Wayne Rooney sets to take to boxing, first bout to take place at Old Trafford
Wayne Rooney sets to take to boxing, first bout to take place at Old Trafford
Manchester United legend has reportedly contacted foremost Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn to get him a fight.
The promoter believes that Rooney can have an outstanding career, at least with exhibitions, in the world of boxing.
Marca reports that a possible opponent for the former footballer would be the popular YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul.
Hearn had reportedly revealed Rooney had asked him for a fight before, but that he almost always did it when he was drinking and that’s why he didn’t pay much attention to him.
Speaking about the prospect of Rooney and Paul fighting on Rio Ferdinand’s FIVE YouTube channel, Hearn said “I have actually spoken to Wayne a few times about a Jake Paul fight. Normally, if he has a couple of glasses of red [wine] he will fire in a couple of messages to me at night going: ‘Listen, I want to fight that geezer.’
“Wayne can fight, he had a couple of amateur fights. But, him against Jake Paul at Old Trafford that is actually a makeable fight”
The fight is expected to take place at the Old Trafford Stadium which was Wayne Rooney’s home.Rooney currently manages D.C. United in the MLS
