It certainly wasn't quite Horn v Mundine or Wilder v Fury. But there was still plenty of interest in the second chapter of this weekend's boxing trilogy.
Code-hopping superstar Sonny Bill Williams faced off against Australian Bachelorette winner (from the Sophie Monk season) Stu Laundy in a four, two-minute round charity boxing bout on Saturday night, in an event called 'The Banger Under the Hanger'.
It was a gentle return to the boxing ring for All Blacks star Williams against the 44-year-old Laundy, a millionaire pub owner.
There were a few real punches — even a lifting tackle — but it was mostly play-acting as the pair headlined the event to raise money for homeless support charities the Exodus Foundation and Auckland City Mission.
![Sonny Bill Williams lands a punch on Stuart Landry during the Banger Under the Hangar Charity Fight Night. Photo / Getty Images.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W5C5BS6MYNA4JOSRF3EYHYF22E.jpg?auth=bf13ec079f1409807cad03679fd023ea988ee290bfe6a365e134758877ffa899&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)