Eddie Hall vs. Hafþór Björnsson
Eddie Hall vs. Hafþór Björnsson, also known as "The Heaviest Boxing Match in History", was an exhibition boxing match between strongmen Eddie Hall and Hafþór Björnsson that took place on 19th March 2022. Both have won the strongman competition "World's Strongest Man" owned by IMG Worldwide. It was the first boxing match for Eddie Hall, fourth for Bjornsson, and prior to Hall's injury was set to take place on September 18, 2021 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The replacement match in September 2021 was between Björnsson and Devon Larratt in  Dubai while the match against Hall was rescheduled to March 19, 2022. Björnsson was declared the winner by unanimous decision after six rounds, having won all but the second round. Background. The fight was announced in November 2020. Both Hall and Björnsson went into the fight with numerous accolades in strength athletics, yet little boxing experience. Hall holds the title of 2017 World's Strongest Man and won UK's Strongest Man every year from 2011 to 2016 as well as Britain's Strongest Man every year from 2014 to 2018. Björnsson won 2018 World's Strongest Man and has  placed in the top three positions of the competition every year since 2012. He has also won the Arnold Strongman Classic three consecutive times in 2018, 2019 and 2020, Europe's Strongest Man five times in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and the inaugural World's Ultimate Strongman in 2018. He also won Iceland's Strongest Man every year from 2011 to 2020 as well as every occasion of the Strongest Man in Iceland competition (2010–2012, 2016, 2017). In 2016, Hall set a world record in deadlifting with 500 kg (~1102 lbs) at the 2016 Europe's Strongest Man  competition. However, Björnsson lifted 501 kg (~1105 lbs) on May 2, 2020 to set the new current world record. On 26th July 2021 an announcement was made that Hall had suffered an injury and therefore the fight would be postponed. Devon Larratt was chosen as the replacement for Hall for the September 18 match to be held in Dubai. Björnsson defeated Larratt in the first round by technical knockout.