{"id":333017,"date":"2023-09-22T01:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T01:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=333017"},"modified":"2023-09-22T04:03:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T04:03:19","slug":"polarising-aussie-greats-role-revealed-for-nrl-fight-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=333017","title":{"rendered":"Polarising Aussie great's role revealed for NRL fight night"},"content":{"rendered":"

The card for Stan's live and exclusive pay-per-view 'Battle on the Reef' has been finalised.<\/p>\n

And in a major coup for organisers, Aussie boxing great Michael Zerafa will join the commentary line-up providing expert analysis and calls.<\/p>\n

Eight fights will take place on October 7 at the Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, headlined by Australia's Paulo Aokuso facing Gabriel Omar Diaz of Argentina.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They'll fight for the IBO Intercontinental light-heavyweight title in which Aukuso will look to extend his 5-0 unbeaten streak.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Watch all the action from 'Battle on the Reef' on October 7.<\/strong><\/em> Available to watch via pay-per-view live and exclusively on Stan<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The card is littered with NRL<\/a> heavyweights from clubs across the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Boxer<\/p>\n

North Queensland Cowboys lifer Jason Taumalolo will take on Eels prop Reagan Campbell-Gillard.<\/p>\n

Junior Paulo, another Eels and NSW Origin star, will take on the 'Polar Bear' Ben Hannant.\u00a0The 38-year-old represented the Sydney Roosters, Brisbane Broncos, Canterbury Bulldogs, and Cowboys in a career spanning nearly 250 games.<\/p>\n

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Queensland ace Jarrod Wallace, formerly of the Broncos and Gold Coast Titans, will represent the Dolphins when he takes on Melbourne Storm stalwart Nelson Asofa-Solomona.<\/p>\n

Retiring Bulldogs star Tevita Pangai Junior will have his first professional fight against Gold Coast boxer Frank Amato, who has a 1-1 record.<\/p>\n

\"Former<\/p>\n

One of the highlights of the night will be a true State of Origin tussle between Queensland Maroons legend Justin Hodges (formerly Roosters and Broncos) and New South Wales ace Matt Cooper (formerly St George Illawarra Dragons).<\/p>\n

Pangai Junior's younger brother Jermaine will face Nepote Dawadawa in another heavyweight fight.<\/p>\n

Jermaine won't be the only brother in action with Aokuso's sibling Austin taking on Filimoni Naliva Junior in the sole cruiserweight fight of the night.<\/p>\n

\"Yunieski<\/p>\n

Zerafa, the WBA's No.1 ranked fighter in his division, will join the commentary line-up.<\/p>\n

"I'm thrilled to be joining the Stan team for the Battle on the Reef pay-per-view and breaking down all the action for those watching at home," said Zerafa.<\/p>\n

"Some of the NRL boys who are stepping up show a lot of promise and I'm keen to see what they bring, while Paulo Aokuso in the main event is such a bright prospect for Australian boxing. I can't wait for October 7."<\/p>\n

Battle on the Reef fight card (bouts and order subject to change):<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Paulo Aokuso v Gabriel Omar Diaz for the IBO Intercontinental Light-Heavyweight Title<\/p>\n

– Jason Taumalolo v Reagan Campbell-Gillard (heavyweight)<\/p>\n

– Junior Paulo v Ben Hannant (heavyweight)<\/p>\n

– Nelson Asofa-Solomona v Jarrod Wallace (heavyweight)<\/p>\n

– Tevita Pangai Junior v Frank Amato (heavyweight)<\/p>\n

– Justin Hodges v Matt Cooper (heavyweight)<\/p>\n

– Jermaine Pangai v Nepote Dawadawa (heavyweight)<\/p>\n

– Austin Aokuso v Filimoni Naliva Jr (cruiserweight)<\/p>\n

To order and watch the<\/strong><\/em> Battle on the Reef<\/strong><\/em> Pay-Per-View customers will need an active Stan subscription. Stan subscribers can order the Pay-Per-View for $50. New customers can sign up for a 30-day free trial and then order the Pay-Per-View for $50.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The card for Stan's live and exclusive pay-per-view 'Battle on the Reef' has been finalised. And in a major coup for organisers, Aussie boxing great […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":333019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333017"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=333017"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":333022,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333017\/revisions\/333022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/333019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=333017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=333017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=333017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}