Rapper 50 Cent now a Vegas boxing promoter

Rapper 50 Cent is taking a swing at promoting boxing in Nevada.

Nevada Athletic Commission executive Keith Kizer said the entertainer and businessman, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, won approval last week for a promoter’s licence.

The company, SMS Promotions, is handling a December 8 bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas between Cuban-born Miami-based boxer Yuriorkis Gamboa and an opponent yet to be named.