Hafthor Bjornsson’s fight with Eddie Hall has been postponed, but the Icelander has his sights set on the biggest name in exhibition boxing
The Mountain has lost over 50 kilograms since last summer
Hafthor Bjornsson’s fight with Eddie Hall has been postponed after the Englishman suffered a torn bicep in training.
The news was announced by MTK Global Boxing late Sunday Night, on Twitter.
?@EddieHallWSM has suffered an injury, and his planned September fight with @ThorBjornsson_ has been postponed.
The rest of the card goes ahead as planned, including Josh Bridges vs. Jacob Heppner, @avrilmathie, Stefi Cohen and more.
DETAILS ➡️ https://t.co/O7AN0FlkHA#Boxing pic.twitter.com/T4myYwhK40
— MTK Global Boxing (@MTKGlobal) July 25, 2021
Why were Hafthor Bjornsson and Eddie Hall set to fight?
The bad blood between the two strongman behemoths goes back to 2017, when Bjornsson accused Hall of cheating as he became the first Brit to lift the World’s Strongest Man title for more than 20 years.
Rivalries intensified last year when Bjornsson broke Hall’s 500kg world deadlift record – by a single kilo.
The Icelander promptly challenged Hall to a boxing match in the …