Football legends will swap the pitch for the boxing ring in a high-profile charity boxing gala.<\/p>\n
Among those taking part are former Blackburn Rovers winger David Bentley and ex-Bury goalkeeper Paddy Kenny.<\/p>\n
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The event has been organised by Pro Project Promotions and is led by former Arsenal goalkeeper Graham Stack.<\/p>\n
It will take place at the Grosvenor Hotel in Mayfair, London, on Saturday, October 18.<\/p>\n
Graham Stack, CEO of Pro Project Promotions, said: “Pro Project Promotions is where football\u2019s fiercest rivalries meet boxing\u2019s raw intensity.<\/p>\n
“These legends are stepping out of their comfort zones to throw punches for a purpose.<\/p>\n
“With a star-studded crowd, world-class entertainment, and a mission to change lives, this night will be etched in history.”<\/p>\n
The event aims to raise \u00a3500,000 for four charities: Playskill, Sport In Mind, the Willow Foundation, and Helping Hands.<\/p>\n
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The main event will see Bentley take on former Chelsea midfielder Jody Morris.<\/p>\n
Bentley, who also played for Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, is being trained by Kev Mitchell.<\/p>\n
Morris is being coached by Darren Barker.<\/p>\n
Another headline bout will feature Kenny squaring off against centre-back Curtis Davies.<\/p>\n
Kenny is being trained by boxing coach Dave Coldwell, while Davies is working with Tony Birmingham.<\/p>\n
Other confirmed matchups include Leroy Lita versus David Noble, Lee Trundle versus Anthony Gardner, and Greg Halford versus Marvin Elliott.<\/p>\n
Each footballer is being trained by a professional from the boxing world, including former champions Darren Barker, Enzo Maccarinelli, and James DeGale.<\/p>\n
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Among the supporters are Peter Crouch, Joe Cole, Ray Parlour, and Darren Barker.<\/p>\n
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Tickets are available at www.proprojectpromotions.com.<\/p>\n
Pro Project Promotions said: “This is your chance to witness football\u2019s fiercest rivalries explode in the ring, surrounded by stars and driven by a cause that matters.<\/p>\n
“Don\u2019t miss the event that everyone will be talking about \u2013 be there, feel the roar, and make a difference.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Football legends will swap the pitch for the boxing ring in a high-profile charity boxing gala. Among those…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":130357,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[71348,703,11039,49,48,71349,71346,71342,71352,71345,71343,71351,71350,71344,71341,71347,71353,82],"class_list":["post-130356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-blackburn-rovers","tag-boxing","tag-boxing-ring","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-curtis-davies","tag-darren-barker","tag-david-bentley","tag-david-noble","tag-football-legends","tag-graham-stack","tag-grosvenor-hotel","tag-jody-morris","tag-paddy-kenny","tag-pro-project-promotions","tag-project-promotions","tag-ray-parlour","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}