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00:00All right gentlemen, eight rounds, I want you to buy my instructions at all the time and most importantly fellows, protect your swords at all the time. Let's go, touch them up.
00:10These two men know each other well, they've sparred more than 50 rounds in years gone by.
00:15David Nyeka looking to bounce back from being knocked out by Jai Opatai six months ago in January.
00:21How will he recover? He gets back on the horse against Nick Sharalumpus here.
00:26A couple between two New Zealanders.
00:30And how tough is that to get back on the horse down?
00:32Yeah, really tough. Especially when Nick lands a couple of shots, a couple of heavy shots, it's going to bring back a bad memory.
00:38But, you know, David Nyeka is a very established fighter and a very, very controlled and poised guy.
00:44He's looking to get back into the winner's mix and get back to a world title championship fighter.
00:48Nick Sharalumpus is a guy who doesn't look like, you know, he has the same physique as David Nyeka, but this guy can fight.
00:53I commentated both these guys late last year in New Zealand.
00:56Quick shout out to Nick's kids, Hazel and Arlo Sharalumpus.
00:59Storch family and this guy and, you know, fights for his family and he's going to make David Nyeka work.
01:06He talks about protecting his brain cells on behalf of his kids.
01:10So, hello to them watching in New Zealand.
01:14Time for the Kiwis to tune into this fight.
01:16David Nyeka, of course, is a celebrated New Zealander.
01:20Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist.
01:22He won bronze at the Olympics after being New Zealand's flag bearer as well.
01:26So, he's trying to get on top here as they lock up here, the two New Zealanders.
01:31Sharalumpus has never been stopped.
01:33So, you know, this is something that I think David Nyeka wants to, it's a challenge for him.
01:37You know, he's got the, he's got the upper hand in experience and skill, et cetera.
01:40But as you can see, look, Sharalumpus has got that, that caginess and knows just how to get off the distance and just get away from those shots.
01:47And this is going to be a good test for Nyeka.
01:49And that's what Noel Thornberry wanted.
01:51Never been past five rounds, David Nyeka.
01:54And he thought Sharalumpus might just provide that challenge.
01:57Another building block for the future as he wants to be world champ in the future here.
02:01David Nyeka, the taller of the opponents.
02:05Filling out rounds so far.
02:07David's just trying to get his distance.
02:08And, you know, there's a few scars mentally when you get knocked out that badly.
02:12You know, Jayapate is the real deal.
02:14He is a, he's a, he's terrifying.
02:16And, and David was putting up a fantastic performance for the first three rounds.
02:21Really tested Jayapate, Jayapate, class and power came out.
02:24And, you know, he's just feeling his way out through this round.
02:26Once he get through this round, I think, and, you know, get, get, get a bit of rust out.
02:30And, uh, Sharalumpus is going to, is going to, you know, test it and see what he's got.
02:34Nick, the Greek, Sharalumpus, able to come out of that neutral corner.
02:37They stumbled and one of them nearly went down.
02:40Stop, stop, stop, stop, come here, come here.
02:42I'd like to see David just use that range, but don't allow Nick to get in him.
02:45And start using the long shots.
02:46He's got such long levers.
02:47Let's start seeing some of those long levers in action.
02:50Like that.
02:50Nice shot there for David Nykis.
02:51Slap in the body.
02:52He's about 15 centimetres tall.
02:54Then Sharalumpus, and now onto the ropes goes Nick the Greek.
02:58He's in a little bit of bother here and locks up again.
03:01Nykis just found a little home for that right hook to the body.
03:03And that's going to then bring the right hand, the left hand down of Sharalumpus, which may
03:07then bring in the right hook over the top or the overhand right.
03:12Let those white gloves fly here as we enter the final 10 seconds of the opening round.
03:18Sharalumpus just scored a nice little crack over the top of his side there.
03:21He's keeping David honest.
03:23Who wins the round for you though, Danny?
03:25The first?
03:26I think the first round goes to Nykis.
