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All New Zealand HW boxers are in rugby....
You heard the one about American HW boxers being in the NBA and NFL etc etc.
Well here is a new one. All the New Zealand boxers are playing rugby instead.
All-Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams wins NZ heavyweight title
Rugby World Cup winner claims national boxing title with first-round knockout
All-Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams wins NZ heavyweight title
Rugby World Cup winner claims national boxing title with first-round knockout
Knockout: Sonny Bill Williams lands a big right hand on his way to winning the New Zealand heavyweight title Knockout: Sonny Bill Williams lands a big right hand on his way to winning the New Zealand heavyweight title Getty
New Zealand All-Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams became a two-sport champion after claiming the New Zealand heavyweight championship last night.
Williams, who usually plays as a centre for the All-Blacks, was part of New Zealand's Rugby World Cup-winning side in 2011, coming off the bench in the final against France.
And the 26-year-old from Auckland added a boxing championship to his rugby world title when he stopped Clarence Tillman III in Hamilton.
The referee stepped in and called a halt to the bout with six seconds remaining in the first round as Williams claimed the vacant New Zealand Professional Boxing Association heavyweight title.
That win took Williams' professional boxing record to 5-0 (3 knockouts).
He's not quite ready to take on the Klitschkos just yet, but as this video shows, the Kiwi puncher certainly has some power in his fists.
Well here is a new one. All the New Zealand boxers are playing rugby instead.
All-Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams wins NZ heavyweight title
Rugby World Cup winner claims national boxing title with first-round knockout
All-Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams wins NZ heavyweight title
Rugby World Cup winner claims national boxing title with first-round knockout
Knockout: Sonny Bill Williams lands a big right hand on his way to winning the New Zealand heavyweight title Knockout: Sonny Bill Williams lands a big right hand on his way to winning the New Zealand heavyweight title Getty
New Zealand All-Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams became a two-sport champion after claiming the New Zealand heavyweight championship last night.
Williams, who usually plays as a centre for the All-Blacks, was part of New Zealand's Rugby World Cup-winning side in 2011, coming off the bench in the final against France.
And the 26-year-old from Auckland added a boxing championship to his rugby world title when he stopped Clarence Tillman III in Hamilton.
The referee stepped in and called a halt to the bout with six seconds remaining in the first round as Williams claimed the vacant New Zealand Professional Boxing Association heavyweight title.
That win took Williams' professional boxing record to 5-0 (3 knockouts).
He's not quite ready to take on the Klitschkos just yet, but as this video shows, the Kiwi puncher certainly has some power in his fists.
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