Akinfenwa becomes wrestling hardman as back-up to ex-Olympic boxer Anthony Ogogo

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    Football legend Adebayo Akinfenwa is going to put his giant frame to use as a wrestling hardman for ex-Olympian Anthony Ogogo.

    Akinfenwa, who retired at the end of last season aged 40, always looked more suited to the world of combat sports thanks to his ridiculously ripped physique. And after training with WWE star Sheamus earlier this month, 'The Beast' is now fulfilling that destiny with Progress Wrestling.

    The former Wycombe Wanderers striker will be accompanying his close friend and boxer-turned-pro wrestler Ogogo, aka The Guv'nor, to the ring for his match at Progress Chapter 145: Wrestling Witch Face – Trick or Treat against Malik, who will have Kosta Konstantino in his corner.

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    Speaking ahead of his debut appearance in the squared circle on October 23, Akinfenwa said: "The Guv and I have always been good pals and I’ve always been fascinated by the world of professional wrestling – and in fact that training session with Sheamus really got me thinking.

    "Anthony told me he needed a bit of back up for his up and coming Progress fight and it sounded a bit like an ‘Avengers Assemble’ call.

    "I’ll be in his corner down in Camden and Malik and Kosta had better behave – the Beast will be in the house."

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    Akinfenwa will be at Camden's Electric Ballroom to provide back-up for Ogogo in his knockout match with The Hitta Malik, the first of its kind in Progress.

    Co-owners Martyn Best and Lee McAteer added: "To have someone like Bayo involved in Progress Wrestling is absolutely fantastic.

    "We are both associate directors at Tranmere Rovers and we saw Bayo terrorise some of our defences over the years. Who knows what he will be capable of now he is at Progress Wrestling.

    "We have seen what he can produce on a football pitch and we are excited to see what he is going to be like in the world of Progress.

    "He will be providing huge support for Anthony Ogogo. He was in Beast Mode as a player, and it is fair to say he will be in Beast Mode at Progress Wrestling."

    Tickets for the show at the Electric Ballroom on Sunday October 23 can be purchased here

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