KSI's boxing return looks set to take place in August, with 32-year-old American YouTube personality Alex Wassabi set to fight the Brit. The 28-year-old from Hertfordshire beat Logan Paul in his first fight and Paul's younger brother Jake has entered negotiations to help make this next fight happen.
Wassabi beat KSI's brother, another YouTuber known as Deji, in his first fight last month and after a win on his debut will be looking to step up to fight KSI, who has won all three of his fights. The first of which was against Joe Weller in 2018 before two fights against Paul, the second of which was a professional bout.
Jake's company Most Valuable Promotions are working to put the fight together ahead of a proposed third fight between KSI and Logan Paul later this year. Wassabi has been helped out by the company in an advosory capacity since he set his sights on boxing.
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KSI, who is also known as 'JJ' Olatunji is widely known to be seeking a boxing return after embarking on a successful rap career and a fight against someone with 11.8 million subscribers would be a further boost to the 28-year-old's profile. Jake has been extremely vocal trying to drum up support for his figting ventures since a proposed bout with Tommy Fury fell through in December.
"We're shooting for that KSI fight in August," Paul told Mirror Fighting . "I think it could very easily happen, it's just from KSI's side him actually getting in the ring, he keeps on talking about it and he's been talking about it for what seems like years now.
"So who knows if he actually is going to put down the microphone and pick up the boxing gloves. Because there's a lot at risk for him and I don't think his ego can take a loss, so I don't know if the money is going to be worth him losing in the ring."
