Chris Rock and Will Smith have been offered £10million to fight on the undercard of Martyn Ford's clash with Iranian Hulk next month.
Ford and Hulk - real name Sajad Gharibi - will clash at The O2 on April 30, four weeks later than planned after a spate of injuries hit the undercard. The fight card features a number of celebrities - and Rock and Smith have been offered the chance to join them after their bust-up at last night's Oscars.
Rock made a joke about Smith's wife and her battle with alopecia which prompted the actor to storm on to the stage and slap the comedian. YouTube boxer Jake Paul was quick out of the blocks to offer the feuding pair $30million to fight on his undercard in August.
But BoxStar, who are promoting Ford's fight with Gharibi, have now made a public 'bid' for the fight. Boxstar Managing Director, Darren Lamb said: “Will Smith vs Chris Rock has the potential to bethe biggest fight of the year, if not the century, so what better way to settle their differences than at a packed O2 arena on April 30.
"At Boxstar, we specialise in allowing celebrities the opportunity to put on a pair of gloves and squash their beef in the right way, in a boxing ring, and we would be honoured to put on this fight. "With £10m on the table and a 50/50 purse split, we hope they take us up on the offer and give the fans what they want."
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Next month's undercard will feature former Manchester United star Patrice Evra who will make his boxing debut against YouTube star Adam Saleh. It will also showcase stars from reality TV and social media, including several former Love Island contestants.
The fights are the latest in a long line to feature non-traditional boxers following the explosion of such contests in recent years. YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI are largely credited with sparking the movement when they clashed twice in 2018 and 2019. And last weekend, former strongmen Eddie Hall and Thor Bjornsson settled their beef in the ring with the Icelander winning on points in Dubai.