03:28You know, just a feeling out round.
03:29He threw more shots.
03:30He landed the more telling blows.
03:32But as I said, it's going to be a working fight for David Nykis.
03:36He's going to have to work his way into getting his victory.
03:38If you lead hand, you can probably loosen it up a little bit more.
03:40We'll get it a little bit more active.
03:42Your backhand will find his own way there naturally.
03:45Don't force it at all.
03:47Be aware.
03:48You've got to get that back foot up underneath you to get better distance on your backhand.
03:51Okay?
03:52Yep.
03:53Okay.
03:56He moved to Gatton in Queensland to train under Noel Thornberry.
04:01He's already had success earlier tonight with young Leopi Jr.
04:04He's in the corner for the teenager when he delivered a first round knockout earlier.
04:08Good advice there by Noel Thornberry.
04:09Don't force it.
04:11See David just forcing it, pushing his punches instead of letting him fire off.
04:15Instead of striking, he's pushing it out there.
04:17So good advice in the corner there.
04:18I think David's going to settle into this fight.
04:20And the two Togs in Sharalumpus' corner.
04:23Todd Goudoir and Todd Bartlett.
04:26As they go at it in round two.
04:28Scheduled for eight three-minute rounds here.
04:31Come on, get your arms loose.
04:32Come on.
04:32Sharalumpus has got good instincts as a fighter.
04:34He's cagey.
04:35He's one of those guys that, you know, he's tough.
04:37He's hard.
04:38He doesn't look the parts.
04:38A lot of guys take him lightly.
04:40But he's a cagey guy.
04:42And he's got good distance.
04:43He's got good boxing IQ.
04:44He just doesn't really have that athletic ability or the power.
04:47He's taking on Nika, who they call the nice guy.
04:50But he offered a barb or two about this guy, Sharalumpus.
04:53He said he's like a cockroach.
04:54You just can't kill him.
04:56And he's looking to find a killer punch right now.
04:58As Sharalumpus again goes onto the ropes.
05:00And that one missed from Nika, but wasn't too far away.
05:03Good evasive skills from Sharalumpus.
05:05You can't hit him on the back of the head.
05:06That's illegal blood, OK?
05:07Don't hit him on the back of the head.
05:09He's made Sharalumpus think he should come downstairs again.
05:11And he fires one over the top.
05:12Sharalumpus' eyes good.
05:13He's on to it.
05:14He's watching the fights.
05:15He never takes his eye off his opponent, Sharalumpus.
05:17One very critical thing for a fighter.
05:19Sharalumpus, three years the senior at 32 years of age.
05:24Nika, with all that success, representing New Zealand
05:27in the Commonwealth Games stage and the Olympic stage,
05:30he was almost the victim of the Tyson-Hollifield moment
05:34when a Moroccan opponent tried to chomp on his ear
05:36at the Olympics in 2021.
05:38He said he was a little bit slippery, was sweaty,
05:41and the Moroccan had the mouth guard in.
05:43So that saved David Nika's ear as he goes head-to-head
05:46with Sharalumpus here.
05:47Talking to him on Monday, we saw him after the press conference,
05:51and he said the Commonwealth Games, he was 18 years old.
05:53He won a gold medal when he was 18 years old,
05:55and he didn't have all the other team members
05:57to give him a bit of stick
05:58because he didn't have hair under his armpits.
06:01That was 2014, and he backed it up again in 2018.
06:05And again, Sharalumpus onto the ropes.
06:07Nika starting to make his way on top,
06:11and Sharalumpus there with the counter-attack.
06:13Nice up, okay.
06:14He wants to get off those ropes there, Nick.
06:16Doesn't want to stay there because that's good on that day.
06:17But again, he scores a nice little right up.
06:20I think he did it.
06:21On the way out, on the way out.
06:22So they lock up again.
06:24Very experienced referee in charge here, Les Fier,
06:26who will look to keep that to a minimum.
06:30Nika just swapping across to the southpaw stance,
06:33just trying to mix things up
06:33because he's not having a great deal of success.
