Thomas Markle Jr will fight Mark Wahlberg's best friend Henry 'Nacho' Laun in an upcoming Celebrity Boxing match, DailyMailTV can reveal.
We revealed last week that Meghan Markle's older brother was stepping into the ring.
And now we have learned his opponent will be Laun, 54 - Hollywood star Wahlberg's long time friend and right-hand man who co-starred in hit reality series The Wahlburgers.
Actor Laun, an extreme eater from Boston, Massachusetts, will fight under his ring nickname 'Nacho Extreme' while window fitter Markle, 52, from Grants Pass, Oregon, will go by Tommy 'The Duke' - in a nod to his royal brother-in-law.
The two unlikely heavyweights will go head to head in the match scheduled for June 29 at a venue in either Los Angeles or Atlantic City and Laun promises a 'slug fest'.
Thomas Markle Jr (left) will take on Henry 'Nacho' Laun (right) in a celebrity boxing match hosted in either Los Angeles or Atlantic City on June 29, DailyMailTV can reveal
Laun, who is close friends with actor Mark Wahlberg and an extreme eater from Boston, Massachusetts, will fight under his ring nickname 'Nacho Extreme'. Pictured l-r: Henry 'Nacho' Laun, Mark Wahlberg, Johnny 'Drama' Alves and Henry Penzi of A&E's Wahlburgers
REAL NAME: Thomas Markle Jr.
RING NAME: The Duke
AGE: 52
WEIGHT: 250lbs
HEIGHT: 6ft 3ins
SIZE: XL
WAIST: 40in
RECORD: 0-0
HOMETOWN: Grants Pass, Oregon
WORKS AS: Window fitter
VICE: Smoking
TRAINING: Road work and moving furniture into his new place
REAL NAME: Henry Laun
RING NAME: Nacho Extreme
AGE: 54
WEIGHT: 265lbs
HEIGHT 5ft 8-and-a-half ins
SIZE: XXXXL
WAIST: 46in
RECORD: 1-0
HOMETOWN: Boston, Massachusetts
WORKS AS: Actor/competitive eater
VICE: Calzones
TRAINING: Pad work with boxing champ Joey 'D Train' Degrandis
He said: 'I'm down for a good time, any time. I don't have a fighting style, I just roll with the punches, one step at a time.
'It could be a slug fest, if they wanna bust out the ten ounce gloves fine, the 16, no problem. I'll go mano a mano, old school, I'll go bare-knuckle too if I have to - that's why they call me the EXTREME.'
Laun is heavier than his opponent weighing in at a bulky 265lbs to Markle's 250lbs.
But Markle, 52, has a seven inch height advantage standing at 6ft 3ins to Laun's 5ft 8ins.
Laun, however, is a veteran of the Celebrity Boxing ring, having beaten former NFL star Lee Woodall in a bout in 2015.
The actor says he starts training on Friday morning and has some experienced trainers in his corner.
'I have former champion boxer Joey "D Train" Degrandis training me in Boston, he's a four different belt champion.
'I'm also meeting with former champ "Irish" Micky Ward who's gonna help me out.
'I'll be ready by the middle of May the way I go and I have my own entourage too.'
Laun is an original member of Mark Wahlberg's real life 'entourage' - a group on which the hit TV show Entourage was based. His character in the show was Turtle and played by actor Jerry Ferrara.
Laun first met The Departed star Wahlberg after moving to Dorchester, Massachusetts, in the mid-1980s, when Mark picked a fight with him.
Years later, the pair became firm friends and Laun remains an integral part of Wahlberg's inner circle, often working as a bodyguard or driver for the superstar.
Laun first met Wahlberg after moving to Dorchester, Massachusetts, in the mid-1980s, when Mark picked a fight with him. Years later, the pair became firm friends and Laun remains an integral part of Wahlberg's inner circle, often working as a bodyguard or driver for him
Thomas Markle Jr, who is the half-brother of Meghan Markle, will fight under the name Tommy 'The Duke' - in a nod to his royal brother-in-law Prince Harry
Laun appeared in five seasons of reality show Wahlburgers and is known for his fun-loving antics and extreme eating stunts as a member of Mark Wahlberg’s entourage.
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