Contacts between Misfits Boxing the youtuber KSI and the Wayne Rooney English reports reveal, with the veteran footballer considering taking part in a match boxing.
The dismissal from Birmingham a month ago it seems to have rattled the 38-year-old who is waiting to see if a spot on the bench opens up for him before turning his career around.
However, he has already contacted Misfits, which has been organizing battles for the past two years mainly between YouTubers, influencers and ex-athletes.
?? ???????????????: Wayne Rooney has held talks with Misfits boxing about being involved in a big-money boxing fight.
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— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) February 14, 2024
The Englishman is a big fan of boxing and has shown it several times in the past. A video was released nine years ago of Rooney fighting with his friend and former team-mate in the Manchester United, Phil Bardsleyin the kitchen of his house.
!? Here is footage from 2015 of Wayne Rooney sparring his friend Phil Bardsley ???? pic.twitter.com/Kj7G4jTd3M
— IFN (@IfnBoxing) February 14, 2024
“We’d been drinking, playing guitar, and the next moment these boxing gloves appear. I asked to wear them. He threw me some good ones. At one point he happened to step in front of my fist. He was unconscious for a few seconds but we all panicked because we had no signal to call an ambulance. But he got up quickly, he had blood on his lips and nose but we all looked at each other and burst out laughing.” Barnsley said on the UTD Podcast in 2021 describing the incident. From there, after all, arose his well-known celebration.
Source: Sport Fm
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