George Zimmerman will fight DMX in boxing match

George Zimmerman will fight DMX in a celebrity boxing match reports TMZ.

I hope DMX pummels this guy's a$$!

It's a shame that something like this is happening really and I personally want it to go away. But I understand how DMX might have been thinking when he agreed to this: If someone was given the opportunity to beat the living daylights out of this fame-whore, might as well be DMX!

From TMZ:

It's official ... X gonna give it to George Zimmerman -- TMZ has learned, rapper DMX has just been named Zimmerman's opponent in his upcoming celebrity boxing match.

Celebrity boxing promoter Damon Feldman tells us, DMX was selected out of 15,000 applicants ... all of whom wanted a piece of Zimmerman in the ring after he issued the open challenge to fight anyone willing to take him.

But no one wanted to beat Zimmerman's ass more than DMX.

Zimmerman might actually have a chance though -- as we reported, he's been training pretty hard for months ... oh yeah, and he's only 30 years old. DMX is 43.

The boxing match will be 3 rounds.