WATCH: British Strongman Eddie Hall Rips His Bicep in Sparring

The highly anticipated ‘Heaviest Boxing Match in History’ between Strongman athletes Hafthor Bjornsson and Eddie Hall has hit a roadblock. ‘The Beast’ shared on social media that he had suffered a detached bicep injury while sparring.

He announced that his fight with Thor will have to be rescheduled because of his injury. Even with Hall’s withdrawal from the fight, the Core Sports’ September event will go on as per the original schedule.

Core Sports released a statement saying that Hall’s fight with Thor will have to be postponed until March or April 2022. Their shared PPV buys will remain unaffected and that the September 18 event will proceed as usual. Besides sharing the news about Eddie Hall‘s injury, Core Sports added that all other cards will remain the same and that Thor will be matched up with a new opponent (to-be-announced).

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 Eddie Hall and Hafthor Bjornsson share bad blood

‘The Heaviest Boxing Match in History’ between two of the strongest men on the planet came about because of their existing rivalry. Eddie Hall broke all won the ‘World’s Strongest Man’ tag in 2017 after successfully completing 500 kgs (1102 lbs) lift. For a while, it seemed like Eddie Hall had hit the peak, and going beyond his limit seemed nearly impossible.

After coming in second and losing to Hall at WSM in 2017, the Icelandic Strongman accused him of cheating. The referee cut two points in 2017 for Thor’s ‘double-dip’ foul. However, the Game of Thrones star protested against this claim and accused Eddie Hall of rigging the event. The Briton later disproved Thor’s arguments by releasing an analysis video of the event.

However, Hafthor Bjornsson soon turned things around. He has held multiple ‘Europe’s Strongest Man’ titles and is more commonly recognized as Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane in the HBO series Game of Thrones. Thor pulled off the unfathomable by going beyond the record high weight; he successfully lifted 501 kgs (1105 lbs) and stripped Eddie Hall of the ‘World’s Strongest Man’ title in 2018.

Since then, the two have taken shots at each other on social media and the feud has still not seen an end. That is how talks of this boxing match came about and both athletes want to end the beef in the ring. However, with Eddie Hall’s injury, fans will have to wait till 2022 to see the world’s strongest man clash it out.

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