Wayne Rooney turns to boxing and negotiates a big-money fight with KSI

Wayne Rooney, the legendary former Manchester United and Everton player who was recently sacked as Birmingham City manager, is in negotiations to fight in a boxing match.

The ‘Daily Star’ and ‘The Mirror’ report that the 38-year-old former footballer is negotiating with rapper KSI’s Misfits Boxing to make the leap into the world of boxing – in return for big money.

Starting in 2022, Misfits Boxing organizes lucrative and media-rich boxing matches that are broadcast on DAZN and feature celebrities.

KSI, Logan Paul, Jay Swingler, Ashley and Myles de Rak-Su are some of the celebrities who have already donned the gloves for Misfits Boxing.

The day a Manchester United player knocked out Wayne Rooney by boxing

Rooney, who took up boxing as an amateur at Liverpool, was knocked out by Phil Bardsley when the two got into a boxing match in their time as Manchester United players.

“We were having a drink, having a laugh, playing guitar and the next minute these boxing gloves came up…. Wayne just took a punch. Rooney was only KO’d for a couple of seconds but we all panicked. We didn’t know what to do and we had no phone signal. We were all thinking, ‘if he doesn’t open his eyes, we can’t call an ambulance, there’s no signal’ – so much panic!” recalled Phil Bardsley in 2021.

“Anyway, Wayne comes to and goes to the sink. I’ve got a big cut on my lip, blood everywhere and he’s got some blood under his nose. We look at each other and laugh.”