Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney tipped to fight Jake Paul at Old Trafford

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn believes that a bout between Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney and YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul at Old Trafford is a 'makeable fight'.

Hearn was speaking about the prospect of Rooney and Paul fighting on Rio Ferdinand's FIVE YouTube channel. During the conversation ahead of Anthony Joshua's clash with Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena on Saturday, Hearn admitted that the current D.C. United manager has been known to text him about battling Paul in the ring.

He explained: "I have actually spoken to Wayne a few times about a Jake Paul fight. Normally, if he has a couple of glasses of red [wine] he will fire in a couple of messages to me at night going: 'Listen, I want to fight that geezer.'

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"Wayne can fight, he had a couple of amateur fights. But, him against Jake Paul at Old Trafford that is actually a makeable fight."

Back in 2015, Rooney made headlines across the world after a sparring session with former Premier League defender Phil Bardsley ended up with the then United striker being knocked out temporarily in his kitchen. Reflecting on that bout in 2021, Bardsley recalled to United's official website about how everyone was 'panicking' when Rooney 'walked into a jab'.

Rooney would then reference the incident during United's victory over Tottenham Hotspur, celebrating his goal with a boxing celebration. While Rooney's interest in boxing is well known, as is Paul's.

Despite making his name in YouTube, Paul has been training hard to make it in the boxing world. Recently, the American suffered a setback as he lost on a split decision to Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia.

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