Former Premier League winner opens up on learning a new sport and dramatic weight cut after shock career switch to celebrity boxing
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A former Premier League winner has shared his experience of learning a new sport. The star underwent a dramatic weight cut following his switch to celebrity boxing. He disclosed that he was prepared for the change in sport as he has always been an underdog.
![[Former Leicester star Danny Simpson faced YouTuber Danny Aarons in Ireland in August]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/18/93436519-0-image-a-98_1734979182488.jpg)
The ex-player also put his Premier League winners' medal on the line ahead of his fight against a YouTuber. Despite his lack of experience in boxing, he still managed to give a good account of himself. He admitted that the change in diet was difficult to get used to.
![[The light Heavyweight fight between Simpson and Aarons ended in a draw]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/18/93436511-0-image-a-97_1734979175250.jpg)
A forme Premier League winner has shared his experience of learning a new sport. Former Leicester star Danny Simpson faced YouTuber Danny Aarons in Ireland in August, with the bout ending in a split draw. Simpson was part of the Leicester side that remarkably defied the odds to win the Premier League title in the 2015-16 season.
The defender started his career at Manchester United and also had spells at Newcastle and QPR. Commenting on his fight against Aarons, Simpson told Four Four Two: 'Standing behind the boards waiting to come out, I felt something I'd never felt before.
'I knew everyone would be booing me because the other Danny was the favourite. In a weird way, that helped. I've been an underdog my whole life – at Leicester, trying to make it at Manchester United – so it was a feeling I relished.'. Both fighters put prized possessions on the line ahead of the fight. Aarons was prepared to give up his plaque for one million YouTube subscribers. Simpson, meanwhile, was ready to give up his Premier League winners' medal.
