Rooney breaks silence on 'plans to become a boxer' with KSI's Misfits company

Wayne Rooney has refused to rule out taking part in a big-money bout with Misfits Boxing.

The Manchester United legend confirmed that KSI's promotion had been in touch over a possible fight.

He claimed that 'a few' had been in touch to try and get him to swap the football pitch for the ring after his sacking by Birmingham City on January 2.

Asked by Gary Neville on the Stick to Football podcast if he was going to fight, Rooney teased fans. 'Never know,' he said.

'They've been in touch and asked the question but I think at the minute, I want to focus on getting back into management, not boxing.

'They've been in touch to fight, yeah. There's been a few and obviously that Misfits have been in [touch] and that's been all over the news.'

'Not a great title, that, is it?' quipped Jamie Carragher.

Rooney added: 'Listen, I want to focus on getting back into management. That's my focus. And I've seen all over the last couple of days all the headlines but my main focus is getting back in to football.

Since its launch in 2022, Misfits has welcomed a smorgasbord of celebrities and would-be stars.

Internet sensations such as KSI, Logan Paul, and Jay Swingler, music stars like Ashley and Myles from Rak-Su, and a host of other personalities have competed.

Streamed on DAZN, it attracts millions of pay-per-view fans and has visited venues across England and the United States.

Despite his disaster at Birmingham, where he replaced John Eustace and plummeted the side from sixth to 20th in the Championship, Rooney's managerial career has showed some semblance of promise.

He won admirers for sticking out a difficult period at Derby County, where he was saddled with a 21-point deduction in 2021/22 and was relegated from the Championship.

He then went on