Cristiano Ronaldo pictured with professional boxer Gennady Golovkin, days after losing Ballon d’or to Messi

Just days after snubbing the 2019 Balloon D’or awards ceremony, which he lost rival, Lionel Messi. Cristiano Ronaldo has been pictured putting on his boxing gloves and sparring with professional boxer and his friend Gennady Golovkin.

Ronaldo, who Messi said in a recent interview might be frustrated at his winning of the award for a sixth time, trained with Golovkin in a Turin boxing ring.

The photos were uploaded by the boxer on his Instagram account.