Hayden Panettiere
Actress and honoree Hayden Panettiere poses at the US Weekly Hot Hollywood Style issue party in Hollywood. Reuters

After breaking up with pro-boxer Wladimir Klitschko last month, 21 year old actress Hayden Panettiere is now dating New York Jets wide receiver Scotty McKnight, TMZ tweets.

Panettiere and Klitschko, who is over a decade older than the actress, recently ended their two year relationship, but still have a great amount of respect for each other, People Magazine reports.

Even though we've decided splitting up is best for both of us, we have an amazing amount of love and respect for each other and remain very close friends, Panettiere tells People.

Panettiere and McKnight were last spotted together Thursday at Mel's Diner in West Hollywood California, TMZ reports.