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Sonny Bill Williams to fight Bachelorette winner - no, seriously!

17th September, 2018
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Sonny Bill Williams (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
17th September, 2018
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Sonny Bill Williams will fight Stu Landy, winner of 2017’s Bachelorette reality TV show featuring Sophie Monk, on December 1 in Sydney.

“I’m looking forward to getting back in the ring again,” says Williams. “I know this will be a hard fight for me after being out of the ring for three years.

“Some people will say I’ll be rusty, but I can’t wait. I know I’ll put on a good show and the cause is a great one.

“It feels good to be giving something back.”

The match will be a charity fight, raising funds to help raise money for the Auckland City Mission, and the winner will be declared ‘world heavyweight champion of the homeless and needy’.

The event will also see former Australian world champion Jeff Fenech come out of retirement to fight amateur Mark Borius.

Laundy will undoubtedly be giving up some height and size to the 191 cm, 108 kg Williams, but says he isn’t intimidated.

“Sonny’s got me in bulk and muscle… and probably athleticism as well,” said Laundy.

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“But I’ve done quite a lot of sparring throughout my life. I’ve had experience throwing punches.”

The millionaire pub owner was a contestant on the 2017 season of The Bachelorette after having also previously appeared on SBS show Filthy Rich and Homeless.

“Living on the streets with no money or clothes and living rough with just a sleeping bag for 10 days gave me a taste of what life as a homeless person is, invisible, forgotten, ignored,” said Laundy.

“I want to help and I’m grateful for Sonny for giving his time, name and body to support this cause. I’ll try not to hurt him!”

Although he won the season, Laundy’s relationship with Bachelorette Sophie Monk ended shortly after the show concluded.

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