel that Taliva’a has had the better of the fight, without having kept a scorecard.<\/p>\n
Both men come out hard but nothing really lands and they settle back into their distance again.<\/p>\n
Ivic lands! Good shot that has the crowd excited!<\/p>\n
Taliva’a misses with another massive left hook! He lands with one of them, he could take Ivic’s head off.<\/p>\n
Both men miss.<\/p>\n
Ivic lands a jab though that just stings Taliva’a, sending him blinking backwards.<\/p>\n
Good one-two from Taliva’a after a double jab from Ivic.<\/p>\n
Ivic is looking for that right hand but he’s not landing it yet.<\/p>\n
Good left from Taliva’a! And some more shots rain down on the champion!<\/p>\n
This is brilliant from Taliva’a who marches Ivic down, talking to him.<\/p>\n
AND IVIC SHUTS THAT MOUTH WITH A RIGHT TO THE JAW!<\/p>\n
Taliva’a celebrates as the bell is about to be rung. I think we have a new champion and so does he.<\/p>\n
A good fight that did drift a little in the middle rounds.<\/p>\n
42m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 9:41am<\/p>\n
Ivic vs Taliva’a, Round 9<\/p>\n
Taliva’a lands a jab to the body.<\/p>\n
Then both men go head hunting. This is good action but not much of it clean.<\/p>\n
Good jab from Taliva’a lands.<\/p>\n
Ivic lands a couple of shots and has Taliva’a been caught there? He’s grimacing but gets straight back on the front foot.<\/p>\n
Taliva’a swings himself off his feet there almost with a huge left! Ivic makes him pay with a couple of shots.<\/p>\n
Good right from Ivic lands – that was a solid thud that we could hear all of 50 metres away in the back row.<\/p>\n
NOW THEY BOTH EXCHANGE! Good shots!<\/p>\n
Taliva’a is landing to the head of Ivic! Ivic fights back with a shot of his own – but more of Taliva’a shots are getting through.<\/p>\n
That’s a great shot though, a stiff right down the pipe from Ivic to end the round.<\/p>\n
45m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 9:37am<\/p>\n
Ivic vs Taliva’a, Round 8<\/p>\n
Taliva’a comes forward to the cent of the ring but is forced back immediately.<\/p>\n
He misses with a jab but then gets clipped by a neat jab from Ivic.<\/p>\n
There hasn’t been much clinching but now they come together on the ropes, both landing a couple of shots as they fight to get out of dodge.<\/p>\n
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(No Limit Boxing)<\/p>\n
Taliva’a punches and lands with a right to the chin of Ivic.<\/p>\n
They come together again but Ivic gets caught again on the chin with another right hook.<\/p>\n
NOW THERE’S ACTION! A flurry of shots from both men, lefts and rights, bar-room brawling towards the end of the round.<\/p>\n
Taliva’a misses with a massive left hook that grazes the space where Ivic had his head just before.<\/p>\n
Both men swing and land to end the round.<\/p>\n
The crowd has quietened. I don’t think they expected this one to go this long. I know I didn’t based on the frenetic first two rounds.<\/p>\n
50m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 9:33am<\/p>\n
Ivic vs Taliva’a, Round 7<\/p>\n
Ivic has a cold press applied to his left cheek there at the break between rounds, it’s swelling a bit under his eye.<\/p>\n
A massive crowd in Brisbane watches, engrossed as the two big men meet in the middle of the ring again.<\/p>\n
It’s not been frenetic stuff for a while, but it’s been no less engrossing.<\/p>\n
Ivic comes forward behind the jab, doubling up behind it as he comes in.<\/p>\n
Ivic is starting to look a bit more dominant here, perhaps Taliva’a is fading, because it’s the champion who is controlling things now.<\/p>\n
As I write that Taliva’a slashes out a big hand that forces Ivic back.<\/p>\n
Now Ivic comes forward and both men exchange a couple of shots.<\/p>\n
There hasn’t been much in the way of clinching in this fight as the pair come together and immediately punch their way out of it.<\/p>\n
Good jabbing from both men ends the round.<\/p>\n
53m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 9:29am<\/p>\n
Ivic vs Taliva’a, Round 6![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lcimg-d70b3e81-f5b6-4762-8c1c-29d96024bb2f.jpeg\")
(No Limit Boxing)<\/p>\n
There’s a bit of a skirmish in the crowd that gets everyone on the floor of the arena up on their feet in excitement.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the boxers are going at it in the middle of the ring.<\/p>\n
