ADAM SALEH vows to show Patrice Evra “no mercy” in the ring – and wants to leave the footballer on the end of a viral knockout.
The Manchester United legend is confirmed for a shock boxing match at the O2 Arena on Saturday, April 30.
Adam Saleh vows to show Patrice Evra ‘no mercy’ in the ring
Jake Paul knocking out Nate Robinson
And the man welcoming him to the squared circle is content creator Saleh, who is also known as a boxer on the YouTube circuit.
American Jake Paul, 25, is a pioneer in the new wave of social media influencers putting on boxing gloves behind pay-per-view.
And in 2020 he scored a sickening knockout against ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, who was mercifully teased online soon after.
Saleh, who has boxed in three exhibitions bouts before, warned Evra could be the next retired sportsman brutally mocked on the internet.
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He told SunSport: “Jake has proved me and a lot of haters wrong.
“He kept going and I give him so much respect as he’s the one representing YouTubers.
“If anything, I want to do what he did to Nate Robinson to Patrice Evra, because he represented YouTubers.
“People look down on YouTubers, so I give him so much respect and props and I’m on a mission to do what he did.”
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Saleh, who has a record of two wins and one draw, was contacted by newly-formed promotion BoxStar to face Evra.
And after less than two weeks of talks, and an NDA to keep negotiations quiet, the New Yorker was picked for the surprise fight.
He said: “I was up for it, I would love to share the ring with the legend and teach him a lesson to never step foot in the boxing ring with me again.
“I’m going to have no mercy.”
Celebs and even retired boxing champions have been accused of trying to profit with shameful cash-grab fights.
But former Champions League winner Evra, 40, cannot fall under that category, with his motives to make a boxing debut still unknown.
What Saleh does concede is it is not for money – making the Frenchman impossible to overlook.
Saleh, 28, said: “It makes him very, very dangerous 100 per cent and I’m taking him very serious, as if I was fighting Tyson Fury, the world champ.
“That’s how I look at it, they told me he’s very, very competitive.
“I didn’t know too much about him before, but they told me he’s a very competitive guy who takes everything he does very seriously.
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“In my head I’m thinking he’s definitely not doing it for the money, he’s a legendary footballer.
“In my head I’m like, ‘Wow, this makes him dangerous’. But at the same time, my trainer makes me look at him like any other opponent.”
Details on Evra’s boxing debut, such as the exact weight and rounds are yet to be announced.
Adam Saleh posing in a Man City kit
