Former cruiserweight champion, Glenn McCrory, has claimed he and four-time heavyweight boxing champion, Evander Holyfield, have agreed terms on a sensational bare knuckle boxing bout.
The 56-year-old, who was the IBF world title holder from 1989 to 1990, McCrory shared a post on Twitter with a poster depicting the pair and branded with a Bare Knuckle Boxing trademark.
Under the headline 'Legends Return' pictures of the pair back int their prime, along with pictures of the pair today, seem to show an air of legitimacy.
Challenged on whether it was true or not, McCrory replied to those who were skeptical as to the veracity of the claim, after posting his own tagline which read 'Now or Never'.
Replying to TV and Radio presenter Adam Catterall, when asked if the bout was real,
McCrory replied: '100 per cent''.
The Sky Sports pundit then assured another Twitter user that the promotion poster was 'no joke'.
As yet, Holyfield has not made any post of his own, or acknowledged an agreement with McCrory.
Holyfield, who is 58, has long documented his attempts to get back into the ring, and has
teamed up with the likes of Wladimir Klitschko in a bid to regain his shape.
The boxing legend has been a regular poster to social media, updating followers on his return to fitness and has even teased the possibility of a rematch with Mike Tyson.
Tyson himself made his long-anticipated return to the ring on Saturday night, when he drew with Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition bout in Los Angeles.
His performance was such that there have even been claims made that Tyson could make
a shock return to the realms of title bouts.
Former world heavyweight champion George Foreman said: "If he gets in shape like he's in
now, gets his timing back, and all the other things fall into place, he can have an
opportunity to fight for the title.
"If he can be managed right, the right champion will come to him. And if the right one
comes, he can knock him out."
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