George Zimmerman, DMX Fight for Celebrity Boxing Match; Date, Time To Be Announced Next Week for Trayvon Martin Murderer
George Zimmerman has found a way to make himself a celebrity after he was acquitted for the murder of Trayvon Martin last year. He will be stepping into the boxing ring to fight rapper, DMX.
The thought of a Celebrity Boxing match was actually Zimmerman's idea, and will be run by the event's founder, Damon Feldman.
"Prior to the incident I was actually going to the gym for weight loss and doing boxing-type training for weight loss and a mutual friend put me in contact with Damon and provided me with an opportunity and motivation to get back in shape and continue with my weight loss goals and also be able to help a charity out," Zimmerman said.
Feldman said last week that he was accepting offers for someone to step into the ring for a three-round, pay-per-view fight with Zimmerman.
"The news has been out for an hour and my e-mail is overloaded with 8,000 people wanting to fight George," Feldman told CNN last week.
And on Wednesday after more than 15,000 emailed requests, Zimmerman picked DMX as his contender.
The date, location and time of the fight will be announced at a press conference next week. Pay-per-view and television deals are also expected to be announced.
Fans on Twitter are not happy about the fight between Zimmerman and DMX.
"It's a sad day in America when the top news is about George Zimmerman fighting DM X on Trayvon's B-day #disrespect," a fan wrote.
"George Zimmerman will find there's no beating he can take that will exonerate himself, satisfy others, or give parents their son back," another wrote.
Meanwhile, today is Martin's birthday. He would have turned 19 years old.
