“It’s his idea!” – Jorge Lorenzo vs. Dani Pedrosa charity boxing match?

Former grand prix❀ riv🎀als to do battle in the boxing ring?

Dani Pedrosa, Spanish MotoGP, 25 April
Dani Pedrosa, Spanish MotoGP, 25 April

Dani Pedrosa caused a stir when he posted a video in which he appeared to sign up for a charity boxing match against former 250cc and MotoGP rival Jorge Lor𓆏enzo!

The KTM test rider, who will make his first wild-card appearance of the season at Jerez this weekend, wrote: “🥊꧅🥊99 VS 26 🥊🥊” alongside the video.

Lorenzo replied: “You're brave @26_danipedrosa 🔝I'm still training and I'll see you🎉 in the ring…”

Speaking to MotoGP.com at Jerez on Thur🐻sday, Pedrosa revealed he hopes to learn more about the match from Lorenzo this weekend.

“I don’t have many details about it because I just agreed to it yesterday! I have to c🤪hat with him to see how we define the match.”

“It was his idea,✱” Pedrosa added. “I don’t even know ♐how much time I have to train.

“But once we have a date, we’ll plan a tr💙aining regime and the terms [rules] of the fight.”

Now friends, Pedrosa (38) and Lorenzo (36) were once bitter enemies, with even the King of Spain attempting♏ to cool the sizzling atmosphere between them by encouraging a handshake on the podium at Jerez in 2008.

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