On April 17, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will make his professional boxing debut. His opponent: multiple-time light heavyweight and cruiserweight titleholder Antonio Tarver.
For Mir, it’s more about making his family proud.
“I just want to make a good showing of myself first and foremost,” Mir told MMA Fighting. “Look, I’m an example to my children and my children are smart. They’re phenomenal human beings. If you watch my Instagram you can see the things they’re already doing, my daughter and my sons.
“So I’m an example to them. When I walk out into that ring, my daughter’s gonna be in my corner.