KSI vs Tommy Fury

In November 2019, YouTuber KSI won his professional boxing debut after defeating fellow YouTuber Logan Paul via split decision at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Professional boxer Tommy Fury decided to call out KSI to a bout, but KSI declined. In February 2023, KSI's long time rival Jake Paul lost to Fury via split decision in Saudi Arabia. Paul and Fury were expected to have an immediate rematch, however plans changed after Paul announced he will be facing mixed martial artist Nate Diaz on 5 August, thus Fury exclaimed his interests in pursuing a bout with KSI or TikToker Salt Papi in the future. On 13 May, KSI fought businessman and professional boxer Joe Fournier as the headliner to MF & DAZN: X Series 007 and originally won via a controversial knockout, but afterward this was overruled and judged a no contest, because of an elbow strike. Shortly after, KSI and Fury shared a stare down after the pair verbally agreeing to face each other next. On 22 July, during the broadcast of X Series 008, it was announced that X Series 009 will take place on 14 October. On 28 July, it was announced that KSI and Logan Paul would both be headlining X Series 10 – The Prime Card as a double main event, with opponents to be announced shortly after, on 14 October at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. On 30 July, it was announced that KSI would be facing Fury. Paul brought out a cake for Danis' 30th birthday, which depicted him knocked out while Danis made comments to Paul's fiancée Nina Agdal. Fury's father, John Fury, destroyed the set by launching the tables into the crowd and nearly causing a riot. After the press conference, Paul and American streamer JiDion got into an argument. The final press conference took place on 12 October in Manchester. Paul brought out Chris Hansen and jokingly mocked that he was "going to catch a predator." Paul and Danis then got into a brawl which resulted in Danis throwing a microphone at Paul's face which led him to be escorted out. Danis and Mike Perry, the backup fighter that was brought to Manchester in case Danis were to withdraw, had a face off. Weigh in The weigh in took place 13 October at the Manchester Central Convention Complex in Manchester. Prior to the ceremonial weigh in, Danis accused Paul of missing his contractual weight by weigh in an hour late. The Professional Boxing Association (PBA), whom are the commission, confirmed on Twitter that Paul did not weigh in an hour late as the weigh in window started at 10:00am BST finishing 1:00pm BST. Paul weighed in at 194.4 Ibs while Danis wighed in at 195 Ibs, reaching the maximum limit in their catchweight agreement. KSI weighed in at 181.3 and Fury weighed in at 182.6 Ibs. Undercard On the undercard, American YouTuber Deen the Great and Iraqi Golden Gloves champion Walid Sharks rematched for the MFB lightweight title after Great defeated Sharks via 3rd round technical knockout on X Series 003. English YouTuber King Kenny and American mixed martial artist Anthony Taylor faced each other for the vacant MFB light heavyweight title. Filipino TikToker Salt Papi and American YouTuber Slim Albaher faced each other for the inaugural MFB middleweight title. Also on the undercard, Brazilian comedian Whindersson Nunes and American YouTuber My Mate Nate faced each other. A tag team bout took place between "Wassabi Lmao," which features American and Singaporean YouTubers Alex Wassabi and NichLmao, against "Los Pineda Coladas," which features American YouTuber BDave and Mexican professional boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda for the inaugural MFB middleweight tag team titles. On the preliminary card, American reality television star Chase DeMoor and English graphic designer Tempo Arts faced each other for the inaugural MFB heavyweight title. English OnlyFans models Astrid Wett and Alexia Grace faced each other for the MFB women's lightweight title. English singer S-X and English rapper DTG faced each other. English rapper Swarmz and English TikToker Ed Matthews faced each other. == Fight card ==

