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'Who the f--- is he to judge me?': Bad blood still boils between Gal and SBW

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'You jump in the ring, champ!' Hodges hits back at heckler, drops F-bomb after loss to Gallen

Justin Hodges wasn't impressed with a loud fan following his loss to Paul Gallen, also admitting he 'f---ing hates losing'.

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Paul Gallen has made a triumphant end to his 21-year sporting career with a unanimous points decision over Justin Hodges in their State of…

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'Sorry for being honest': Jeff Fenech tears into Zerafa and opponent over snooze-fest of a fight

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WATCH: Furious Justin Hodges accuses Gallen of illegal cheap shot

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'Disappointing': Paul Kent slams call to award former Rooster extremely dubious knockdown

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Crowd delighted as Paul Gallen tries to send Justin Hodges into the commentators!

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Mark Hunt produces incredible comeback to stun Sonny Bill Williams, end unbeaten run with sheer BRUTALITY

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'Popeye'-armed Russian gets absolutely thrashed in MMA fight

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Fighter walks out singing karaoke, gets KO'd in 20 seconds

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Amateur fighter disqualified for disgraceful act after knocking out opponent

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Amateur fighter disqualified for disgraceful act after knocking out opponent

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Boxer terrorises opponent with double-knockdown barrage

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Showboater gets KOd by up and coming champion

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