Mike Tyson to train Chris Brown vs Soulja Boy in upcoming bout

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The upcoming square-off between Chris Brown and Soulja Boy has netted interest from boxing champions as Floyd Mayweather sides with Soulja Boy and Mike Tyson, bats for with Brown.

In an Instagram clip on Monday, Tyson announced that he will train the 27-year-old “Loyal” singer and teach him every single dirty trick to beat the “Crank That” hitmaker. “It’s official. I’m going to train Chris Brown. Gonna teach him every dirty trick in the book to knockout Soulja Boy,” the retired boxing champion said.

READ: Floyd Mayweather to train rapper Soulja Boy vs Chris Brown

Rapper 50 Cent, who is betting $100,000 (P4.9 million) in favor of Brown, also blared on his Instagram page: “The show must go on Soulja, forget the chain, train.”

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The celebrity bout, which began after Soulja Boy was accused of liking and leaving a comment on Brown’s former fling Karrueche Tran’s Instagram photo, has heightened since the past few weeks. Also, Soulja Boy had posted selfies of him hanging out with Brown’s ex-girlfriend Nia Guzman and Brown’s daughter Royalty at Mayweather’s home.

Soulja Boy, 26, is training under Mayweather’s camp, who is also promoting the fight.

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Although no exact date is provided for their match, Soulja Boy previously announced that the pay-per-view fight would be staged in March in Las Vegas.  Gianna Francesca Catolico