YouTube star Deji has vowed to continue fighting until he wins after losing his third bout in a row.
The British star fought in his third boxing match against fellow YouTuber Alex Wassabi on Saturday night, but came up short via split decision.
He previously fought Jake Paul and TikTok star Vinnie Hacker, suffering defeats on both occasions, which lead to his vow to retire if he completed an unwanted hat-trick.
But Deji has now insisted that despite having fallen to 3-0, he still holds a passion for the sport and is willing to take another shot at redemption.
“I’m now 0-3," Deji said when assessing the future on his YouTube channel. "Yeah I only got hit like seven times, yeah I slipped all those punches, but I didn’t throw.
“I watched the fight back and, yeah, I looked sick. You can’t even be like, ‘That’s a terrible effort.’ I know I looked really, really cool, but the real question is what’s next? Yeah, I failed, three times, but I’m not stopping, I’m coming back.
“I’m gonna carry on boxing and I’m gonna get a victory. So that being said, yes I’m gonna carry on boxing, I’m not gonna quit.
“I wanna be an example for people. Yeah, okay I’ve lost, but I’m gonna bounce back, simple as that. I’m gonna show you no matter how many times you get beat, you can still pick yourself back up and win.
“Use me as an example. I will get you a victory, I promise you that. All those people who support me, I will get you a win.”
Deji was given the nod by one judge at Wembley Arena despite Wassabi dominated large parts of the fight.
However the other two judges gave the American the nod to avoid controversy, with a ring invader having already threatened to mar proceedings at the OVO Wembley Arena.
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The YouTube star was consoled in the ring after defeat by his brother KSI who played a key role in the development of YouTube boxing when he fought Logan Paul.
Despite admitting he is not willing to offer excuses, Deji confirmed he was subject to a late change of trainer and fell ill with coronavirus during his training camp.
“The thing is, I love boxing. Boxing is not just a sport, it’s actually a lifestyle, it’s matured me a lot," Deji continued. “Midway through a camp I had to switch to a better coach. I got to switch to a brother.
“My current coach now is Daley [Perales]. I only got to experience Daley for six weeks. And it was barely even six weeks because he first week was just me getting to know him, the last week doesn’t count because that’s when we’re tapering off and for one of the weeks I got COVID.
"But I’m not making any excuses for myself, I lost fair and square. I lost."
