That brilliant Michael K. Williams/ODB story isn’t the only piece of music-related film news to emerge in the last 24 hours.

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat are reporting that Usher will be appearing in an upcoming biopic of Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán. Usher will be donning gloves in order to play Sugar Ray Leonard. The R&B megastar is doing his homework for the role:

“I’m in preparation for a very incredible role. If you guys see me running around London that’s what it is. If you see me in the corners boxing. I’m doing that while working on this album”.

One of the all time boxing greats, Leonard amassed titles in five separate weight divisions. Robert De Niro will also appear in the film; no doubt he’ll be on hand to give Usher some tips from his Raging Bull days.