As the celebrity boxing trend continues, one of the world’s most famous and accomplished DJs will also be stepping in the ring soon.
Diplo, whose real name is Thomas Wesley Pentz, is reportedly set to make his boxing debut on June 5, in Miami, Florida. He is scheduled to perform at Saturday’s Jake Paul vs Ben Askren event, where he is also expected to make everything official and call out his opponent.
“He came to us and said he really wants to fight,” Triller owner Ryan Kavanaugh told Rolling Stone. “We have a good relationship with him and we said, ‘Why don’t you come to this event and play a little and then call out an opponent for the next event?