Gerwyn Price says boxing opponent has 'packed on four stone' and knows he's 'cheating'

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Gerwyn Price has revealed that his boxing opponent's pre-fight preparations are not going to plan, and that he is "cheating" ahead of the bout.The darts star surprised fans with the announcement that he would be trying his hand at the pugilistic art.Instead of nailing 180s, Price's main ambition will be a knockout blow when he fights fellow Welshman Rhys Evans on April 9.Speaking about his boxing debut, he revealed more details about how he came to be involved in the bout. "I was out having a couple of beers in my mate's pub.

One of my main sponsors Valley Water – [the boss] owns a pub as well, The Valley Tavern," he said on the Happy Hour podcast. "Whenever I go out I just go down there and have a couple of beers."They were doing a charity boxing night.

There's an ex-boxer [Evans] who lives above the tavern and he's in there all the time."I said: 'I'll get in the ring with you' and didn't think anything of it – a couple of weeks later he kept going on, and now I'm in a charity fight."While many might expect Price to be no match for a boxer with professional experience, the darts star revealed that a lot has changed since Evans was a full-time fighter.Is Gerwyn Price the best darts player around despite losing his world No1 status?

Have your say in the comments section."He's had three fights, but this was about six or seven years ago and he's packed on four stone, so I've got a chance," he said."He's been training hard as well, but I know he's been cheating – he had a mixed grill yesterday, which I saw."Price did admit, though, that he's not entirely confident of winning due to his opponent's previous history as a professional fighter."I know he's really good," Price added. "But he was really good at 10, 11 stone.Want to.