In 2016, Hall set a world record in deadlifting with 500 kg (~1102 lbs) at the 2016 Europe's Strongest Man competition. He is also the 2018 World's Ultimate Strongman, 3 times in a row Arnold Strongman Classic champion, 5 times Europe's Strongest Man, 8 times Strongman Champions League champion, 9 times Giants Live champion, and 15 times Iceland's Strongest Man and Strongest Man in Iceland champion. Björnsson holds the title of 2018 World's Strongest Man and has placed in the top three positions of the competition every year since 2012. Hall holds the title of 2017 World's Strongest Man and won UK's Strongest Man and Britain's Strongest Man multiple times. īoth Hall and Björnsson went into the fight with numerous accolades in strength athletics. The fight was announced in November 2020. Hall sustained bleeding lacerations on top of both eyes and Björnsson won the fight via unanimous decision, having won all but the second round.

Once Björnsson realized Hall's game plan, he took control of the fight by hitting down Hall twice to the floor in rounds three and six. Hall started the first round with continuous haymakers but Björnsson kept his composure and stuck to the basics, focusing on a solid jab and better footwork. The replacement match in September 2021 was between Björnsson and Devon Larratt in Dubai while the match against Hall was rescheduled to March 19, 2022. Prior to Hall's injury, the match was set to take place on September 18, 2021, at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.

Both have won the strongman competition ' World's Strongest Man' owned by IMG Worldwide. Hafþór Björnsson, known as ' The Heaviest Boxing Match in History' at its time, was a boxing match between strongmen Eddie Hall and Hafþór Björnsson that took place on 19 March 2022. Former Deadlift World Record 500kg (strongman) Ĭurrent Deadlift World Record 501kg (strongman) Įddie Hall vs.

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