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Only weeks after walking out on the Melbourne Storm, Asofa-Solomona has told Fox Sports Australia he would love for Gallen to again unretire for one last fight \u2013 and earn \u2013 following his emphatic win over Sonny Bill Williams in July.<\/p>\n
Apart from enjoying a stellar NRL career, Gallen has also spent 12 years as something of an Australian crossover boxing star; grossing $25 million during his three biggest years in the sport. <\/p>\n
Unsurprisingly, a farewell fight against Asofa-Solomona would also be a huge event, and easy to make given No Limit\u2019s Rose boys already share a close relationship with \u2018Gal\u2019.<\/p>\n
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JULY 16: Paul Gallen celebrates winning against Sonny Bill Williams after the heavyweight bout at Qudos Bank Arena on July 16, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
However given the Cronulla premiership hero would be conceding some 15 years to NAS, and likely double-digit kilos, any fight between the duo would appear at incredibly long odds. <\/p>\n
Regardless, and before all that, Asofa-Solomona will first make his professional debut against Jeremy Latimore on January 16 in Brisbane.<\/p>\n
Better, the anticipated bout is taking place on a stacked showcase which, apart from being topped by Zerafa and Tszyu, also includes an IBF welterweight title eliminator for Liam Paro. <\/p>\n
Gallen, meanwhile, only came out of fight retirement earlier this year \u2013 earning a split decision win over SBW \u2013 but suggested immediately afterwards he would again be hanging up the gloves for good.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got the win, that\u2019ll be there forever,\u201d he said immediately after the scorecards were announced. \u201c[But] at the end of the day, I\u2019m 44 in a month. I\u2019ve finished my fights.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, should Asofa-Solomona get past Latimore first up, the 200cm giant said he would be keen to challenge the man who has squared off with the likes of Justis Huni, Lucas Browne, Mark Hunt, Barry Hall, even Justin Hodges and Ben Hannant on the same night.<\/p>\n
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Asked by Fox Sports Australia about a potential Gallen fight, Asofa-Solomona replied: \u201cYeah, I\u2019d love to dance with him.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, right now, Gal is retired and doing his media thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I\u2019m definitely not calling him out.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not that guy.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut if he did want to come back? I know there would be a lot of hype around any fight between us.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we could both make some decent money from it.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Gal has already done plenty in the fight game and had a great run. So if it\u2019s a rest that he wants, he definitely deserves it.\u201d<\/p>\n
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JULY 16: Sonny Bill Williams punches Paul Gallen during their heavyweight bout at Qudos Bank Arena on July 16, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
As announced only last week, Asofa-Solomona is set to make his pro debut against Latimore.<\/p>\n
Apart from boasting over 180 NRL games, or being affectionately dubbed \u2018GOAT\u2019 during his playing days, the former prop also has two heavyweight fights himself \u2013 both wins.<\/p>\n
Yet apart from being a decade older than NAS, the other big question involves just how many kilos Latimore may be conceding on fight night.<\/p>\n
Previously, the retired St George Illawarra prop has fought at 113kg.<\/p>\n
Asofa-Solomona, meanwhile, boasts a reported NRL playing weight of 130kg.<\/p>\n
However, the former Stormer admits to being clueless regarding where he will be on the scales come weigh-ins and again inside Brisbane Entertainment Centre on fight night.<\/p>\n
In his one previous exhibition fight in 2023, where he stopped fellow NRL player Jarrod Wallace, NAS weighed in at 131.6kg.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut my weight now? No idea,\u201d he shrugged. \u201cI haven\u2019t touched the scales since I left the Storm.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd right now I don\u2019t want to dictate anything off numbers.<\/p>\n
\u201cInstead, it\u2019s all about how I feel.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I\u2019m just going to keep putting in the work. Then whatever I weigh on the day will be what it is \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
But as for where your last recorded playing weight was at?<\/p>\n
\u201cLast time? Mate, I honestly can\u2019t remember exactly,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut I would\u2019ve been mid 130s\u201d.<\/p>\n
Nelson Asofa-Solomona (right) ahead of his boxing debut. Picture: No Limit BoxingSource: Supplied<\/p>\n
Despite the hype around his impending debut, Asofa-Solomona\u2019s limited highlight reel includes only the Wallace finish and that now infamous 2019 Bali fight video.<\/p>\n
Yet there are hopes the heavyweight can follow in the footsteps of Gallen, who also fought Kris Terzievski in 2022 for the Australian heavyweight title.<\/p>\n
Which is why despite taking up the sport relatively late, promoters No Limit are keen to make some big fights, and quickly, for their newest signing.<\/p>\n
Certainly NAS is also keen to make his own mark in a sport he initially took up aged 12.<\/p>\n
Back when the old man took him to a local gym in Wellington … and the boy announced himself by beating up the gym trainer\u2019s 16-year-old son in sparring. <\/p>\n
\u201cAnd heavyweights can go for a long time,\u201d Asofa-Solomona said when asked of his goals. \u201cYou look at history and you\u2019ve got guys boxing into their early 40s.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I\u2019m still a baby in this sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019d also be foolish to come into this, or anything else, and dream small.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I\u2019m dreaming big.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd eventually, I want to eventually mix it with the best.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now though, I\u2019m a sponge, learning the craft.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just need to do my time and go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nelson Asofa-Solomona has declared himself keen to \u201cdance\u201d with Paul Gallen in 2026 should the NSW Origin great…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":211232,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213],"class_list":{"0":"post-211231","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-new-zealand","9":"tag-newzealand","10":"tag-nz","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}