Sonny Bill's next big name opponent revealed

Sonny Bill Williams volition combat Mark Hunt successful an explosive heavyweight showdown astatine Sydney's Ken Rosewall Arena connected November 5.

Stan Sport connected Thursday confirmed details of the bout betwixt dual codification fable Williams and MMA large Hunt with the precocious illustration pugilists set to travel look to look astatine a 10am AEST property conference.

The combat - available for Stan customers to acquisition connected Stan Event - volition beryllium the archetypal for Williams since his emphatic circular 1 knockout of Barry Hall successful March.

SBW vs Hunt pay-per-view connected November 5 volition beryllium disposable for immoderate Stan lawsuit to acquisition connected Stan Event for $60. New customers tin motion up for a 30 time escaped proceedings and acquisition the combat for $60

Sonny Bill Williams lands a stroke connected Barry Hall. (Stan Event)

That triumph lifted his boxing grounds to 10-0 but chap Aucklander Hunt is simply a unsafe lawsuit with a beardown jaw superior punching power.

A erstwhile UFC heavyweight rubric contender, the 'Super Samoan' has shared the ringing with the likes of Brock Lesnar, Alistair Overeem, and Stipe Miocic.

"If determination was ever immoderate uncertainty that cross-code champion Sonny Bill Williams is container office, helium blew that distant erstwhile helium launched Stan Event successful benignant by defeating Barry Hall earlier this year," Stan's manager of athletics Ben Kimber said.

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Hunt tries to punch Gallen, fight-day property off

"Now Sonny volition measurement up again and look 1 of the country's astir unsafe knockout artists connected Stan Event.

"Mark Hunt has taken connected the champion successful the satellite and shown the powerfulness and determination to decorativeness connected top, and present helium has a accidental to halt a rising boxing superstar successful his tracks.

"This volition beryllium 2 monolithic men keen to marque a statement, and we're arrogant to contiguous different epic pay-per-view contention connected Stan Event."

The combat is implicit 8 3 infinitesimal rounds.

Stan Event has besides confirmed exclusive Australian rights to the interim heavyweight satellite rubric combat betwixt Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker successful Manchester connected September 25 (AEST).

The collision betwixt No.1 and No.2 successful the WBO rankings volition find the mandatory challenger to Oleksandr Usyk.

Joseph Parker and trainer Andy Lee aft triumph against Derek Chisora. (Getty)

England's Joyce is an Olympic metallic medallist with a 14-0 record.

New Zealand's Parker is simply a erstwhile WBO champion with a 30-2 who has fought Anthony Joshua, Dillian Whyte and Andy Ruiz.

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