Lamar Odom’s foray into fighting now has a featured foe.

The former 14-year NBA star will engage in an exhibition boxing match with rapper Aaron Carter on June 12 at the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City. The bout will unfold over three 90-second rounds as part of a per view, Celebrity Boxing creator and CEO Damon Feldman told TMZ on Wednesday.

“I'm really excited to be fighting Lamar Odom. This is a crazy matchup. It's like David and Goliath," said Carter. "It's going to be kind of crazy. I'm really looking forward to this fight. I'm not just an [entertainer]. I'm also a fighter. I grew up street fighting.”

Feldman promised a high-octane affair even though the bout is billed as an exhibition between the two-time Los Angeles Lakers champion and the entertainer.

“It's going to be a showdown. They are both fighters. Aaron has boxing experience. Lamar is an athlete. It has the potential to be one of the biggest celebrity fights of all time," said Feldman. "It's going to be a war. It's going to be a knockout, there is no doubt."

Odom has been posting footage on social media documenting his transition into the sport ever since he signed a deal with Celebrity Boxing on Jan. 14. Odom has been training with coach Xavier Biggs at the Decatur Boxing Club in Georgia.

Odom’s athletic endeavors are miraculous.

The 41-year-old survived a serious scare shortly after retiring in 2015 when he had a drug overdose at a Nevada brothel. Odom had six strokes and 12 heart attacks and was in a coma.

“I have horrible memory loss,” Odom told People in a May 2019 interview. "And my long-term memory was affected as well. Athletically, my balance is poo. I was shocked how weak my body became … [The overdose] made me realize I couldn’t live the way I’d been living. Life is too good.”

Odom last attempted to resurrect his career in July 2019 with Ice Cube's Big3, but league principals deemed that he was not "up to it from a competitive standpoint."

Odom played college ball at Rhode Island and had stints with the Clippers, Heat, Lakers, Mavericks from 1999 to 2013. The former fourth-overall draft pick and Sixth Man Award winner averaged over 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists per game throughout his career.

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