Thor Bjornsson, also known as \u201cThe Mountain\u201d on HBO\u2019s hit series \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d, is preparing to make his professional boxing debut.<\/p>\n
Bjornsson is set to collide with fellow ‘World’s Strongest Man’ Eddie Hall this September in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
The fight came to fruition after Bjornsson set a world record for deadlifting 1,104.54 pounds at his gym in Iceland in 2020. The mark broke the record which was previously held by Eddie Hall.<\/p>\n
Hall took exception to Thor Bjornsson receiving notoriety over that feat, claiming that the so called \u201cachievement\u201d took place outside of competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely no legitimate sport would acknowledge World Records broken out of competition & you are undermining the very sport you are claiming to champion,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Hall wrote on Instagram<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cI genuinely look forward to having my record broken & seeing what is possible. I think you are probably the man to do it, there\u2019s no denying that & I\u2019ll still shake your hand afterwards and say well done\u2026 if you do it under the appropriate conditions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Thor Bjornsson responded by calling Eddie Hall an\u00a0\u201carrogant a\u2013hole\u201d<\/em>, and shortly after breaking Hall\u2019s record, proceeded to callout the Englishman for a fight.<\/p>\n \u201cCore Sports just offered me a seven-figure contract,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Bjornsson claimed.\u00a0\u201cEddie Hall has been running his mouth now for weeks and I know he got the same deal. So: Eddie, I just knocked out your record and now I\u2019m ready to knock you out in the ring.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The fight, which is being billed as the “Heaviest Boxing Match In History”, was made official<\/a> last summer.<\/p>\n Thor Bjornsson is clearly taking his first professional bout seriously as he recently competed in an exhibition boxing match with Steven Ward.<\/p>\n