Jack Wilshere has ɾєⱱєɑłєԀ that he has been honing his skills inside the boxing ring, and his even earmarked his dream fight.
Since hanging up his boots last year, Wilshere has moved into coaching and currently serves as theArsenalUnder-18s manager.
However, the former England midfielder’s competitive spirit has clearly not diminished in retirement as he now supplements his coaching duties with sessions atThe Fit Factory gym in London, run by brothers Andreas and Chris Evangelou.
And its not just for fitness, either.
Wilshere ɾєⱱєɑłєԀ that he has been sparring and has contemplated taking a fight, with a prospective opponent already in mind.
Speaking on theThe George Groves Boxing Club podcast alongside the former WBA super-middleweight champion, Wilshere named an ex-teammate when asked which footballer past or present he would like to meet inside the ropes.
‘I’d like to do it with someone I know. You know Aaron Cresswell? I played with him.
‘I can always remember him sort of floating around the training ground sort of putting his hands up pretєɴԀing to fight people.
‘I think I’d like to have a go with Cresswell. He’s a similar height to me as well, similar weight.’
The 30-year-old joked that he would show no mercy to the Hammers left-back if they faced off against each other: ‘I’ll hammer him. I’d hammer everything to do with him, his mum, everything. His mum’s getting it.’
Wilshere’s desire to step into the ring with Cresswell may stem from aprank pulled on upon his arrival to the Hammers in 2018.
Working in tandem with then-club captain Mark Noble, the pair set Wilshere up for what was ostensibly a interview about his arrival at the London Stadium.
However, the entire thing proved to be an elaborate prank, with Cresswell and Noble feeding the interview questions to ask the unsuspecting Wilshere as they watched on from another room.
After being unknowingly subjected to his initiation at the club, the pair appeared to put Wilshere out of his misery and admit that the whole interview had been an elaborate joke.
