Tommy Fury has predicted an “early night” for KSI as the two finally meet inside a boxing ring on Saturday.
Manchester’s AO Arena will play host to one of the biggest YouTube crossover boxing events yet when ‘TNT’ puts his professional credentials on the line against ‘The Nightmare’.
Fury edged a split decision victory against Jake Paul in February and heads into the bout as a big favourite. The younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson is unbeaten in all nine of his professional fights, albeit KSI has constantly made reference to the quality of his opponents.
Still, it is a fight laced with risk for Fury, who comes from a family steeped in the traditions of the sport.
KSI, meanwhile, returns to the ring since his controversial meeting with Joe Fournier. Though the 30-year-old was initially the victory by way of knockout in the second round, it has since been ruled a No Contest by the Professional Boxing Association (PBA).
Prior to that, Luis Alcaraz Pineda was the only professional fighter KSI had faced in his career thus far, though he did beat Logan Paul – who features on Saturday’s undercard against former Bellator mixed martial artist Dillon Danis – in an amateur bout back in 2019.
Having beaten Paul, Fury sees little threat in Saturday’s opponent.
“I’m not really interested,” said Fury when asked about how KSI might approach the fight.
“If he stands and fights, it’ll be an early night for him. If he runs around the ring, it’ll be an early night.
“I’ve been boxing for a long time and I’m fully, fully aware of how to cut the ring off against an idiot like this so he can do what he wants.
“It doesn’t matter. Whatever he’s going to do on Saturday, it doesn’t matter. It’s all about what I do.”
