Rio Ferdinand set to embark on professional boxing career
Rio Ferdinand is looking to step into the ring.
Rio Ferdinand has announced that he plans to become a professional boxer, telling the Evening Standard that he is desperate to get back to competing.
The former Manchester United defender set up a "major news announcement" for Tuesday at which he confirmed he is taking up a new sport at the age of 38.
"I'm into keeping fit and one of the big things I have missed since retiring from football in 2015 is the competition, whether it be as a team or as an individual going one-on-one against a striker,"...