British YouTuber and rapper KSI recently made his return to the boxing ring for the first time in nearly three years last night. It was quite an interesting development that the Brit took on a couple of opponents on the same card. He sold out the O2 arena and lived up to the expectations of the fans. While KSI didn’t have a girlfriend there, he used to be with Seana Cuthbert, who can be seen in a swimsuit photo below.
KSI was initially scheduled to fight his fellow YouTuber, Alex Wassabi. However, following Wassabi’s withdrawal due to suffering an injury in the training camp, he was replaced by Swarmz to fight KSI.
It has been estimated that he bagged one million dollars from the fights.
KSI gets a huge paycheck for the fights
KSI fought fellow British rapper Swarmz in his first fight of the night and ended up securing a second-round TKO. KSI later returned to the ring for his second fight of the night against pro-boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda. The outcome of the fight wasn’t much different as ‘JJ’ proved to be too much for Pineda as well and secured a third-round TKO.
According to Sport Paedia, ‘JJ’ guaranteed himself a payday of at least $1 million. His opponents also grabbed excellent paydays, with an estimated $350k for Swarmz and $250k for Luis Alcaraz Pineda.
Following the emphatic victories, KSI compared himself to former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. ‘The Bronze Bomber’ is known for his unmatched power, having won 41 of his 42 victories by finishing his opponent. Having secured two finishes on the same night, ‘JJ’ certainly felt like Deontay Wilder and suggested (as reported by talkSPORT’s Michael Benson) that he’s different from other celebrity boxers:
“These guys think they can mess with me, but once they feel the power, it’s dangerous bro. I’m moving like Deontay Wilder in these streets man. It’s scary, no-one wants it.”
KSI: "These guys think they can mess with me, but once they feel the power, it's dangerous bro. I'm moving like Deontay Wilder in these streets man. It's scary, no-one wants it."
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) August 27, 2022
