Former Michigan State star running back set for professional boxing debut

Baltimore Ravens running back Le'Veon Bell (17) in action during the second half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Le’Veon Bell is moving on from boxing a fellow former NFL player to boxing a former UFC fighter.

Bell, the former Michigan State and All-Pro running back, will fight against Uriah Hall in a Oct. 29 match in Glendale, Arizona. The two will fight at 195 pounds with 10-ounce gloves. The match will be broadcast on Showtime pay-per-view.

The fight will mark Bell’s debut in pro boxing. He announced in July that he wouldn’t play in the NFL in 2022 and would instead focus on boxing. In early September, he topped fellow former running back Adrian Peterson in an exhibition match.

Hall has spent 17 years as a professional mixed martial arts fighter and nine years in the UFC. The fight will also mark his professional boxing debut.

Hall will fight on the undercard of a match between Youtuber Jake Paul and Anderson Silva.

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