
Adrian Peterson turns to celebrity boxing after $12 million debt exposed in court battle
NY Post
Adrian Peterson is going from the gridiron to the ring.
The former Vikings running back, who earned over $100 million in his career and has faced recent money woes, is set to fight poker foe Joe “Baby Joe” Castaneda after agreeing to a Celebrity Boxing contract Wednesday, according to TMZ.
The news comes weeks after Peterson, 40, and Castaneda got into a fistfight over a poker game gone awry.
Peterson has been at the center of financial and legal troubles in recent years.
In September 2024, Peterson was forced to turn over assets to satisfy a debt estimated to be $12.5 million.
Months later, in April 2025, he was arrested for a DWI after an appearance at the Vikings’ 2025 NFL Draft party.

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












