A crossover fight that has garnered a lot of interest heads a Misfits bill at the AO Arena in Manchester this Saturday evening, as Tommy Fury takes on bitter foe KSI for boxing bragging rights over six rounds.
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Fury (9-0, 4 KOs) remains a professional boxer, but instead of hunting titles and steps up the ladder, he has preferred to make his money from boxing high-profile influencers of late.
After easing past limited opposition, the 24-year-old was involved in a long spat with Jake Paul, where the two were due to meet at the end of 2021, but Fury withdrew due to injury.
The pair finally got it on in Saudi Arabia this February, where ‘TNT’ looked to be a step ahead, but was then dropped in the eighth and final round before taking a split decision victory.
The Manchester man now squares off with KSI (1-0), a man with one professionally sanctioned boxing match to his name, a 2019 split decision win against Jake Paul’s brother Logan.
The 30-year-old YouTube sensation is unbeaten in Misfits boxing, with three knockout wins to his name, but he was held to a no contest last time out, as his bout with Joe Fournier ended with KSI landing an elbow that knocked Fournier out.
Prediction: It’s an intriguing clash, as KSI does possess decent skills and is likely to take the fight to Fury. I feel that Fury can fend off his opponent though, and take a points win that could be relatively close.
Paul clashes with Danis
The card has a double main event, with Logan Paul taking on Dillion Danis in another grudge match that has included plenty of trash talk in the build up and a lawsuit against Danis from Paul’s fiancée Nina Agdal.
Danis has only fought in the MMA arena, most notably serving as Conor McGregor’s training partner, while Paul (0-1) has dabbled in the boxing ring, but been more at home in WWE of late.
Prediction: I think Paul can come through after six on the scorecards.
Salt Papi takes on Slim
In one of the most intriguing clashes on the card, Salt Papi and Slim Albaher put their friendship aside in a middleweight title fight.
Salt Papi has revealed that he’s lost “nearly 30kg” (66lbs) in his body transformation ahead of his fight vs Slim Albaher on the undercard of KSI vs Tommy Fury & Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis on Saturday night. [@talkSPORT] pic.twitter.com/Uf1p4AU2dW
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) October 11, 2023
Papi (2-1, 2 KOs) has completed an incredible body transformation after his first defeat to Anthony Taylor last time out, whilst Slim (3-0, 1 KO) fights for the first time since defeating Tom Zanetti in January.
Prediction: The smart money is on a Slim win in this one.
Remaining Undercard
Deen The Great defends his lightweight title in a rematch against Walid Sharks.
The two fought a thriller in November 2022, where Deen scored a third round win.
King Kenny and Anthony Taylor vie for the light heavyweight crown on the bill.
Whindersson Nunes takes on MyMateNate, and there’s tag team action, with Alex Wassabi and Nich Lmao taking on Los Pinedas Colladas and Bdave.
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The preliminaries see the heavyweight title on the line, where Tempo Arts, the division’s number one, boxes number two, Chase Demoor.
Swarmz is set to face Ryan Taylor for a second time, but the bout is currently clouded in doubt after Taylor was reportedly arrested this week.
S-X and DTG will go head-to-head, while 112 pound champion Astrid Wett and Alexia Grace will also do battle.
