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An American boxer has been living in Japan for 3 years. He lives in the Kansai area, so he speaks Kansai dialect. He complains that after 3 years in Japan he still hasn't fought against a really strong opponent, then he says this sentence:
ちゃんと強いヒトホンマ相手頼んますわ〰 ほな前座はこれにて――― 閉店ガラガラガラ――
Here you can see the whole page. What is the meaning of the second part of the sentence, in particular 閉店ガラガラガラ? Is that Kansai-ben too? Thank you for your help!
「ほな前座はこれにて」 → "Well then, that's it for the opening act."
「閉店ガラガラ」 is one of the signature shticks of the comedian 岡田圭右, of the Kansai comedy duo ますだおかだ, typically used at the end of their comedy sessions. (「閉店」 means the closing of a shop and 「ガラガラ」 is here an onomatopoeia for the shutter being pulled down.) The extra 「ガラ」 in the manga could be a precaution against a potential lawsuit.
ガラガラガラ is an onomatopeia representing the RATTLE NOISE of opening or closing a sliding door. In the given phrase, the noise means closing the door for "閉店 lit. closing a store/shop for the day".
