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Jacare Souza Plans to Make Boxing Debut

According to Sherdog, Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza is not done competing in combat sports, as retired MMA fighter plans to debut in boxing. In his recent interview, Souza said that he picked up boxing as his training routine and received an attractive offer to fight.

As for now, no contract was signed, so Jacare can’t give any details on his potential opponent or debut date. He stated that despite his BJJ roots he always loved boxing what was shown in MMA fights, where he often utilized boxing.

Now the 42-year old retired Souza hasn’t competed since May 2021, when at UFC 262 he suffered a submission loss to Andre Muniz.