LIVE: Why NRL star won't fight Sonny Bill

Bulldogs NRL subordinate Tevita Pangai Jr is acceptable for his 2nd nonrecreational boxing combat tonight, taking connected heavyweight Jeremiah Tupai connected the SBW vs Hunt undercard.

Pangai Jr is adjacent friends with Williams and credits him for helping him done immoderate pugnacious times successful his NRL career.

It would beryllium a tantalising match-up but Pangai Jr says helium would ne'er entertain the thought of warring Williams.

"Nah, he's my brother. We don't combat each other," Pangai Jr told Wide World of Sports.

"To beryllium honest, it was conscionable for fitness. I wanted to marque definite I person a large 2023 season.

"I'm conscionable a large instrumentality of boxing. I conscionable did it for the fitness. We'll spot however we go...

"Me and Sonny nonstop each different our sessions. Chris McCullen, helium comes from a bully boxing gym successful Logan – trains myself, trains my small brother. Technically, we're a bully gym successful Brisbane."