<p>Michael B. Jordan</a> is ready for a fight.</p><p>Now that his Creed 2 opponent has been cast</a>—the 6’4”, 245-lb mammoth boxer Florian Munteanu</a> will play the son of Dolph Lundgren's iconic Rocky IV villain Ivan Drago</a>—Jordan’s starting to ramp up his training in the ring.</p><p></p><p>Jordan, who got ridiculously shredded with this muscle-sculpting workout for the first Creed</a>, is on his way to doing it again with Creed 2—which is expected to shoot in the spring. Jordan shared a live video on his Instagram</a> page showing off the workout, and his boxing skills look as sharp as ever.</p><p></p><p>Although he's been off the big screen since 2015’s Creed, Jordan hasn’t been sitting on his hands—not by a long shot. In fact, 2018 is shaping up to be the biggest year of Jordan’s career.</p><p>Along with Creed 2, Jordan is playing the main villain, Erik Killmonger</a>, in the highly anticipated Black Panther film</a>. And later in the year he’ll appear in the HBO movie adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 alongside Man of Steel star Michael Shannon</a> and Mummy actress Sofia Bouletta.</p><p></p><p>In the video above, posted on Jordan's official Instagram account</a>, Jordan is in the ring throwing some jabs with a trainer. Below, check out some of the other training photos and videos he's shared on his Instagram page:</p> <p>Don’t wait for the new year to work on YOU! It all starts with your core. Check out my favorite core workout Slim Chance on the Nike Training Club App. #ad @niketraining</a></p><p>A post shared by Michael B. Jordan</a> (@michaelbjordan) on Dec 26, 2017 at 1:47pm PST</p><p> </p> <p>Had the chance to share my story with @niketraining see how my connection to sport keeps me grounded! Check out the look at Nike.com/training </a></p><p>A post shared by Michael B. Jordan</a> (@michaelbjordan) on Nov 1, 2017 at 11:11am PDT</p><p> </p> <p>Still working...</a></p><p>A post shared by Michael B. Jordan</a> (@michaelbjordan) on Jan 23, 2017 at 10:53am PST</p><p>Creed 2 will be released on November 21.</p><p></p>
