Madonna, 64, CONFIRMS she is dating boxer Josh Popper, 29, as she kisses him

Madonna, 64, confirmed on Tuesday that she is dating Josh Popper.

This comes a day after the Daily Mail exclusively broke the news that Material Girl was dating the boxer.

The singer uploaded a photo to her Instagram Stories where she kisses the 29-year-old athlete.

In the photo, both Madonna and Josh are masked and dressed all in black. She captioned the photo, “Partying killers.”

His new boy toy replaces 23-year-old model Andrew Darnell as the man in Madge’s life.

The kiss photo was part of a series of snapshots from a Purim party. She dressed as Kween Esther for the event.

Last week, the Daily Mail reported that Madonna was dating Popper after the Like a Prayer singer posted a photo of her pressing her lips to Popper’s shoulder and squeezing his bulging tattooed right arm as he pumped a fist in the gym. .

Popper is the owner of the Bredwinners boxing gym in Manhattan.

“In a male-driven culture, there are always exceptions,” she wrote on the Instagram Story, which followed a photo of Material Girl hugging a punching bag, captioned: “It’s hard to ignore the reality… that most women are demolished.”

Popper also shared the photo on his own account, where he included a second photo with his arm around the pop star, flanked by three friends posing outside a boxing ring.

But sources tell DailyMail.com that this public display of affection was not just for show and that Madonna and Popper have been seeing each other romantically.

According to a source, Popper has also been teaching one of Madge’s six sons to box.

But now, with the photo of the kiss, Madonna indicates that she is ready to go public with her new romance.

Getting closer: The kissing snap comes a week after Material Girl shared a photo with Popper on her Instagram Stories

New Boytoy: Popper was a college athlete who opened Bredwinners Gym three years ago

Unlike his superstar girlfriend, Popper enjoys a relatively low-key life.

He was once a promising defensive lineman at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, graduating in 2015. He later tried out for two NFL teams but failed to make the cut.

According to his LinkedIn, he became a licensed insurance salesperson with New York Life.

It wasn’t until the 2020 pandemic that the boxer opened his own modest gym on the third floor of a building on East 28th Street, where he is one of several trainers teaching boxing to adults and children.

A brief biography on the Bredwinner website describes Popper as a “lifelong athlete and full-time trainer”.

“For Josh, boxing isn’t just about teaching you how to move in the ring, it’s about teaching you how to move throughout life.

‘With Coach Josh, you can expect to use your body and brain to learn a new skill, build strength and move functionally.

“Whether you are boxing for fun, to learn a new sport or to fight in the ring, all levels of fighters are welcome here. He starts where you are,” the biography reads.

Purim Holiday: The Holiday singer got into the spirit of the Jewish holiday of Purim

In costume: The Papa Don’t Preach singer dressed as Kween Ester for the party