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While Paul Gallen and John Hopoate are the headline act of the charity boxing event at Star of the Ring in 2019, the undercard will feature former rugby league great Justin Hodges make his professional debut.
» Fight report: Gallen KOs Hopoate in second round
» WATCH: Gallen’s classy response to victory
» WATCH: Gallen vs Hopoate video highlights
» WATCH: Justin Hodges wins in boxing debut
» WATCH: MMA fighter’s vicious 49-second KO
Starting at 7pm (AEDT), there will be a massive nine fights on the undercard to keep spectators and viewers alike entertained, with son of boxing great and former multiple-time world champion Kosta Tszyu’s son Tim Tszyu also fighting in the last fight before Gallen and Hopoate.
Tszyu, who is trying to make a name for himself in the ring, and a match against Englishman Denton Vessell is being touted as the toughest of his career so far.
Hodges will take on Rob Baron in the opening fight of the night, while all but four on the card are Australian registered or born.
Fight 1: Justin Hodges vs Rob Baron
Fight 2: Ebanie Bridges vs Mahiecka Pareno
Fight 3: Pouono Lopeti vs Issac Hardman
Fight 4: Danilo Creati (Italy) vs Shiva Mishra (New Zealand)
Fight 5: Ben Savva vs Luke Travers
Fight 6: Darragh Foley vs Wellem Reyk
Fight 7: Cesar Mateo Tapia (Mexico) vs Adam Copland
Fight 8: Mark Lucas vs Rocky Jerkic
Fight 9: Tim Tszyu vs Denton Vassell (England)
Note: Fighters are Australian unless otherwise noted.
You can tune into the entire card with our live blog and highlights here on The Roar to stay across all the action on the evening.
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