PAUL Gallen insists that he will extend his unbeaten record when he steps into the ring this October - the question is will that ring be located at Bathurst's Carrington Park?
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No Limit Boxing promoter Matt Rose, who is currently living in Bathurst, revealed on Tuesday that Carrington Park is one of four venues on the shortlist to host the October 31 bout.
The Hunter Sports Stadium, Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena and Spark Stadium in Auckland are the others in consideration.
"I reckon it's still probably three weeks away from pulling in the data from the four locations and then we'll be able to make a decision," Rose said.
"This fight has attracted huge interest and will be a sellout wherever we decide to take the fight.
"Gallen is an NRL legend and one of, it not the, toughest footballer in the last 20 years and Mark Hunt is a UFC legend that hits harder than any fighter in country."
But while the venue is still in doubt, there is certainty that the fight - which was initially set for February but postponed due to the coronavirus - will be a hot contest.
Gallen, who has a 9-0-1 record, confirmed on 2GB Radio on Wednesday he is close to signing a contract and keen to see the fight happen.
"It's looking promising, it's looking like it's going to happen," the 38-year-old said.
"The venue I'm not sure of yet. It could be New South Wales somewhere, hopefully Queensland, possibly even New Zealand.
"We're going to get it on. I'm not going in there to lose."
While Bathurst awaits to hear if Carrington Park is the successful candidate, Rose has also revealed he hopes to have a Central West link on the under card of the highly anticipated bout between Tim Tszyu and Jeff Horn he will put on in Townsville.
"It am trying to work on someone from the Central West to fight on that Horn-Tszyu card actually - they'll get to fight up in Townsville and that should be good," he said.
"We've got two events, probably our two biggest events in the last 10 years, within five or so weeks of each other. We'll probably announce the Tim Tszyu-Jeff Horn fight if it's not on Friday it will be mid next-week.
"So we've got that, then we'll double up and do Hunt and Gallen off the back of Horn and Tszyu. It's crazy."
