- The ex-Storm and Raiders player is undefeated
- He defeated ex-All Blacks star Liam Messam on Wednesday
- The former footy star now has his eye on a major opponent
Curtis Scott has called up British fighter Darren Till after beating former All Blacks hardman Liam Messam in Penrith on Wednesday night.
The former Melbourne Storm and Canberra Raiders center extended his fight record from four to four wins after his unanimous victory over the 40-year-old New Zealand rugby legend.
Messam and Scott, 27, traded a number of brutal blows in the ring during their battle of the codes, with the latter landing some brutal shots on his Kiwi opponent, who had an unbeaten record of seven fights before entering the ring.
The New Zealander, who had played club rugby for the Chiefs and retired from the sport in 2020 after 43 Test appearances, was Scott’s toughest opponent to date.
Scott now has his eye on a more talented opponent, and fresh off his victory over Messam he revealed he was now targeting a fight with former MMA star Till.
“There’s been a bit of talk about me fighting Darren Till, so if you bring him to Australia it would be a huge fight for the Australian public,” he said. Sports news AAustralia after the fight.
Ex-footy star Callum Scott (pictured) has called up former British MMA star Darren Till for a boxing match
Till (pictured) will face Tommy Fury in the ring in January and appeared in an explosive pre-fight presser on Tuesday
It came after Scott (left) defeated ex-All Blacks star Liam Messam (right) in the ring on Wednesday
Till appeared at an explosive press conference on Tuesday afternoon ahead of his highly anticipated fight against Tommy Fury on January 18 in Manchester.
Sparks flew during the media event where Till threatened to kick Fury in the face during the fight. Meanwhile, the former Love Island contestant’s father John was the center of attention. He got up from his seat to throw a glass of water at Till, but instead soaked his son Tommy.
After taking on Fury, Scott was enticed by the prospect of bringing the Liverpudlian to Australia next year for a possible fight on the Gold Coast.
“There’s been some talk in the media and stuff,” Scott added.
“He’s in the boxing business now. Obviously he’s a big name and Australia is a fun place. So it could be a nice holiday for him. And if we can make that happen, that would be great.”
The former NRL player, who also claimed he had just two weeks to prepare for Wednesday’s fight, admitted he was delighted with the win.
“I really had to dig deep into that,” the 27-year-old said. ‘He was a difficult customer. In the end it could have gone either way and I was happy with the decision. Yes, it was a great fight.
Messam was Scott’s toughest opponent to date, but the former All Blacks star would suffer the first defeat of his boxing career
‘[I] remained calm. It became a bit of a slugfest with him on that last lap and I lost my cool a bit.
“But I just tried to stay calm and get through the experience as well. It was my fourth fight and it was another big step: he’s had a lot of fights. Seven wins and one draw. Before that, he also had a lot of charity fights that are not on his record.
“So he has a lot of experience, so it was a big test for me and I’m happy with the win.
‘We are going back to the drawing board in that respect, but I think there is a big card for the Goldy in January. I want big, exciting fights here in Australia.”
Scott had previously stated that his dream would be to face Paul Gallen and Sonny Bill Williams, both of whom have said they have retired.