Manchester United and England football legend Wayne Rooney is in talks over making his debut in the boxing ring.
According to a report in the Mirror,Rooney has held talks about having a fight on aMisfitsboxing card promoted by the Sauerland brothers, Kalle and Nisse, and YouTube starKSI.
The platform has seen the likes of KSI andLogan Paulcompete for huge sums of money, as well as a whole host of other famous YouTubers, social media stars and celebrities.
Rooney could be the latest to join them as he plots his next move away from football after recent managerial roles with Birmingham City, DC United and Derby County.
And Misfits is said to be seen as a serious option for his next move as Rooney, who has always been a huge boxing fan, looks to take his first steps into the ring.
Rooney has previously been linked with a Jake Paul fight
The news won’t come as a huge surprise, given Rooney’s previous flirtations with the sport. The formerManchester Unitedand England captain used to box as a kid and has previously walked out Ricky Hatton into the ring.
“After every big fight, especially with a YouTuber, sometimes Wayne Rooney will fire me a message,” said Hearn when appearing onStick to Football.
Topic starts straight away
“I’ve said to Wayne, who had a very limited amateur pedigree but could still fight, imagine the shape you’d get in. I told him: ‘Wayne Rooney against Jake Paul at Old Trafford’, imagine that.”
Discussions are still said to be at an early stage but Misfits is not under the rules of the British Boxing Board of Control so Rooney wouldn’t be competing in professional boxing.
Sean McCormick was the Sports Editor at Dexerto. He has a BA in Sports Journalism and over the last seven years has worked as a writer, reporter and an editor across titles such as Chronicle Live, Leeds Live and Manchester Evening News covering the region’s football clubs and sports stars. Sean loves football, boxing, MMA, darts and NBA.
