Former All Black Sonny Bill Williams will fight New Zealander and former UFC star Mark Hunt in a boxing match in Sydney in November.
The fight announced today will take place on 5 November.
Sonny Bill Williams Photo: PHOTOSPORT
It will be Williams' first bout since March, while Hunt has not fought since he lost to former league player Paul Gallen nearly two years ago.
Williams, 37, is undefeated in his nine professional fights, with the 48 year old Hunt having lost two of his three professional boxing bouts and drawn the other.
Williams said he took the fight as he was "keen to stay active in the boxing ring".
He grew up following Hunt in UFC and said it would be an honour to get into the ring and fight him "but I know when we get in there, there will be no niceties as he'll be trying to knock me out and I will be trying to do the same (to him)."
Hunt conceded he was out of shape when he was first offered the fight "sitting on my couch eating cheesecakes and pies" and tipping the scales at 157kg.
He wants to weigh in at 114kg come fight time.
-RNZ
