By BEN DORRIES and TRENTON AKERS

Boxing: All fighters were on deck for the official press conference ahead of the fight between Nikita Tszyu and Jack Brubaker, as well as Liam Wilson and Carlos Alanis.

It’s fair to say Damien Hardwick is a little bit excited about his new job.

Phil Davis was lauded as one of the most “influential figures” in GWS Giants history after the club’s inaugural co-captain announced his retirement, effective immediately.

Port Adelaide captain Tom Jonas is holding out hope he could finish his AFL career holding the premiership cup aloft after announcing he’d be retiring at the end of his club’s 2023 campaign.