06:36Sharalumpus is covering up, catching the punches,
06:39looking at the shots coming in and just eyeing them.
06:42Again, he pulls off that right hook there.
06:44Do you like that versatility to be able to switch it up stance-wise from Nika?
06:48It depends if he's effective with it.
06:51Sometimes he just turns out for just to relax
06:53and just to mix things up and see what the opponent's going to do.
06:56It depends if Nika is effective with it,
06:58and then stay there and keep going.
06:59But if not, I'll just switch back to what he's putting on his best.
07:03He's not having it in his own way.
07:05This is a difficult fight, as I've said before, Speedy.
07:07He's going to have to work his way into this.
07:08I'd like to see him get a bit longer
07:10and just those right hooks to the body
07:11and start throwing the paw in the right,
07:14straight right in, and then left ripping
07:16because he's quite open to the left rib.
07:17He just hasn't found that side yet, Nika.
07:19So both of these men with experience against Jai Opataya.
07:24Sharalumpus went the distance
07:25and landed a few shots, as you saw in that highlight reel,
07:28on the world champ, Opataya,
07:30who knocked out Nika at the start of the year
07:32with a devastating blow that had this guy down,
07:34requiring treatment for about seven minutes.
07:36And that's why he's taken on this bout
07:39to look to re-establish his name.
07:41He's a devastating puncher, Jai Opataya.
07:43He is the best cruiserweight in the world
07:46and the best fighter this country has.
07:48And, you know, for Sharalumpus to go the distance,
07:50nice uppercut left hook there by Sharalumpus in close there,
07:54scoring again with another uppercut.
07:55Twice he scored, two punches in a row.
07:58That's the shot that he's going to have to look for more.
08:00He's had good success and he can do it again.
08:01And he made sure that shout-out was delivered.
08:15He leaned over the ropes,
08:16waiting for Nika to come into the ring
08:18and he asked you to offer that shout-out
08:19to his kids back home.
08:20Well, it's hard to, you know, we're talking about fighting,
08:23but when a bloke comes over and says,
08:24can you say hello to my kids back home?
08:25Of course, the young kid's watching,
08:27they must be terrified seeing their dad over there.
08:28So, yeah, hope the kids are doing well
08:30and your dad's putting up a great performance, kids.
08:32There are a lot of fathers in the ring tonight.
08:35Again, Sharalumpus able to land an early blow on Nika.
08:38Who won the second round, Danny?
08:40I give that round to Nika only just so.
08:44Those two uppercuts were brutal and blows.
08:47He's found a home for it.
08:48I think he needs to capitalise and do that again, Sharalumpus.
08:50He has to because he's not going to win from the outside.
08:52We saw the stats after the first round.
08:54Just four punches landed by both fighters.
08:57The judges, of course, aren't privy to those stats.
08:59They've got to make a judgement call what they see.
09:04As Sharalumpus goes onto the ropes again.
09:07I've seen Nika just touch the jab,
09:09pull the left hook around the outside
09:11and bring Sharalumpus' hands around
09:12and then fire that long, straight right arrow
09:15straight down the middle on the chin of Sharalumpus.
09:17It's there for him and particularly he can do it low as well.
09:21Jab, pull the left hook, step outside to Sharalumpus' right hand side
09:24and then fire it straight right to the belly.
09:25It's open. It's ready for him to take.
09:28A lot of jabs and trying to find that right hand is David Nika.
09:34The right hook in there by Sharalumpus.
09:36Keeping Nika honest.
09:39Fence is strong from the senior of these two New Zealanders,
09:46Sharalumpus.
09:49What uppercut left hook there by Sharalumpus.
09:52Best punch in the round so far.
09:56Stayed steady on his feet though, Nika.
09:59Despite that on thought, now lands one right on the nose of Sharalumpus.
10:02Don't lean on, don't lean on, don't lean on, don't lean on.
10:05Sharalumpus looking a bit.
