Former All-Blacks Williams returns to the ring

Faraj Ben Lahousin, Media 365: Posted on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 7:55 pm.

Sonny Bill Williams will fight in English boxing against Samoan Mark Hunt on November 5th. This will be the tenth professional fight for the former All Blacks team.

Sonny Bill Williams is a true rugby legend, at the age of 13 at the age of 15. Known for his devastating tackles, he also shone with his famous ‘off-loads’, these passes after contact with defenders that he had his secret alone. Two-time world champion with the All Blacks in 2011 and 2015, he also won a Super Rugby title with the Waikato Chiefs in 2012. In Rugby 13, he reached the 2013 World Cup final at Wembley in England, but was against the Kiwis. Australia. A country he knows well for lifting the prestigious NRL Championship trophy there that same year in the Sydney Roosters jersey. in France, The New Zealander was wearing a toulon jacket where he left an unforgettable memory Despite losing the final of the European Challenge in the Velodrome de Marseille against Cardiff.

A strong and complete athlete, SBW also had a successful career as a professional boxer, recording nine victories, including 4 by knockout, in many fights. Retired from the rugby court since 2021, the former three-quarters center who is now 37 years old will return to the paddock. Kickboxing legend Mark Hunt will challenge who confessed by his account Twitter, having been closely followed and supported for many years. Samoan, winner among others at the K1 World GP in 2001, has also switched to MMA. He has also benefited from the great honor of fighting in the UFC cage. On the other hand in English boxing, “The Super Samoan” did not taste victory in three chances. At the age of 48, he will surely have one last chance to do well in heavy noble art by fighting against Sonny Bill Williams. November 5 at Ken Roswell Arena in Sydney.

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