Paul vs Danis Paul walks out first to "Many Men (Wish Death)" by 50 Cent alongside his brother Jake Paul. Danis then walks out to "Freed from Desire" by Gala. After both men were in the ring, The Star-Spangled Banner was sung, with the majority of the crowd booing. The 1st round started and Paul entered in an orthodox stance while Danis entered in a southpaw stance. Danis immediately had his guard up while Paul started jabbing. In the 2nd round, Danis had his guard up once again, while Paul continually hit Danis with jabs. Paul also landed a right hand that sends Danis to the ropes. Paul continually swung while Danis had his guard up. In the 3rd round, Danis had yet to throw any significant shots while Paul continued to do so. Danis then rolled onto his back, inviting Paul into his guard. This resulted in the crowd booing while the referee made Danis stand up. In the 4th round, Paul waited for Danis to throw so he can counter. The crowd began to boo once again after the pair were talking to each other. In the 5th round, Paul bags to showboat while Danis allowed it to happen. Winning the fight on all the cards up to that point, Paul won the bout via disqualification as Danis attempted a guillotine choke on Paul. Paul then called out Rey Mysterio for the WWE United States Championship, setting up a match at WWE Crown Jewel. On 16 October, Danis announced on his Twitter account that he would be appealing the result to the PBA claiming Paul committed "multiple offenses". On 21 October, the PBA announced that Danis has formally submitted an appeal over the disqualification loss to Paul. The result was not changed. KSI vs Fury Fury made his ring walk to "Thriller" by Michael Jackson. KSI then walked out to his 2015 single "Lamborghini" while riding in a Lamborghini Gallardo. English rapper Giggs then appeared and performed "Talkin the Hardest." After the bout, Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor expressed his interest in having a bout with KSI on Twitter. Majority decision controversy During the post fight interview, An enraged KSI lashed out at Fury, and insisted that the result was a "robbery." Many initially agreed with KSI, including English sports promoter Eddie Hearn, who was in attendance. On 15 October, the results were corrected from majority decision to a unanimous decision victory to Fury due to judge Rafael Ramos, who had previously scored the bout 57–57 on the scorecard, which was mathematically incorrect. On 20 October, KSI's manager and Misfits Boxing co-president Mams Taylor confirmed on Twitter that KSI instructed a King's Counsel who informed the PBA on 19 October that an appeal will be submitted. Later that day, the PBA confirmed that KSI has formally submitted an appeal over the unanimous decision loss to Fury. On 19 November, the PBA announced that the appeal would take place on 20 November at 10:30am BST onwards. On 1 December, the PBA announced on Twitter that they had rejected the appeal, stating there were "no ground——s" to overturn the result. Despite the result, KSI's manager Mams Taylor stated that the appeal is still ongoing and that they are moving into the second of three possible stages. == Fight details ==

Weight On 30 June 2023, KSI uploaded a video onto his YouTube channel stating that Tommy Fury is demanding the fight takes place at 185 Ibs despite both parties verbally agreeing to 180 Ibs with no rehydration clause and gave Fury a deadline to sign the contract by 3 July at 6:00pm BST. On 1 July, Fury responded with an Instagram story stating that the fight will only take place at 185 Ibs and if KSI doesn't agree, he will rematch Jake Paul in October. KSI then responded on Twitter accepting to fight at 185 Ibs however requested that they weigh in on the morning of the fight. On 3 July, Kalle and Nisse Sauerland, promoters of Misfits Boxing, had confirmed that both parties had agreed on the weight. On 30 July, Misfits Boxing co-owner Mams Taylor confirmed in a Twitter Space that both parties had agreed to 183 Ibs. Sanctioning The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) did not sanction the event, instead the Professional Boxing Association (PBA), who sanctioned all of KSI's previous bouts on Misfits Boxing, was the government body, thus resulting in the event originally being documented as an exhibition with professional ruling. However, on 27 September, KSI vs Fury was listed on BoxRec as a professional bout with the rest of the undercard listed as a "MF–professional" bout. Broadcasting The event was broadcast on pay-per-view on DAZN at £19.99 in the UK and at $54.99 in the US, while in France the event was broadcast on YouTube PPV for €14.99. In the UK and Ireland, the event was also broadcast in cinemas, after it was announced that Unique X had partnered up with DAZN on 6 October. On 12 October, it was announced that the event would also broadcast in the US on ESPN+. == See also ==