KSI was left dumbstruck after his opponent Tommy Fury was deducted some extent earlier than successful a majority choice on the Misfits occasion at Manchester’s AO Enviornment on Saturday evening.
Fury, brother of world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, stays unbeaten as an expert boxer, with 10 wins from his 10 bouts, together with 4 knockouts.
His win was marred by a controversial factors choice after he landed 12 jabs and 39 punches which related in comparison with KSI’s 38 in addition to having some extent deducted for a rabbit punch.
KSI stated instantly after the battle: “It is a theft, what number of jabs did he land? I am the YouTuber, you are the boxer, I perceive, you need to win. I need to enchantment.”
KSI, an influencer, skilled boxer and musician, drove out in a Lamborghini earlier than bringing out ‘Giggs’ for a efficiency of Talkin the Hardest.
‘The Nightmare’ threw a straight proper hand within the opening spherical which seemingly surprised Fury at a raucous AO Enviornment earlier than the 24-year-old caught the again of KSI’s head, a lot to his disgust.
Fury was deducted some extent within the second spherical for one more shot to the again of KSI’s head.
The Briton, who rose to fame on YouTube earlier than crossing into boxing, was displaying extra stamina with a mixture of uppercuts and overhead rights.
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Fury celebrates victory after the Misfits cruiserweight battle in opposition to KSI
KSI was ducking and diving within the third as the larger Fury started to lean on his opponent, starting to search out his vary.
The fighters started to clinch a lot of instances within the subsequent, though each got here near unloading with proper arms earlier than KSI took to the within in the beginning of the fifth in a decent encounter.
KSI then saved Fury at arms’ size all through the ultimate spherical and believed he had pulled off the shock win as he celebrated in his nook.
Nonetheless, the judges scored the cruiserweight battle 57-57, and 57-56 – by two of them – to Fury.
KSI received his solely earlier battle as an expert in opposition to Logan Paul. He has fought eight instances in complete, with 5 wins, one draw, one no-contest and now one defeat.
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