Barry McGuigan has warned Rio Ferdinand that he will struggle to get a professional boxing licence if he wants to win a national title. The former Manchester United footballer held a press conference yesterday where he spoke about his move into boxing at the age of 38. Backed by Betfair money, a press release stated Ferdinand was training to “compete for a belt”, although he was more circumspect when asked about his ambitions. “I don’t want to be accused of hypocrisy because I was involved with Freddie, but he would never have got a licence if that had not been a one-off bout. “The biggest thing…

Source: The Times September 20, 2017 11:03 UTC