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Nelson Asofa-Solomona is calling out all-comers from the NRL following a statement win in his professional boxing debut

17 January 2026

Nelson Asofa-Solomona is calling out all-comers from the NRL following a statement win in his professional boxing debut

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Nelson Asofa-Solomona has made an explosive professional boxing debut against ex-rugby league journeyman Jeremy Latimore
	17 Jan: Nelson Asofa-Solomona has made an explosive professional boxing debut against ex-rugby league journeyman Jeremy Latimore... more

Former Kiwis and Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona is donning the gloves for the first of his nine contracted boxing matches tonight, against fellow former league player Jeremy Latimore
	16 Jan: Former Kiwis and Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona is donning the gloves for the first of his nine contracted boxing matches tonight, against fellow former league player Jeremy Latimore... more

Concern persistent tough economic conditions are impacting young people's employment opportunities
	13 Jan: Concern persistent tough economic conditions are impacting young people's employment opportunities... more

Retail New Zealand is warning dismal Boxing Day sales reinforces there's a way to go for consumers to be ready to spend again
	13 Jan: Retail New Zealand is warning dismal Boxing Day sales reinforces there's a way to go for consumers to be ready to spend again... more

Kiwis preferred to spend their cash on food, rather than goods, in the lead-up to Christmas
	13 Jan: Kiwis preferred to spend their cash on food, rather than goods, in the lead-up to Christmas... more

Police in Whangarei are appealing for information about an aggravated robbery on Boxing Day
	8 Jan: Police in Whangarei are appealing for information about an aggravated robbery on Boxing Day... more

Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano wants his team to play smart in tonight's A-League contest against the Roar in Moreton Bay
	3 Jan: Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano wants his team to play smart in tonight's A-League contest against the Roar in Moreton Bay... more

The driver of the car crash that left boxer Anthony Joshua injured and killed two of his friends in Nigeria has been charged
	3 Jan: The driver of the car crash that left boxer Anthony Joshua injured and killed two of his friends in Nigeria has been charged... more

British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital in Nigeria days after a fatal car accident that killed two friends
	1 Jan: British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital in Nigeria days after a fatal car accident that killed two friends... more

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13 Jan: Retail New Zealand is warning dismal Boxing Day sales reinforces there's a way to go for consumers to be ready to spend again ++++++++++++++

16 Jan: Former Kiwis and Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona is donning the gloves for the first of his nine contracted boxing matches tonight, against fellow former league player Jeremy Latimore +++++++++++

13 Jan: Concern persistent tough economic conditions are impacting young people's employment opportunities ++++++++++

17 Jan: Nelson Asofa-Solomona has made an explosive professional boxing debut against ex-rugby league journeyman Jeremy Latimore ++++++++

17 Jan: Nelson Asofa-Solomona is calling out all-comers from the NRL following a statement win in his professional boxing debut +++++++

13 Jan: Kiwis preferred to spend their cash on food, rather than goods, in the lead-up to Christmas ++++++

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