Tyson agrees to spar with city boxers
Leith Victoria amateur middleweight boxer John McCallum will join super middleweight contender Kenny Anderson in a public training session with the controversial star at the Sheraton Hotel, in Festival Square, on November 4.
The sparring will take place before a question-and-answer session with fans, announced last week in the Evening News.
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Hide AdMcCallum was invited to take part by Anderson's coach Kevin Maree as a reward for helping the contender train for his next fight.
McCallum said he was "over the moon". He added: "I was gobsmacked. Mike Tyson is one of my boxing heroes."
Mr Maree said: "We've decided that the fans will be looking for more than just a passive question-and-answer session with Tyson."