Ex-NBA star Michael Carter-Williams sets the box debut in the hope of Knockout

Michael Carter-Williams Has acted against bumps and body strokes in jump shots and breast passes – he is now a boxer – and he tells TMZ Sport He shoots on the mat for a knockout for the first time this month !!

The ex-NBA-Star die 11th overall election in the draft of 2013-HAT has been officially made the transition to the fighting game since the end of his hooping career … and his first official match will be under the Leman Ballroom in New York on May 29 on May 29.

His opponent is Sam Khatib -T an amateur boxer who is 36 years old-and it will be a three-round matter with revenue from the tendency go to a good cause.

Carter-Williams, the NBA rookie of 2013, told us that he was thrilled to mix it for the first time in his fighting career for the first time … and explained that he was “locked up” with training.

So much, the 33-year-old showed us that he recently got a shiner during a sparring sesh !!

Despite his relative novelty to sport, MCW told us that his goal is a KO – and explains: “I know that you are coming in and try to strike out, so I do it!”

He said his plans for afterwards that he would be looking for further future fights – although he had completely ruled out a return to the hardwood.