Gallen's blunt ultimatum for Hodges rematch

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Paul Gallen has demanded his sequel combat against Justin Hodges beryllium implicit six rounds of 3 minutes each oregon helium won't spell up with the event.

Gallen and Hodges came face-to-face for the archetypal clip since their September Origin Rumble, which was 4 rounds of 2 minutes each.

Reports that Hodges is considering ineligible enactment against the referee of their archetypal combat for stopping it was rubbished by Gallen, who said helium wants a antithetic acceptable of conditions for the rematch.

"Everything helium says is laughable," Gallen said, arguing helium followed each the referee's instructions fixed pre-fight.

"We're doing 6x3 infinitesimal rounds this clip oregon the combat is not happening, that's the mode it's going to go. Everything helium says is laughable. I'm blessed to attest connected the judge's behalf. He said earlier the lucifer we tin punch whenever we want, the lone clip we can't punch is erstwhile the referee calls interruption oregon if he's successful betwixt us.

"What astir erstwhile the referee did telephone break, stepped successful betwixt us, I stepped back, looked astatine him and you deed maine with the champion close manus of the fight. Five seconds aboriginal you deed maine successful the backmost of the caput and dropped me. Did I whinge, bitch oregon moan astir that?"

"We're doing it decently oregon we're not doing it astatine all. I privation it approved now, if it's not three-minute rounds, we're not doing it," Gallen added.

Meanwhile, implicit a twelvemonth aft refusing to combat Tim Tszyu, Michael Zerafa volition instrumentality to No Limit Boxing arsenic co-main lawsuit connected the Gallen-Hodges paper connected November 23.

It's a stunning crook of events for Zerafa and No Limit, who vowed to ne'er person the Victorian combatant connected 1 of their cards again aft Zerafa withdrew from the much-hyped combat against Tim Tszyu successful July past year.

Speaking astatine a property league to beforehand the combat connected Wednesday, Zerafa, who takes connected undefeated Italian Danilo Creati, was asked by big Ben Damon what it feels similar to beryllium backmost connected a No Limit card.

"They bash the champion shows successful Australia and reaching worldwide soon. Credit to the boys for putting maine backmost on. I'm backmost wherever I belong, backmost connected TV and backmost doing my thing."

He was past poked by Damon, who asked if helium was going to crook up for the combat this time.

"That's a debased stroke that one. I'll beryllium turning up and erstwhile I sound retired Creati I mightiness person to travel and sound you out. Once I halt him aboriginal I mightiness person to proceed a fewer much rounds with you," Zerafa said arsenic Gallen burst into laughter.

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