Thor Bjornsson: Last News

Eddie Hall brought up his mother during an ugly pre-fight press conference ahead of their highly-anticipated boxing showdown on Saturday evening. The bitter World's Strongest Man rivals have been at each other's throats during the build up to their Saturday meeting and it boiled over in their Dubai hotel on Thursday afternoon.During a press conference, in which Hall was joined by his son and Thor's family stood close by, the pair were already riled up before the Brit told the Game of Thrones star to "quiet your mum down as well".

Eddie Hall and Thor Bjornsson are set to settle their bitter feud in the boxing ring on March 19 - and the rules for the bout have now been revealed.Hall and Thor have been fierce rivals since the Brit beat the Game of Thrones star to the 2017 World's Strongest Man title - amid accusations of referee favouritism.Five years on, the pair have both scrapped their strongman training routines to shed pounds and be more suited to the ring - and will finally meet later this month in Dubai.Until now the rules of the event had not been clear - but we know now that the fight will take place across six rounds of two-minutes in length.In addition, the pair will not be wearing headguards, but will be wearing 12oz gloves.With both men promising to knock each other out, they will be permitted to go for knockdowns and knockouts rather than see the fight go the distance.Though should the final bell ring, there will be three judges ringside scoring the bout, with the referee having no say in the final score other than points deductions.Who will win? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionIn a worrying recent update, Hall told fans that he was recovering from illness.He said: "I'm recovering from the back end of a bad cold. You can tell it's on my chest.I just want to chill and get this cold out of me, I've got two weeks to get it out and get some good cardio in before the fight next week."Adding: "I've had a bad chest infection and from my experience the best way to get rid of it is to get in the pool and do a hard swim."With Bjornsson recently saying on his YouTube channel: "Something that f**** with my life is that I am a bit fatigued right now.

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Centre on March 19.The bout was initially scheduled to happen in Florida last September, but was postponed after Hall sustained a shoulder injury.

Hafthor 'Thor' Björnsson, 33, has been making headlines recently ahead of his upcoming bout with fellow big fella Eddie Hall. Björnsson made his name through a range of different high profile activities, all generally focused around his monumental size.The bruiser started gaining international attention on the World's Strongest Man circuit, where he crushed a huge record as the first person to win the Arnold Strongman Classic, Europe's Strongest Man and World's Strongest Man competitions in a single year. But Thor's success in the strongman world has paved the way for a variety of other big-body pursuits.

are set to swing at one another to settle a long-running grudge stretching back to their days competing against one another in competitions around the world. Things got really heated at the 2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM), when Hall won the contest in which Bjornsson made several protests over what he claimed was biased refereeing.The Beast had also set a new deadlift world record of 500kg, but Thor had the last laugh by going on to better that total and winning the 2018 WSM.Both have now taken a step back from competing in strongman at the highest levels, but the feud between them rumbles on.They were due to settle their differences with a boxing match last September, but Hall was forced to pull out of the event after tearing his bicep.The fight is now set to take place in March, though the exact date and venue are yet to be announced.Tom Stoltman won the 2021 WSM competition and says he is a fan of both of his former fellow strongman competitors.

Tyson Fury has posed with Game of Thrones star Thor Bjornsson, with the actor hinting at potential training sessions with the Gypsy King in the future.Former World's Strongest Man Bjornsson is hoping to secure a date for his long-awaited bout with fellow strongman Eddie Hall, having already fought three exhibition bouts.He won the latest of his three fights in September this year as he defeated Canadian Devon Larratt via a first round technical knockout.Now the Icelander has hinted at the possibility of training with heavyweight world champion Fury in the future after the pair met on Wednesday night.Bjornsson posted a series of pictures to his Instagram account as he posed topless with Fury and embraced the unbeaten British fighter.They

and landed a blow that ended the contest inside the first 20 seconds in Poland.Pudzianowski's move into the MMA game may have initially come as a surprise, but he has shown his versatility in the past by taking part in the Polish version of Dancing with the Stars. Who should Mariusz Pudzianowski take on next? Tell us in the comments section He has also been a keen amateur Rugby Union player in his native country, as well as appearing in several commercials and once took part in an interview with MTV.Now unbeaten since 2015, Pudzianowski looks set to continue his career with KSW having fought three times already in 2021 after resting throughout 2020.The bout came after Game of Thrones star Thor Bjornsson admitted that he wanted to fight

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Eddie Hall insists he would have "100 per cent" been able to beat rival Thor Bjornsson one handed, but promoters wouldn't allow him to fight while injured.Hall, 33, was due to finally settle his long-running feud with Thor, best known for playing The Mountain in award-winning TV series Game Of Thrones, in a boxing exhibition last month.However, the former World's Strongest Man was forced to pull out of the fight after detaching his bicep, meaning it will now go ahead at some stage in 2022.After the withdrawal, Thor instead took on arm-wrestling star Devon Larratt, stopping the last-minute opponent inside the first round of their clash out in Dubai.But Hall is adamant that he would have

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Eddie Hall's planned September showdown against bitter rival Thor Bjornsson has been 'put on temporary hold' following a serious injury the Brit suffered during training.MTK Global, the official boxing advisers for the bout, have announced that the 2017 World's Strongest Man has been forced to undergo surgery, pushing his planned fight back to March or April of 2022.Despite that setback, the event at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida is set to go ahead, and Bjornsson might yet face an alternative opponent as a warm-up.CoreSports has also stated that PPV buyers will not only be able to watch the rescheduled fight with that ticket, but also watch the September