10:07He's a bit wary there, a bit tired.
10:10Fitness conditioning's obviously with Nika, but insane that Speedy.
10:14This guy's used to going long rounds.
10:16He's never been stopped before, so he's going to have a big engine.
10:18But if you can't find his second wind, I fear it's going to be over.
10:22He's looking a bit wary now.
10:24And he's stumbling a little, throws a haymaker that misses.
10:28Nika easily finding a way around that.
10:32Left rip there by Nika, and that's what he's got to do more of.
10:34Speed, he's got to find a home for that left rip.
10:36That's the shot that's going to take the gas out of the engine.
10:39Stop. Stop. Step back.
10:41He's a little low as well, that left rip almost below the belt.
10:45See this Sharalumpus is coming in kind of like a bull, just leaning forward.
10:52Nika's got to just bring that uppercut and let the left rip there.
10:55Tried the left rip, just...
10:56Here we go, Sydney. 30 seconds remaining. Round number three!
11:00Nika also said coming into this fight that if I can't get past this guy,
11:04I should retire.
11:05And he's getting right on top now, David Nika.
11:11Approaching the end of round three.
11:13Three. Three of eight rounds.
11:16Ten seconds out.
11:20Southpaw position again.
11:21He's getting a bit frustrated.
11:23He's not able to land those clean shots on Sharalumpus.
11:25He spun to the southpaw position.
11:28Another round to David Nika.
11:30The best punch of the round for Sharalumpus,
11:33but he just didn't do enough.
11:35Superstars in the house.
11:38Rugby Union well represented, of course.
11:40Hoops watching on.
11:42Sonnyville against Paul Gallen coming up tonight.
11:47So looking forward to that contest.
11:49This is the third bout of the evening.
11:51Already big wins for Alex Leofire Jr.
11:53And Raheem The Dream Mundine,
11:56who threw down the challenge to young Archie Green after that as well.
12:00And there's confirmation that he's really getting on top now.
12:03Nika landing 21 punches so far in this fight compared to 12.
12:08Yeah, and, you know, if Sharalumpus can land more shots,
12:12he's going to have more effect.
12:12Because his shots are better.
12:14So far in three rounds, Sharalumpus has landed the best shot
12:18with that beautiful right uppercut.
12:20He's landed it twice.
12:22Actually he landed it three times,
12:23but the last round he landed it was beautiful.
12:24What about the lump above the eye of Sharalumpus?
12:28You can see from that angle that it has blown up big time.
12:31Fear the ring before the bell starts, please.
12:32Still waiting for the cameraman to get out of the ring here.
12:34Les Fierd got on top of that just in the nick of time.
12:37So we go again.
12:38Start of round number four here,
12:40and that's blowing up by the second.
12:42Yeah, and that's pretty sure that's come from a head clash.
12:46You know, the bumping heads, the locking horns in there.
12:48You know, now Nika's got something to really work on.
12:51I want to see him come on the left side
12:53and get that left hook, left rip going because it's open.
12:55He's really open for it, Sharalumpus.
12:56And again, don't let him get sick.
13:03Nika with the white gloves, Sharalumpus, the black gloves.
13:06Nice to land the left.
13:08Again, the defense is strong from Nika.
13:09Nika sent a lot of this.
13:12Sharalumpus backing onto the ropes.
13:18Noel Thornberry with a chance to get some instructions across here
13:21as they come into the blue corner.
13:22That's better work for Nika.
13:24Staying out long, he's got to stay out long.
13:26He's got those big, long levers he should be using.
13:32Clearly the fitter of the fighters.
13:35Again, he's got the power, Sharalumpus.
13:37He's got a six-kilogram weight advantage
13:39and that brings the power in the punches
13:41and looks for the right there.
13:44Bold that one over.
13:45It was a big shot.
13:47Nika's now just starting to work around him,
13:49just starting to use his angles.
13:50He's a really, really clever angle puncher, Davo Nika.
13:53Now he's starting to realize it's what he's got to do.
