The Gathering fight night: Start time, card, date, tickets as ex-AFL stars step into the ring during Gather Round

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Ex-AFL players will duel it out in a blockbuster boxing fight night ahead of the AFL's Gather Round in Adelaide.

"The Gathering" is set to see a host of former footballers thrown down, while there'll also be some high-quality professional boxing matches on the card.

The Sporting News has all the latest on the AFL Gather Round boxing event.

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When is the Gather Round Boxing fight night?

It has been confirmed the AFL Gather Round Boxing fight night will be held on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at Adelaide 36ers Arena in Adelaide.

Adelaide 36ers Arena has a capacity for 8,000 fans when set up for basketball.

The start time is 6:30 pm local time / 7:00 pm AEDT.

It will take place one day before the AFL Gather Round commences in Adelaide on Thursday, April 4 and runs through until Sunday, April 7.

However, the AFL has nothing to do with the event.

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Gather Round Boxing fight card

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Note: In order from last fight to first

  • Main Event - Jamal Herring (24-4-0) vs. Jackson England (15-3-0) - 10x3min rounds [Super Featherweight]
  • Mitch Robinson (debut) vs. Kayne Pettifer (debut) - 4x2min rounds [Cruiserweight]
  • Jack Brubaker (17-5-2) vs. In Duck Seo (15-3-2) - 8x3min rounds [Super Welterweight]
  • Kane Cornes (debut) vs. Nathan Brown (debut) - 4x2min rounds [Cruiserweight]
  • Joel Camilleri (27-8-1) vs. Joel Pavlides (5-2-1) - 10x3min rounds [Middleweight]
  • Dane Swan (debut) vs. Dale Thomas (debut) - 4x2min rounds [Heavyweight]
  • Alex Leapal Jnr (debut) vs. Joe Ageli (2-1-0) 4x3min rounds [Heavyweight]
  • Anthony Rocca (debut) vs. Corey McKernan (debut) 4x2min rounds [Heavyweight]
  • Sergei Vorobev (20-2-0) vs. Wes Capper (22-5-1) 8x3min rounds [Heavyweight]

How to watch Gather Round boxing

WATCH: The Gathering is exclusively available on Stan Sport PPV

The event is a Stan pay-per-view exclusive.

Subscribers to the streaming service can purchase The Gathering through the event tab on the app.

Fans will require an active Stan subscription to purchase the event, although the platform does offer free 30-day trials.

Gather Round Boxing tickets

Tickets for the Gather Round Boxing event are on sale here.

General admission tickets start from $59.

Will Nick Kyrgios be involved in Gather Round Boxing event?

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In an Instagram exchange at the end of January, tennis star Kyrgios asked Robinson, who is fighting Pettifer, if he could walk out to the ring with him.

“Can’t wait to get in the ring and challenge myself, training my a** off for April 3rd. Gather Round week at the (Adelaide 36ers Arena)," Robinson said on Instagram.

In a comment on the post, Kyrgios wrote: "Who you fighting? I wanna walk out with you."

Robinson replied: "Can you rap? You can do everything else!!"

"Anything for you," Kyrgios said.

It is still unconfirmed whether the Canberran will be in attendance.

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at Sporting News Australia.