Manchester United legend chose to fight himself. The 40-year-old Frenchman will enter the ring for the first time on April 30 at the O2 Arena in London when he appears on the undercard for the fight between the Iranian Hulk and the World's Scariest Man.Evra is set to take on social media influencer Adam Saleh, the self-proclaimed best YouTube boxer in the world and a veteran of three exhibition bouts.
Saleh was chosen specifically by Evra to be his opponent for the fight, despite their 12-year age gap.The 28-year-old American creator is relishing the opportunity, though, telling The Sun: “They showed like four or five opponents to Patrice Evra and I was one of them.
Him and his PR team chose me, and they made a mistake. He’s starting his boxing career - but I’m about to end his boxing career.“They truly believe that he can knock me out, that’s what they told me through the phone, ‘Are you ready for Patrice Evra to knock you out’.
But you know, I’m just happy and grateful to share the ring with a football legend from Manchester United, who was team-mates with Cristiano Ronaldo.”Will Patrice Evra win his boxing debut against Adam Saleh?
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