Before the Pittsburgh Steelers duke it out with the Cincinnati Bengals today at 1 PM/EST, Le’Veon Bell and Adrian Peterson took to the ring for a boxing match at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California Saturday night. Bell came out on top, KO’ing Peterson in the fifth round.
Bell and Peterson agreed to spar each other months ago but had their initial date of July 30th delayed after the headliner match fell through. It was rescheduled for September 10th with Bell/Peterson being the co-main event fight.
Peterson came in heavier at 218 pounds compared to Bell weighing in at 204 though Bell had youth on his side, 30 years old compared to Peterson’s 37 (though he certainly doesn’t look it).