The Anthony Mundine-Shane Mosley boxing bungle was a ''blessing'' for Goulburn excavator Luke Turner and he wants another crack at rugby league bad boy Blake Ferguson this month.
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Turner will find out on Wednesday whether his fight with sacked Canberra Raiders star Ferguson will be rescheduled on the undercard of the Mundine-Mosley bout for November 27.
The 22-year-old has been in limbo for three weeks after Mosley sensationally left Australia 24 hours before the fight night.
But Turner is refusing to be frustrated by the delay, instead using it to his advantage to be fitter and stronger to clash with Ferguson at the Allphones Arena.
''It's a bit of a strange situation to be honest, but what can you do,'' Turner said.
''It's mentally draining with all the travel and the uncertainty, but I'll just do what I have to.
''It's still going to be hard.
''Fitness-wise he's going to be all over it, but I'll go out and do the best I can.''
Promoters are still finalising the undercard for the fight and Turner is eagerly awaiting a phone call to say he will get his chance to thrash it out with Ferguson.
The Goulburn Bulldogs rugby league player was devastated when Mosley walked out on the fight because of a pay dispute.
Mosley - a future Hall of Famer and three-time world champion - pulled out of the original fight, which was set for October 23, when he didn't receive the remainder of his $1 million purse.
Turner isn't fighting for money.
He's fighting for the ''once in a lifetime'' chance to shine on the big stage.
Ferguson, 23, has spent the past year trying to escape controversy.
He has converted to Islam to help change his life.
But while Ferguson gets all the attention, Turner has been doing a four-hour round trip to Campbelltown three times a week just to train.
Turner's been juggling his boxing aspirations with his day job in the hope he will get his chance to knock Ferguson out.
Turner is realistic about his chances. Ferguson is an NRL star who has been training as a professional athlete for years.
Turner has been in one boxing bout - a draw in Goulburn last month - and runs to the gym every morning before leaving work early to drive to Sydney.
''I'm still pretty raw, I'm only getting three days of training,'' Turner said.
''I don't really care what Blake's doing, none of that worries me.
''I've got nothing personally against him, I'm just taking my chance to be in a fight under Mundine and Mosley.
''I've got nothing against him at all. I guess this has all been a blessing, a positive because it gives me some extra time.''
