Deontay Wilder’s former boxing coach has told Wayne Rooney that a fight with his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo would be a ‘global event’.

Rooney and Ronaldo played football together for Manchester United but Malik Scott would love to see the two men step into the ring for a bout.

Ronaldo, 40, is still playing for Saudi side Al-Nassr while Rooney, 39, has hung up his boots and is working as a pundit after a spell in management.

Rooney is known to be a huge boxing fan and the same is true for Ronaldo, who admitted in 2020 he’d rather watch combat sports than football on TV.

Celebrity boxing events have been gathering a lot of attention over the last few years and Scott feels Rooney vs Ronaldo would be great for the sport.

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