Love Island star Haris Namani who looks like Cristiano Ronaldo is a boxer and trains at same g
Haris Namani is the latest boxer to star in Love Island.
The ITV reality show kicked off on Monday as a new crop of beautiful singletons seeking fame and fortune – and romance of course – were revealed to the public for the first time.
Among those set to spend two months in a South African villa is Namani, a TV salesman who like previous contestants Tommy Fury, Jack Fincham and Idris Virgo is also a boxer.
Ahead of his appearance on the popular show, the man from Doncaster revealed he is often told – by his mum – that he looks just like football legend Cristiano Ronaldo and it apparently helps him with the ladies.
Namani said: "I’ve never been turned down by a girl. I know it can happen, but my strike rate is 100 per cent.
“I’ve just not found the spark. I’ve never taken a girl home, I’m not going to say I’ve fallen in love until I’ve taken them to meet my mum and dad or sisters and brother."
Despite claiming he’s never had a proper girlfriend, Namani was recently caught up in a media storm when Courtney Hodgson posted a series of TikTok videos suggesting they were in a couple.
The model wrote under an Instagram post announcing Haris as a Love Island contestant: "Biggest game player going, leaving me for a TV show and I called it from the second he left me.”
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During the first episode of the show, Namani took a shine to ring card girl and fellow contestant, Olivia Hawkins, who he claimed to recognise from his time on the boxing circuit.
A quick look at his social media profiles shows the Love Island star is serious about the sport and actually has some pretty decent skills.
Namani can be seen hitting pads, bags, and shadow boxing in videos filmed at Steel City Gym in Sheffield which is home to IBF flyweight champion Sunny Edwards, Florian Marku, and Dalton Smith.
While it’s currently unclear what type of record Namani possesses, he has uploaded multiple clips and photos from apparent amateur fights.
With the rise of celebrity and influencer boxing in the UK and across the pond, don’t be surprised to see Namani lacing up the gloves for an appearance on one of KSI or Jake Paul’s undercards after his Love Island stint is over.
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