YouTube star KSI believes he will knock out his first opponent early on Saturday night, before being taken several rounds by his second.
The social media sensation was due to face Alex Wassabi at The O2 arena on Saturday night before the American was forced out of action due to a concussion. And after fans were disappointed by his replacement; rapper Swarmz, KSI opted to bring in a second opponent for the evening and face Mexican journeyman Luis Pineda.
KSI will open the night by facing Swarmz at 7pm, before coming back for the main event to face Pineda in a more challenging bout. It is expected that he will handle his former pal within the early rounds before facing a slightly tougher test against the professional boxer.
And KSI generally agrees with that sentiment, saying today at an open workout: "Honestly, I felt like me just fighting Swarmz wasn't enough. Like I came through and I was like 'I want to get rid of the ring rust', this is my first fight in three years, over 1,000 days so I was like 'you know what? It's time to really test myself'
"I'm pushing myself to the limit and seeing what I can do, seeing how far I can go. The main goal is to fight Jake Paul obviously, I want to f*** him up, essentially. But in order to do that I need to be constantly testing myself, pushing myself and seeing how far I can go. I feel like even fighting two people in one night is a perfect way to do that. No-one else has done it that I know in recent years, especially in YouTube boxing. I thought 'hey, I've got good stamina, I'm ready, I feel confident in general and in myself, so let's get it.
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"With Swarmz it's going to be either a knockout or TKO. I think the referee is going to save him, I want it to be in round one because obviously I've got two fights that I want to get over and done with. But it really depends on how hard he works and how much he tries to push me. He won't be able to survive, I will drown him and he will collapse in that ring.
"Then my second opponent is a pro boxer so he's going to be a bit more tricky. But I've got a few certain moves that I want to do on him, practice things and try a few things out and essentially get some good work and really get that ring rust out."
KSI is plotting to face Paul next summer in a super-fight at Wembley Stadium, but will likely compete once more this year with Austin McBroom a possible opponent. He feels he needs to show his improvements in order to maximise the potential of a fight with his long-time rival.
"When I do fight again in December or January or whenever we fight I want to be very ready," he continued. "I'm getting closer and closer to that Jake Paul fight."
