English football legend, Wayne Rooney negotiates fight at event that already featured Whindersson Nunes

Wayne Rooney negotiates boxing fight (Photo: Instagram/bcfc)

The wave of celebrities and influencers venturing into boxing continues to grow. The name of the moment is that of English football legend Wayne Rooney, who, after being fired as coach of Birmingham City, is negotiating a boxing fight in the next edition of 'Misfits Boxing', an event that features fights between famous people. The information is from the British newspaper 'Daily Mirror'.

Founded by British influencer KSI in 2021, Misfits Boxing has already had 11 editions and has taken names like Logan Paul and the Brazilian Whindersson Nunes.

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Wayne Rooney is not exactly alien to boxing. The former striker trained as an amateur as a child in Liverpool, before following the path of football.

Despite gaining more and more popularity with duels between influencers and celebrities, Misfits Boxing does not fall under the rules of the British Boxing Board of Control. As a result, Wayne Rooney's eventual debut in the organization would not count as a professional fight.

The highest scorer in the history of Manchester United and the second highest scorer in the history of the English national team, Wayne Rooney 'hung up his boots' in 2021 and immediately began his career as a coach, working for Derby County, DC United and, more recently, Birmingham City.