Eddie Hall vs Thor Bjornsson: What are the rules for the fight?

Eddie Hall and Hafthor Bjornsson are set to finally put their ongoing rivalry to bed this weekend as they face off in their first professional boxing match in Dubai.

The bout was originally meant to take place in September, however Hall suffered a serious injury which forced him into postponing the fight date.

During sparring in late July, ‘The Beast’ detached his bicep after throwing what can only be described as a lazy jab, causing him to have surgery and miss week’s of training.

Despite this, Hall worked tirelessly to recover from the injury and put himself in the best possible condition to claim a victory versus his arch rival, but it could be argued that Bjornsson will be heading into the ring with more experience.

The 6ft 7inch former strongman has had two exhibition and a semi-competitive fight with arm wrestler Devon Larratt to rely on.

The fight will be new to both fighters in a lot of ways however, with it scheduled at six two minute rounds, this will test their endurance especially in such a highly pressured situation.

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Although it’s much shorter than your traditional 12 round professional fight, both men have promised explosive knockouts, and therefore it should make them more likely to fulfil their promise in that sense.

Bjornsson believes he will stop Hall in the opening two rounds, saying: “I’m probably going to knock the fat guy out in round one or two. That’s my prediction. But I’m ready to go to the end if that’s the case.”

Hall provided an equally confident verdict: “I’m coming in with the thought, ‘I’m going to knock him out in one round’, but I’m also going to be able to last six