Talks are underway for Storm big man Nelson Asofa-Solomona to fight Darcy Lussick after the Melbourne enforcer challenged the Wolfpack prop on social media on the weekend.
Negotiations are in the early stages to hold an event after the altered 2020 NRL season according to News Corp.
Promoter Matt Rose confirmed discussions were kick-started after Asofa-Solomona posted a TV still on Instagram of Lussick celebrating after defeating retired Maroons great Justin Hodges with a caption reading: "When you fight a retired back … Darcy Lussick if you want a real fight, I'd happily jab your face off for easy money."
Lussick had been weighing up a fight with Barry Hall after his first round win over Hodges but now the offer to fight the Melbourne forward has been brought into focus.
Rose said Lussick is definitely interested in continuing his foray into boxing with a bout against NAS.
"Darcy has told me he'll be on the first plane home for that fight," Rose said.
"He doesn't care who the opponent is.
"Darcy will fight anyone.
"He's really proud of the performance he delivered against Justin Hodges and is keen to get back into the ring as soon as possible.
"So we've already had some chats with Nelson and he is definitely keen to make this fight happen."
115kg Asofa-Solomona would most certainly arouse plenty of interest from the Australian public after vision emerged of him throwing wild uppercuts outside a nightclub in Bali during the offseason.
While the fight resulted in the New Zealand international being banned for three Tests and fined $15,000, which was suspended, Rose said the footage definitely stoked the public's imagination, which will help promote the fight.
"Obviously we're still waiting to see where everything goes with the NRL season and all the ongoing restrictions around coronavirus.
"But Nelson, he's a giant who plays really physical.
"And I'm sure that footage of him in Bali could make its way into a promotional video somewhere too."
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