Josh Warrington has announced that Luke Ayling will be joining him for his ring walk ahead of his rematch fight with Kiko Martinez on Saturday. The featherweight boxer nicknamed ‘The Leeds Warrior’ is maintaining his tradition of having Leeds United icons as part of his pre-fight routine.
Ayling joins a list of past and present Whites players including Pablo Hernandez, Liam Cooper, Vinnie Jones and Lucas Radebe to join Warrington for his ring walk ahead of Saturday night’s highly-anticipated rematch at the First Direct Arena. The boxer confirmed on Instagram on Wednesday morning that the right-back will be involved.
A picture of Ayling with the Matchroom and DAZN branding was paired with a caption that read: “More reasons to go F’ MENTAL, Bill’s on the ring walk. It’s become tradition to have another sporting great from my city of Leeds, chuffed to have Luke Ayling this Saturday.”