Matchroom Boxing: Nicolson vs Turner | Wednesday 29 April from 7pm AEST | Watch Skye Nicolson vs Mariah Turner in an all-Aussie title showdown for the WBC Interim Super Bantamweight Championship | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n But it was Hussain and Hunt who stole the spotlight at Monday\u2019s press conference, producing a fiery exchange.<\/p>\n Both men, eager to make a statement on the card, needed little invitation once they were handed the mic.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t give a f**k about titles,\u201d said Hussain.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m here to take the win\u2026 You [Hunt] can keep fighting welterweights. I\u2019m a super-welterweight and the first real one you\u2019ve fought. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not someone who is old or boiled down \u2013 I\u2019m an actual super-welterweight.\u201d<\/p>\n Hunt, who is coming off achieving the Aus Boxing 2025 Knockout of the Year, didn\u2019t take long to respond.<\/p>\n Aussie boxing star Skye NicholsonSource: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n \u201cA side, B-side \u2013 I don\u2019t give a f**k,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s saying it\u2019s hunting season \u2013 100 per cent it\u2019s f**king hunting season. I\u2019m prepared, I\u2019m a f**king animal.\u201d<\/p>\n Moments later Hussain cut Hunt off, telling him that he should be sitting on the \u201cA-side\u201d of the press conference.<\/p>\n \u201cWhatever makes you happy, champ,\u201d replied Hunt.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m the underdog \u2013 I\u2019m going to rip you apart.\u201d<\/p>\n Hussain fired back. \u201cYou ain\u2019t going to do s**t. Stay nervous.\u201d<\/p>\n Matchroom CEO Frank Smith was clearly enjoying the back-and-forth.<\/p>\n \u201cI like the swearing,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019d get in trouble for that in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier in the press conference, he had already identified the Hussain-Hunt clash as a potential barnburner.<\/p>\n Andrew Hunt and Benjamin HussainSource: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been told that Andrew against Benjamin is the fight of the night,\u201d he said. \u201cEveryone is telling me that before we even come onto the main two fights.\u201d<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Nicolson spoke of her excitement at headlining Wednesday night\u2019s card on home soil.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel privileged to be headlining a card with so much Aussie talent,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe platform with Fox Sports, the new deal with Matchroom, DAZN, Kayo Sports \u2013 it\u2019s an incredible position to be in.\u201d<\/p>\n “A star is going to be born” | 02:12<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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