13:55Open the angles up.
13:56He lands some flange up.
13:57Not quite handled.
13:58He's trying to cover up Sharalumpus,
14:00but he wore one there that stunned him for just a moment.
14:05And that right hand was available
14:06because he threw the left hook first.
14:07He just pulled the left hook
14:08and that made the hands got from Sharalumpus
14:10and opened up that right hand.
14:14Nice counterwork in there by Sharalumpus.
14:16He's keeping David there going.
14:17Good left grip.
14:18Good work in there by Nika.
14:20We need more of it.
14:22Watch it on the break.
14:22King just leaning back on the ropes,
14:27absorbing this punishment from Nika and Sharalumpus.
14:30Showing all of that experience,
14:32capable of going the distance
14:34every time he steps into the ring.
14:36Oh, Nika on the back foot.
14:40Sharalumpus really taking it up to David Nika.
14:44That lump above the eye
14:45being targeted again by Nika.
14:48In the final minute of round number four,
14:53not even halfway through this contest,
14:54and there's some weary boys in centre ring.
15:00Good left hook in there by Sharalumpus.
15:03Just a clever little crack.
15:05And they hurt, Speedy.
15:06Their shots, they do hurt.
15:08Doesn't look much, but they take their toll.
15:10And for another left rip right on cue.
15:12It's like getting a house brick into the face.
15:14It's...
15:15They don't do it.
15:18And that counter-attack from Sharalumpus.
15:21Gets off the rope stylishly, doesn't he?
15:24Yeah, Dave's just got to give himself some more room.
15:26The more room he gives himself,
15:27the more success he has.
15:28Time!
15:30Another good round by David Nika,
15:31but again, Sharalumpus kept him very honest.
15:34He's just winning these rounds.
15:35He's got a big lop on his end.
15:37Just three rounds combined in the first two fights.
15:40We've gone four in this one already.
15:41You can tell the crowd that's gathered at Kudos
15:43is engrossed by this contest.
15:45Yeah, I don't see him getting the stop.
15:48Sharalumpus has had a really...
15:49A lot of success.
15:50It was a very close round.
15:52The output was much more,
15:53and there's that nice right hand
15:55by David Nika from out wide,
15:57snapping the head back of Sharalumpus.
16:00Sharalumpus recently fought former All Black,
16:02Liam Messam.
16:03That fight finished in a draw.
16:05Of course, Messam, one of Sonny Bill Williams,
16:07former teammates with the All Blacks.
16:10It was a good fight.
16:11Really good fight.
16:13And that was September last year.
16:14You were there.
16:15It was on the Nika undercard.
16:16Yeah, Messam put up a good show.
16:18He put up a good fight.
16:19He's a tough guy, you know.
16:20But Sharalumpus just had the experience.
16:23Now, Sharalumpus turned pro in 2013,
16:25won his first 14 fights.
16:28Showing all of that pedigree here tonight
16:30while going with David Nika.
16:32But hands on hips right now.
16:33If this was a rugby league match,
16:35you'd be a little concerned.
16:36And the doctor wants a look at that bubble above the eye.
16:41That's why you just get a pin.
16:42Rip it with a pin.
16:44Give me one more round.
16:46One more round.
16:47It's sort of affecting his sight.
16:48So therefore, it's okay.
16:49It's just a hematoma.
16:51I guess a bruise.
16:53We've got two doctors ringside tonight.
16:55Okay, time in.
16:55Let's go.
16:55Dr. Alan Saunders, Dr. Ian Jeffrey.
16:58He has been given the all clear.
17:00No requirement for the pin to rip that bubble just yet.
17:03And Sharalumpus, aggressive here.
17:08Maybe having the chat to the doctor,
17:10he thinks he better stop Nika in the next few rounds.
17:13Don't pull him down, David.
17:14Don't pull him down.
17:15A bit more vigour in his shots now.
17:16A bit more venom.
17:19Not going back onto the ropes just yet.