Good shots from Ivic, he needed that, a combination that just tested the chin of Taliva’a there.<\/p>\n
Good jabs, tripling up on the jab from Ivic.<\/p>\n
Taliva’a swings wildly and misses.<\/p>\n
Ivic comes back in behind that jab again – that’s better from the champion – he needs more of that. It’s been a good round for him.<\/p>\n
Taliva’a is looking a bit gassed, throwing for the sake of throwing, to be honest, and not landing as well as he did earlier in the fight.<\/p>\n
57m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 9:26am<\/p>\n
Ivic vs Taliva’a, Round 5<\/p>\n
Ivic lands with that ranging jab again as Taliva’a comes forward.<\/p>\n
The action has slowed considerably, both these men feeling the pace on a hot night in Brisbane – although it’s mercifully cool in the arena.<\/p>\n
Not much landing.<\/p>\n
But now Taliva’a lands with some solid shots – really nice shots that have Ivic on the back foot and feeling the challenger’s gloves across his brow.<\/p>\n
It’s good boxing from Taliva’a.<\/p>\n
Ivic has been reduced to throwing long-range jabs, only a couple of which have landed.<\/p>\n
Half distance, I like Taliva’a for this one as it stands.<\/p>\n
1h agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 9:21am<\/p>\n
Ivic vs Taliva’a, Round 4<\/p>\n
Taliva’a is on the offensive again, but he’s very wary of getting clipped, as Ivic slashes out a left jab to keep him at bay.<\/p>\n
Ivic with a couple of shots to the head that has Taliva’a covering up a bit.<\/p>\n
The challenger Taliva’a is still coming forward though – relentlessly.<\/p>\n
Ivic has to be careful but then he lashes out with a fierce shot to keep Taliva’a back.<\/p>\n
Another less frenetic round, this.<\/p>\n
Good action there from Taliva’a who lands a flurry on Ivic.<\/p>\n
And another good couple of shots land from Taliva’a.<\/p>\n
1h agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 9:18am<\/p>\n
Ivic vs Taliva’a, Round 3<\/p>\n
Taliva’a drives forward behind his jab. Misses out on making any real impact with them though.<\/p>\n
This is a more tentative round.<\/p>\n
Ivic comes forward now but Taliva’a ducks away nicely.<\/p>\n
This is good stuff from the challenger.<\/p>\n
Tentative boxing from Ivic, but he’s just throwing out that jab now to keep the distance and gauge when to throw the big right.<\/p>\n
There’s a good left to the chin from Ivic on the counter as Taliva’a comes forward. Really nice, crisp shot.<\/p>\n
Good end to the round from Ivic, who comes forward and lands a left and then a right, followed by another left for good measure.<\/p>\n
Both men taking a slight breather that round.<\/p>\n
1h agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 9:17am<\/p>\n
Zerafa has just arrived…<\/p>\n
Michael Zerafa has just arrived – late arrival for him, barely 90 minutes before he’s due to box.<\/p>\n
1h agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 9:15am<\/p>\n
Ivic vs Taliva’a, Round 2<\/p>\n
Some big shots raining in from Taliva’a, but he’s being forced to cover up now after some brilliant pressure from Ivic.<\/p>\n
That was a great turnaround.<\/p>\n
Taliva’a starting hard but then getting rocked hard by a brutal right uppercut.<\/p>\n
Great stuff – I can’t see this one going the distance, to be honest.<\/p>\n
Taliva’a with a body shot.<\/p>\n
He’s the one who is doing more of the pressure boxing now, dominating the centre of the ring.<\/p>\n
Ivic with a couple of tentative jabs to the side of the head.<\/p>\n
Good jabs that time from Ivic.<\/p>\n
Both men miss with some wild swings.<\/p>\n
Another good round of action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1m agoFri 16 Jan 2026 at 10:21am I didn’t like the ‘clean up the NRL division’ part These…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":412917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[173667,703,49,48,173234,172450,173668,3008,24118,143368,36375,82,172110],"class_list":["post-412916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-bad-blood","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-demsey-mckean","tag-jeremy-latimore","tag-liam-wilson","tag-live","tag-michael-zerafa","tag-nelson-asofa-solomona","tag-nikita-tszyu","tag-sports","tag-tszyu-vs-zerafa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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