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  •   Home > News > National > Upper South Island

    Nelson Asofa-Solomona's return to the boxing ring will come against a fellow former rugby league player - and a former Warrior

    Nelson Asofa-Solomona's return to the boxing ring will come against a fellow former rugby league player - and a former Warrior


    The Kiwis and former Storm enforcer will square off against 39-year-old Jeremy Latimore in Brisbane on January 16.

    Also a prop, Latimore played 24 time for the Warriors across 2010 and 2011 - featuring for five clubs in total during a 182-game NRL career.

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