Former Man United star’s Misfits boxing debut confirmed on KSI undercard

Former Manchester United defender Danny Simpson will make his boxing debut at the end of this month.

Simpson, who also won the Premier League title during a spell with Leicester City, will face YouTuber/streamer Danny Aarons on a show staged by KSI's Misfits on August 31. The fight will take place at the 3Arena in Dublin.

The now 37-year-old announced his retirement from football back in July. He briefly represented Macclesfield in the winter, but his last professional league match was with Bristol City in October 2021.

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Simpson has been working as a pundit for MUTV in recent years, covering United. He also returned to Carrington last year to begin work on his coaching badges.

United legend Wayne Rooney admitted earlier this year that he held talks with Misfits about fighting in one of their events but insisted he remains focused on returning to football management.

"They've been in touch and asked the question, but I think at the minute I want to focus on getting back into management, not boxing," he said on The Overlap podcast.

"There's been a few [offers] and obviously Misfits have been in and that's been all over the news. But listen, I want to focus on getting back into management; that's my focus."

Elsewhere on the bill in Dublin, KSI will perform an exclusive music set, while Deen The Great puts his lightweight championship on the line against Fogarty. Ben Williams will also face Warren Spencer.

Sami Hamed, the son of former world champion Prince Naseem Hamed, takes on Jessi Clarke. Gabriel Silva also goes toe-to-toe with Wedi.

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