Malik Scott has backed his wife and CBS presenter Kate to make her boxing debut – but it will cost a huge sum of money to get her in the ring.
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Scott tipped to make boxing debutMisfits interested in a matchPresenter will demand a huge sumFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The presenter has been part of CBS Sports' highly-rated Champions League coverage and was the host for the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight on Netflix in November. The 43-year-old recently married boxing coach Malik Scott, sparking talk of an appearance on Misfits, a crossover boxing company that puts celebrities and influencers in the ring.
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The broadcaster has discussed the idea of agreeing to take part in a boxing match, according to her new husband, but he admits it would be difficult to see her take blows to the face. Furthermore, there would have to be a big offer on the table to get her to agree.
WHAT MALIK SCOTT SAID
"We always talk about it. We're always training. The only thing we really struggle with is time management. And that's just creating a space of time for preparation," he told . "That’s the key to the fight happening. She's interested in it, it’s something that I'm interested in. Obviously, I was more interested in it with her before I fell in love with her. But when I fell in love with her, obviously I'm like: 'Oh, man, my wife is getting punched in the face,' you know? That's something else to deal with now. But coming from a competitive standpoint, I think it's very, very good. It's also a journey that we could take together. It's just all about the time and time management – being able to do it. But I've been in contact with Mams [Taylor] from Misfits for quite some time about it. They're very, very interested in it, as you all know, and in the future, we'll see.
"We got 2025 coming up, so we'll see what's happening. Mams is highly interested in Kate boxing, for sure. But that should really be no secret. Kate Scott, she's a big name, and she has her own big platform. It would only do nothing but make their platform bigger. In my opinion, she would be the biggest star to me that ever entered Misfits, she’s the best sports broadcaster in the history of this business. And it'd be something that would shed light on their platform, and it definitely would shed light on our bond, on our journey together. And us doing something like that together, will raise the numbers. It’ll definitely raise the stock. And that's another thing – the price will have to be right because she’s taking a chance."
On how much it would take to get her to box, Scott said: "Twenty million dollars and I'm not familiar with any names. But I just know that will have to be the number. The number is 20 million dollars. It doesn't matter the opponent, doesn't matter the location or anything. You want to see my wife fight, you have to pay her top, top dollar."
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It remains to be seen if Scott will end up making her boxing debut next year. In the meantime, she will be back on CBS's Champions League coverage next week.