BOXING champ Lennox Lewis has got hooked on online chess in lockdown.
The former heavyweight, 55, logs on under a pseudonym, plays four times a day and regularly KOs opponents.
Boxing champ Lennox, 55, has become hooked on online chess during lockdownCredit: Getty Images
A source said: “He takes it very seriously and would love to get to grandmaster level.”
Lennox plays on the chess.com website, home to 58million players.
His profile includes the Canadian flag, a nod to his dual nationality, and shows he has played more than 5,600 games.
Speaking about the game in US comic Joe Rogan’s podcast he said: “I love to jump into battle.
“I’m a bully player.
“I play under a username.
The former heavyweight revealed on Joe Rogan’s podcast that he secretly logs on using a pseudonym and plays four times a dayCredit: Getty Images – Getty
It comes as no surprise that he regularly KO’s opponents and he doesn’t ‘want everyone to beat the champ’Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Lennox said ‘I love to jump into battle’Credit: Getty Images – Getty
“I don’t want everyone to beat the champ.”
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