{"id":9534,"date":"2026-02-13T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/wrexham-hero-james-mcclean-backed-for-boxing-debut\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:35:00","slug":"wrexham-held-james-mcclean-krijgt-steun-voor-boksen-debuut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/nl\/wrexham-held-james-mcclean-krijgt-steun-voor-boksen-debuut\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrexham-held James McClean krijgt steun voor bokszendebuut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wrexham-favoriet James McClean wordt geacht het veld in te ruilen voor de ring, waarbij oud-Premier League-spits Andy Johnson benadrukt dat de Ier het tegen iedereen zou opnemen als hij een professionele bokscarri\u00e8re zou beginnen.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson deed deze uitspraak tijdens een gesprek over McCleans persoonlijkheid en onverschrokken houding, waarbij hij suggereerde dat de vleugelspeler geen gebrek aan zelfvertrouwen zou hebben als hij ooit zijn debuut zou maken. \u201cHij is gek, hij vecht tegen iedereen!\u201d zei Johnson, terwijl hij McCleans bereidheid benadrukte om elke uitdaging aan te gaan.<\/p>\n<p>Nu celebrity-boksen blijft zorgen voor enorme aandacht, opperde Johnson zelfs het idee dat McClean het zou opnemen tegen een van de grootste crossover-namen uit de sport, zoals Jake Paul of KSI, met het argument dat McCleans houding hem niet zou laten terugdeinzen voor dat niveau van tegenstander.<\/p>\n<p>McClean (34) is een sleutelfiguur geworden bij Wrexham en geliefd bij de supporters, bekend om zijn scherpe rand en intensiteit evenzeer als om zijn prestaties. 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