17:21Come on, punch, wave.
17:22Get your arms loose.
17:22Get your arms loose.
17:23The head right under Nika,
17:26who didn't appreciate that treatment.
17:28Less fear wants a word.
17:29Just bucking the horns there.
17:31Having a crack.
17:32Nika's a nice guy.
17:33He's just smiled.
17:34No problem.
17:34He's been there plenty of times.
17:35I think he's going to make him pay for it.
17:38Oh, big left hook there.
17:40Best punch.
17:41Hardest punch he's thrown off by.
17:42Right.
17:43Just whistle past Nika's chin.
17:47So just like trainer,
17:49Noel Thornberry wanted for David Nika.
17:52Looking to go past five rounds for the first time here.
17:55Such is the threat posed by Sharalumpus,
17:57who's not going anywhere.
17:58Doing some good work in here, Sharalumpus.
18:02He's had some success the last 30 seconds.
18:04And against the taller opponent,
18:06wants it at close range.
18:07We'll see this kind of match up later
18:08with Galen v SBW.
18:12Oh, nice left rip there.
18:13He found a home for a bit.
18:15Just taking the gas out of him
18:17with a minute and a half to go.
18:19Oh, he's starting to club him there
18:20with the left hook in close.
18:21That eye's actually getting worse now too, Speedy.
18:25Big time.
18:26Starting to swell up even more.
18:29Nika has been targeting it
18:31for the last couple of rounds.
18:33Sharalumpus does leave his head.
18:34He's actually making it worse himself.
18:36Good left rip by David Nika.
18:38That's the one.
18:39Two.
18:39Found a home for it.
18:40Three, four, five, six, seven.
18:44Takes a knee, Sharalumpus.
18:46You want to continue?
18:47Okay, let's go.
18:48To his feet, ready to resume
18:49after the count from Les Fier.
18:51Oh, throwing away.
18:52Lakers straight out of it.
18:54Good counter-lift hook by Dika.
18:56Caught him nicely there.
18:57That hurt him.
18:57Stop, stop, stop, stop.
18:58I've warned you twice now
18:59about hitting him low.
19:00Don't be silly.
19:01You lose a point.
19:03There's been a few punches
19:03that have been low
19:04and gets a warning there
19:05from Les Fier.
19:07And Sharalumpus
19:08not at all happy
19:10with the low blows.
19:11Came out swinging.
19:12Now backs onto the ropes again.
19:14David Nika looking for the knockout
19:15in round number five.
19:18Sharalumpus the tough guy that he is.
19:19He's going to keep swinging
19:20until the end.
19:21That left rip's there.
19:23It's there all done.
19:24Goes again.
19:25He's going to find the home for it.
19:26Especially now this time.
19:28Nika moving in for the kill.
19:30Sharalumpus onto the ropes.
19:32What's left in the tank
19:33for the veteran.
19:34Body's there.
19:35Into the neutral corner
19:38right into your lounge room
19:39on stand pay-per-view.
19:41Swinging wildly
19:42and missing there,
19:43Sharalumpus.
19:44Throwing a couple
19:45of Mary Lou's there,
19:46Speedy.
19:48Closing 10 seconds
19:49of round number five.
19:50Sharalumpus might just be
19:52saved by the bell here.
19:53Time.
19:55Solid round by David Nika.
19:57That was the most
19:58commanding round so far.
20:00You want to stop?
20:00You had enough?
20:07Is that enough?
20:08Yeah.
20:09All right, man.
20:09Les Feard is asking the question,
20:11have you had enough
20:12to the corner
20:12of Nick Sharalumpus
20:14and he waved off the referee.
20:15He's going to continue here.
20:17Silly question to us,
20:18Sharalumpus.
20:19He could have his leg
20:20hanging off.
20:20He'll go,
20:20I'm all right.
20:21He's a tough guy.
20:21That's it.
20:25No, he has.
20:26The corner says
20:27he's taken enough
20:28punishment tonight
20:29and this fight is over.
