News about Paulie Malignaggi

Wayne Rooney's adversary in the boxing ring may be Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a former Manchester United teammate. Rooney has declined to rule out participating in a high-profile battle supervised by Misfits Boxing of the United Kingdom. Ibrahimovic, according to analyst and former boxer Paulie Malignaggi, could be the surprise opponent if Rooney steps into the ring.

BY SAM BROOKES: Exclusively INTEGRATE INTELLIGENCE: BY SAM BROOKES: Very few fighters can say they will receive a slew of dollars every time they step into the ring. Sam Eggington is a member of the minority. Fans know exactly what they're going to get when the Birmingham-born boxer is in action. Eggington has never taken a backwards step, identifying his opponent in the midst of the fight and waging a toe-to-toe war until one man is no longer standing or the final bell rings. In 2020 and 2021, the British Boxing Board of Control awarded him back-to-back battles of the year awards for his clashes with Ted Cheeseman and Bilel Jkitou, respectively.

Despite the fact that Conor McGregor is uninterested in a rematch with his undefeated boxing rival Floyd Mayweather Jr., the two companies earned $600 million when 'Money' easily defeated the UFC legend in 2017. Mayweather later reported that a 2023 match with McGregor was being regarded as either an exhibition or formal match, but McGregor responded on Instagram by posting, '#notinterested.' It's been nearly five years since Mayweather and McGregor united in Las Vegas for a massive crossover battle in August 2017, with 'Money' teaching the UFC superstar a boxing lesson and securing a tenth-round TKO win.