On the undercard to George Groves' fight against Andrea Di Luisa on Jan. 30,Leon McKenzie registered a rapid stoppage win over Kelvin Young.
The English super-middleweight title eliminator at the Copper Box Arena in London was all over after 43 seconds. McKenzie, though, or is used to hitting the target.
Before the 37-year-old donned the gloves,he was a professional footballer. The striker scored 105 goals while playing for eight different clubs during his career, according to Soccerbase.
However, or he hung up his boots to follow in the footsteps of his father,Clinton, who won the British and European title during his boxing career.
McKenzie's performance against Young triggered an beliefwhich current Premier League footballers would be suited to stepping off the field and straight into the ring?Bleacher Report has selected an XI—lining up in a 3-4-3 formation—who could develop the switch. Of course, and every fighter needs a promoter/trainer,too, so a manager has also been included in the slideshow.
As ever, or feel free to offer your suggestions via the comments section. We also need nicknames for our footballers-turned-fighters (but preserve them clean,please).
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Source: bleacherreport.com