Wollongong in line to host Paul Gallen-Lucas Browne heavyweight blockbuster | Illawarra Mercury

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Wollongong has the inside running to host what promises to be one of the most-watched bouts in Australian boxing history, with the WIN Entertainment Centre set to host the showdown between NRL star-turned boxer Paul Gallen and former world champion Lucas Browne. The April bout between Gallen, one of the country’s largest pay-per view draws, and Browne was locked in earlier this week after Matt Rose’s No Limit Boxing paid out Browne’s promotional contract with Kiwi promotor Dean Lonergan. It opened the door for what will be giant leap up in class for Gallen, with Browne the first and only Australian to ever hold a true heavyweight world title after climbing off the canvas to stop Uzbekistani slugger Ruslan Chagaev for…