Richie Woodhall has given himself 12 weeks to turn ex-football star Rio Ferdinand into a prizefighter.
Ferdinand this week announced his intention to turn pro – and he will be trained by Richie Woodhall.
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By Patrik Kuitunen 23rd September 2017
Woodhall won bronze in 1988 Seoul Olympics and the WBC super-middleweight title in his own ring career and he now helps coach the Great Britain amateur squad at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield and works as a TV pundit.