Nelson Asofa-Solomona: record, next fight and profile →
Heavyweight and former rugby player Nelson Asofa-Solomona had to battle through some difficulty before putting away Jarrod Wallace in the third round Sunday in Wollongong, Australia.
On Friday, Tim Tszyu and Denis Nurja weighed in without incident for Saturday’s middleweight main event clash at WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Nelson Asofa-Solomona marked his much-anticipated professional debut by stopping his fellow former NRL professional Jeremy Latimore inside a round
Jeremy Latimore believes that his brief experience as a professional presents him with a “massive advantage” for Friday’s heavyweight contest with Nelson Asofa-Solomona
Nelson Asofa-Solomona has found the media interest in his professional debut more startling than the prospect of a heavyweight boxer standing in his way
Jeremy Latimore recognises his fight on January 16 with Nelson Asofa-Solomona could be his last as a professional
Nelson Asofa-Solomona is embracing the “delusion” he believes goes with the territory of being a professional boxer
Asofa-Solomona and Latimore are both former National Rugby League professionals.
Nelson Asofa-Solomona’s commitment to boxing means that he deserves to be taken more seriously than other cross-code sportsmen who have attempted to fight, his new promoter insists