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Paul Gallen ‘will end his boxing career by fighting TWICE in one night’<!-- wp:html --><div></div> <div> <h2>Paul Gallen ‘ends his boxing career by fighting TWICE in one night’ with NRL legend ‘watching fights against Justin Hodges and another fighter’ in sensational swan song</h2> <p><strong>Paul Gallen is reportedly set to fight twice in one night to end his boxing career</strong><br /> <strong>The 40-year-old hinted at retirement after his recent defeat to Kris Terzievski </strong><br /> <strong>Fox Sports Reports He Could Fight Justin Hodges And Another Ex-NRL Star </strong></p> <p class="author-section byline-plain">By Ollie Lewis for Daily Mail Australia </p> <p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-published"> <span class="article-timestamp-label">Published:</span> 08:58, August 3, 2022 </span> | <span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"> <span class="article-timestamp-label">Updated:</span> 09:02, August 3, 2022 </span> </p> <p> <!-- ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/gb/sport/boxing/article/other/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]>>--> <!-- <!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]>>--> <!--<!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]>>--> <!-- <!--[if IE 8]>--></p> <p> <!--[if IE 9]>--></p> <p> <!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]> --> <!--</p> <p> <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. More info available at http://www.omniture.com --> </p> <p> <!-- End SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. --> <!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]> --> <!--<!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]> --> </p> <p> <!-- <!-- CWV --></p> <div> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Paul Gallen is reportedly set to end his boxing career by fighting twice in one night as the NRL legend looks to draw the curtain on his sensational in-ring spell.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">The former Cronulla Sharks captain has a record of 12 wins and 2 losses since donning the gloves after his stellar football career and previously contested the Australasian heavyweight title, losing to Kris Terzievski.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Gallen hinted at retirement after his defeat in May, despite fans yearning for a mega fight between 40-year-old and fellow rugby hero turned boxer Sonny Bill Williams.</p> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Paul Gallen will reportedly fight twice in one night to close the curtains on his boxing career</p> </div> <p class="mol-para-with-font">However, <a target="_blank" class="class" href="https://www.foxsports.com.au/boxing/boxing-news-2022-paul-gallen-to-fight-twice-on-one-night-justin-hodges-when-will-it-be-next-opponent-date-latest-updates/news-story/1461cb2ae63e06d59c287f6243f89c61" rel="noopener">Fox Sports</a> understands that negotiations on a ‘boxing extravaganza’ are nearing completion, with Gallen to top a star-studded bill in two games in September.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Intriguingly, Gallen will be looking for successive victories in enemy territory, with the NSW legend taking himself to Queensland for the fights. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">One of Gallen’s two opponents is expected to be former NRL star Justin Hodges, who has a lot of momentum behind him after beating Ben Hannant and Jordan Simi.</p> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">The 40-year-old hinted at retirement after his defeat to Kris Terzievski in May</p> </div> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Gallen is expected to fight Justin Hodges and another former NRL player in September</p> </div> <p class="mol-para-with-font">His second rival has not yet been decided, but he is expected to take on another former NRL player.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Gallen recently told <a target="_blank" class="class" href="https://www.foxsports.com.au/boxing/boxing-news-2022-paul-gallen-to-fight-twice-on-one-night-justin-hodges-when-will-it-be-next-opponent-date-latest-updates/news-story/1461cb2ae63e06d59c287f6243f89c61" rel="noopener">Fox Sports</a> that the prospect of ‘bashing two Queenslanders in one night would be fun’, and he is engaged in a war of words with Hodges.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">The logistics behind Gallen’s two fights — whether he’s fighting one opponent right after the other or stepping into the ring earlier in the night before the main event — remains unclear. </p> </div> <p> <!-- ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/gb/sport/boxing/article/other/inread_player.html --></p> <div class="column-content cleared"> <div class="shareArticles"> <h3 class="social-links-title">Share or comment on this article: </h3> </div> </div> </div><!-- /wp:html -->

Paul Gallen ‘ends his boxing career by fighting TWICE in one night’ with NRL legend ‘watching fights against Justin Hodges and another fighter’ in sensational swan song

Paul Gallen is reportedly set to fight twice in one night to end his boxing career
The 40-year-old hinted at retirement after his recent defeat to Kris Terzievski
Fox Sports Reports He Could Fight Justin Hodges And Another Ex-NRL Star

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Paul Gallen is reportedly set to end his boxing career by fighting twice in one night as the NRL legend looks to draw the curtain on his sensational in-ring spell.

The former Cronulla Sharks captain has a record of 12 wins and 2 losses since donning the gloves after his stellar football career and previously contested the Australasian heavyweight title, losing to Kris Terzievski.

Gallen hinted at retirement after his defeat in May, despite fans yearning for a mega fight between 40-year-old and fellow rugby hero turned boxer Sonny Bill Williams.

Paul Gallen will reportedly fight twice in one night to close the curtains on his boxing career

However, Fox Sports understands that negotiations on a ‘boxing extravaganza’ are nearing completion, with Gallen to top a star-studded bill in two games in September.

Intriguingly, Gallen will be looking for successive victories in enemy territory, with the NSW legend taking himself to Queensland for the fights.

One of Gallen’s two opponents is expected to be former NRL star Justin Hodges, who has a lot of momentum behind him after beating Ben Hannant and Jordan Simi.

The 40-year-old hinted at retirement after his defeat to Kris Terzievski in May

Gallen is expected to fight Justin Hodges and another former NRL player in September

His second rival has not yet been decided, but he is expected to take on another former NRL player.

Gallen recently told Fox Sports that the prospect of ‘bashing two Queenslanders in one night would be fun’, and he is engaged in a war of words with Hodges.

The logistics behind Gallen’s two fights — whether he’s fighting one opponent right after the other or stepping into the ring earlier in the night before the main event — remains unclear.

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