FILE–Adrian Peterson. Steph Chambers/Getty Photos/AFP
NFL stars Adrian Peterson and Le’Veon Bell are the newest to affix the celeb boxing craze, with the pair scheduled to fulfill for an exhibition bout on July 30 in Los Angeles, a number of shops reported on Monday.
Each operating backs have made a number of Professional Bowl appearances and are presently free brokers.
Bell, 30, holds a number of Pittsburgh Steelers franchise dashing information and has lengthy used boxing as a part of his coaching regiment for cardio and stamina, CBS Sports activities famous.
FILE–Le’Veon Bell. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Photos/AFP
Peterson, 37, gained the NFL’s MVP award in 2012 and was some of the dominant gamers within the place throughout his prime however these accomplishments have been typically overshadowed by off-field authorized points.
Each males are listed at 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) with the 225-pound (102 kg) Bell holding an eight pound (4 kg) weight benefit over Peterson.
Superstar bouts involving YouTubers Jake and Logan Paul in addition to fighters like Mike Tyson popping out of retirement for exhibition fights have helped expose boxing to a brand new and youthful viewers, though some boxing purists reject the development.
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