2017 World’s Strongest Man champion Eddie ‘The Beast’ Hall from Staffordshire has accepted a challenge to a boxing match from 2018 champion and actor Hafthor Bjornsson.
The 6ft 9′ Icelandic, who played Gregor ‘The Mountain’ Clegane in TV series Game of Thrones, hit the headlines at the weekend after breaking Hall’s deadlift world record of 500kg by a single kilogram.
Bjornsson reportedly holds a grudge regarding Hall’s 2017 World’s Strongest Man’s title triumph after he claimed that officials did not count one of his reps in the Viking press event, before Hall went on to seize to crown.
Shortly after completing breaking the deadlift world record on Saturday, Bjornsson called out Hall to take him on in the boxing ring.
He stated: “CoreSports just offered me a seven-figure contract, I have signed it already. “I know he’s got the same deal. I’m ready. Are you ready, Eddie?”
Hall responded on Facebook in a video that showed him signing the contract, replying: “Thor: Are you happy? Has your dream come true?
“You get to go up against the guy who bested you at World’s Strongest Man – the man you called a cheat. I hope you’re happy, I’m happy.
“I hope you’re happy being the home-gym hero right now, everyone knows full well you haven’t got the balls to step into a competition and do what I did.
“I’ve got a little personal message for you. World’s Strongest Man 2017 – I trained for that like no other man did and I dominated that competition and like I didn’t for that I’m going to do exactly the same for the fight.
“I’m going to train for this like I’ve never trained for anything before. It all ends in the ring, and I’m going to teach you a ******* lesson.
“Good luck, you’re going to ******* need it and I’ll see you in the ring.”
Hall later re-affirmed confirmation the boxing bout on social media, stating: “It’s ‘official’ me vs Thor.”
The fight is due to be held in Las Vegas, USA, in September 2021 and has been branded “the heaviest boxing match in history.”
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