20:31It goes exactly five rounds
20:33and David Nika
20:34back on the horse.
20:35A winner again.
20:36Improves his record
20:38to 11 and one.
20:40Well, credit
20:41to Sharalumpus' trainer
20:42because Nick Sharalumpus
20:44is never going to say,
20:45he's never going to,
20:45never going to give up.
20:47Credit to his corner
20:47because they could see
20:48the rod in the wall
20:49as I could,
20:50as you could too.
20:51He was going to get hurt
20:52and hurt badly
20:53and that hematoma
20:54in his eyes
20:54bubbled right up
20:55but also the punishment
20:56he was taking
20:57from those shots
20:59by Nika.
21:00That's a telling performance
21:02and that's going to
21:03give him a lot of confidence
21:04going forward
21:05having stopped the guy
21:06that's never been stopped.
21:08And that'll be turning
21:09all kinds of colours
21:10over the next 48,
21:1172 hours,
21:12that lump above the eye.
21:14Yeah, he'll be straight
21:15and change rooms
21:15with a bucket of ice
21:16on his face
21:17for the next couple of hours
21:17but, you know,
21:18brave performance
21:19by Sharalumpus
21:20and he gave us
21:21a good fight
21:21while it lasted
21:22and, yeah,
21:24his corner just
21:25overruled
21:26Sharalumpus' courage.
21:27David Nika,
21:28he once trained
21:29alongside Tyson Fury
21:30back in 2021,
21:32would have learned
21:32a lot from the Gypsy King.
21:33what an amazing cat to be.
21:39And that bronze medal
21:41that he won
21:41in 2021 in Tokyo
21:42was New Zealand's first
21:44on the Olympic stage
21:45since David Tua
21:46in Barcelona.
21:46Yeah, it's, um,
21:48it's, um, it's, it's, it's,
21:49it's, it's, it's, it's,
21:49it's, it's, it's, it's,
21:49it's, it's, it's an incredible athlete.
21:52He's, I mean,
21:53you have a really physique.
21:54He's just,
21:55he's chiseled,
21:55he works so hard,
21:56his diet is meticulous
21:58and he lives and breathes
22:00the sport of boxing.
22:02And he's dating
22:03Noel's daughter,
22:04Lexi.
22:05Yeah, that's, um,
22:06that's an interesting one.
22:07My goodness.
22:10He really,
22:11he cannot ever be late
22:12for training.
22:13And he's putting
22:14the bins out.
22:15And he's got the chickens there
22:16and his tranquility.
22:17He loves Gatton.
22:18Yeah, he's a cool dude.
22:19He's, he's a genuinely
22:20lovely guy
22:21and, um,
22:22he's ferocious
22:22when he gets in the ring
22:23but he's a,
22:24a super guy
22:25and he's got a big future
22:26and that was a great performance
22:27and, uh,
22:28and to Nick Sharalumpus,
22:29um, you know,
22:30he put up a fine effort.
22:31He did all he could.
22:31He's just outgunned
22:32and I think that's, um,
22:35that's more of being
22:35the second best fighter
22:36he's ever faced.
22:37And Les Fier
22:38showed all his experience
22:39in the middle there as well.
22:41He knew that Sharalumpus
22:42was in trouble.
22:43He gave the corner
22:43a chance
22:45and then they responded
22:45and said,
22:46yep, it's over.
22:47Let's make it official.
22:48Steve Payos,
22:48over to you.
22:49Ladies and gentlemen,
22:50here we are centering.
22:51Let's have a round of applause,
22:52please,
22:52for both of our boxers.
22:53Fantastic bout here.
22:54Tough stuff
22:55from both of our men.
22:57Centering.
22:58Time to make this one official.
22:59The end comes at the end
23:00of round number five.
23:02We have a red corner retirement,
23:03which means we award
23:04the method of victory
23:05to your winner,
23:06blue corner,
23:07by TKO,
23:09the returning,
23:10David,
23:10the nice guy,
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