Tommy Fury Outperforms KSI in Grudge Boxing Match

The fight was not authorized by the British Boxing Board of Control which governs the sport in the United Kingdom, because KSI does not hold a license. a professional boxing license in the United Kingdom.

In a six-round cruiserweight contest, both men won showed their limits with constant grappling and failed to land anything really important as Fury, 24, edged out a majority decision.

One ​​judge scored it 57-57 and the other two scored it 57-56 for Fury.

KSI, whose real name is Olajide William Olatunji, described the result as “theft” and called to a revenge.

"Look at your face, look at your eyes," the 30-year-old told Fury. "I'm the YouTuber and you're the boxer, I get it, you have to win."

Meanwhile , Fury called his opponent a "sore loser" and said he was "done with crossover boxing."

The arena was at capacity for a contest whose organizers hoped to sell about a million pay-per-view buys, netting both participants a seven-figure sum.

Hardcore boxing fans and fighters felt wronged by the hype and attention given to the fight, with former world champion Carl Froch saying it damaged credibility of boxing.

But the enormous interest - even if it does not come from purists - for Such “cross-boxing” events involving social media influencers is undeniable.

Attendance was double that of that of the all-British world title contest between Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington last week - a contender for fight of the year.

Unlike a boxing event where the hall is rarely full before the main event, the arena was packed at 7:00 p.m. BST, four and a half hours before the Fury-KSI fight - testimonial from how the entire card is sold on social media and the popularity of its fighters, rather than boxing ability or a big-name headliner.

To illustrate the popularity of crossover boxing, the American Alex Wassabi - who participated in the first fight of the TV show - has more than three million followers on Instagram, more than a million more than unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.

Promoter Eddie Hearn, present as a fan, sat ringside alongside the super- British middle Chris Eubank Jr.

They were joined by celebrities such as the former England footballer and winner of Euro 2022 Jill Scott, British rapper Aitch, broadcaster Louis Theroux and four-time Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah, who was there for his son's birthday.

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