Former NFL player Le’Veon Bell seems to be taking boxing very seriously.
Bell, who knocked out re-running rival Adrian Peterson in an exhibition last month, will make his professional debut against retired MMA fighter Uriah Hall on Jake Paul-Anderson Silva’s pay-per-view card on October 29 in Glendale, Arizona.
They would fight with a contracted weight of 195 pounds, 5 pounds less than the cruiser limit.
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Bell, who is said to have boxed during his NFL career, stopped Peterson with a right hand during the fifth inning of their show at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles.
Bell, 30, moved to LA to work with coach Justin Fortune.
“As soon as Most Valuable Ads approached me about joining Paul-Silva’s pay-per-view program, I told them ‘I want to join’ and didn’t care who the competition was, ‘ said Bell. “Uriah Hall would feel the power of my punches and hit him as if he were being submissive. He’s not built like me.”
38-year-old Hall (17-11, 14 KOs in MMA) announced his retirement from MMA in August, a month after he lost to Andre Muniz by unanimous decision.
That bout came in at 185 pounds, meaning Hall should be comfortable for the fight against Bell. Bell weighed 204.8 during his battle with Peterson.
“Le’Veon Bell, I hope you do your best,” Hall said. “I know I can do it. Thank the Best Value Promotions for the opportunity. “
