West Ham cult hero James Collins will enter the ring to fight content creator Big Stacks in Misfits Boxing. Collins, who also played in the Premier League for Aston Villa, has been included on the undercard in next month’s event in London – headlined by Joey Essex vs Dapper Laughs.Big Stacks will be Collins’ opponent at the Copper Box ArenaGettyWhen will James Collins make his Misfits Boxing debut?It’s all set to take place at the Copper Box Arena in Stratford on Saturday, October 10.Announcing Big Stacks vs Collins, Misfits Boxing posted on X: “Big Stacks finds his biggest challenger yet in former Welsh football James ‘Ginge’ Collins.“A huge card unravels in London on October 10.“You aren’t going to want to miss this one.”Internet personality Big Stacks, whose real name is Charlie Richard, refers to himself as the ‘Hardest Man in the UK’.The 33-year-old fought rapper Jordan McCann in another Misfits Boxing event earlier this month in Newcastle.He won that bout on a technical knockout in the second round.That was after he had to pull out of June’s clash with bodybuilder Armz Korleone due to a busted lip.Collins, meanwhile, will be making his Misfits Boxing debut – replacing ex-Apprentice star Tom Skinner, who was initially due to face Big Stacks.What did James Collins achieve in his career?The 43-year-old retired from playing in 2020 after a short spell with Ipswich, having been released by West Ham in 2018 and finding out via email.Collins will lace up his gloves for the first time in OctoberGettyPart of the Wales squad that famously reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016, Collins earned 51 caps for his country.He was also a two-time domestic cup finalist, finishing as an FA Cup runner-up with West Ham in 2006 and doing likewise with Villa in the League Cup four years later.Despite his background as a footballer, Collins has been on the receiving end of a punch before.Collins had tried to break up a drunken scuffle between West Ham teammates Andy Carroll and Kevin Nolan on a night out.“Andy’s gone,” he said on the Under The Cosh podcast in July. “You could see his eyes had gone. He wanted to f****** chin someone.“So me being silly b******* has gone, ‘F*** it, I’ll have a go.’Collins enjoyed two spells at West Ham – featuring in 214 games across all competitions“I’ve swung for Andy, missed him by about a foot. He has gone ‘clock’ and hit me on the cheek.“I’ve been hit a couple of times – never been hit so hard in all my life.”