FORMER footballers David Norris and Simon Cox will reignite an old feud in a different sport from the professions they made their names in.
, with the duo having had a scrap when playing for Ipswich Town and West Bromwich Albion respectively.
They were involved in an altercation when the two sides met in the League Cup quarter-finals 16 years ago.
, who had the last laugh as the Tractor Boys notched a 1-0 win at Portman Road, hit out when Cox tried to lick him.
So, when are the pair set to square up to one another, what time does the fight start and where can you follow the action?
Read on below for everything you need to know about the fight between the pair.
When is David Norris vs Simon Cox?
The fight takes place on Thursday 22 October as part of A Night to Remember III at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in Mayfair, London.
Norris was persuaded by former Arsenal goalkeeper to don the boxing gloves after initially snubbing the invitation.
The one-time EFL title winner did not have plans to transition into a new sport and arrange a fight against Cox, 39.
Norris said: “I’ve always liked boxing. I used to love watching it in the era of , , and .
“They were good times but I never wanted to get in the ring by any stretch of the imagination.
“Graham Stack has through Pro Project Promotions to get ex-footballers in the ring to fight each other.
How to watch David Norris vs Simon Cox
You can follow a live stream of the matchon the talkSPORT Boxing YouTube channel .
Norris, who still laces up his football boots for the star-studded Wythenshawe Vets, told SunSport: “I know we played against each other a few times.
“But I got sent a clip from Ipswich the other day when they were doing the Ipswich v Arsenal game.
“It was just a preview to that for the last time we played, and we played on the way to meeting .
“The clip was me and Simon Cox head-to-head. I think he goes to lick me and I just shove him in the face, so we’ve got a little bit of previous.”
