Dirk Kuyt (1980) hung up his boots in 2018 after playing in England, the Netherlands or Turkey. He was second in the 2007 Champions League and also runner-up in the world with the ‘Clockwork Orange’. He is now an analyst on television … and a boxer.
The ‘AD’ outlet indicates that the former Liverpool player will fight in ‘Hit It’, an event that will be held in Rotterdam thanks to the work of Kick Boxer Rico Verhoeven.
wanting to fight
As a former football player, I know what it’s like to be in a stadium. It’s been about four years since I stopped playing football. And of course I miss that tension and that fight to win a match. I’ve played quite a few other sports, like tennis, padel and fitness. But getting into a ring is new for me. So I would love to get into that battle against another celebrity. From now on I will train hard,” Kuyt said of Humberto.
Other active footballers such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Pogba, Fernando Torres or Karim Benzema, are also regulars in gloves. They love boxing and perhaps in the future they will follow in the footsteps of Kuyt, the former Liverpool star who now wants to make a career in the ring.
