Joe Weller was only just stopped from sparking a brawl with KSI as he ran at his YouTube rival following the Londoner's weigh-in for his two fights on Saturday night.
KSI stepped on the scales at a ripped 190lb ahead of his clashes with rapper Swarmz and professional boxer Luis Pineda. He then proceeded to speak to broadcaster DAZN and while doing so, noticed Weller, who was beaten by KSI in 2018, standing nearby.
KSI said: "Why is this man... why are you standing like that? At this point Weller ran at KSI but was prevented from reaching his target when security guards stepped in. KSI added: "Why is he doing that... f*** Joe Weller, man, I don't care he's a b****; he's always hated me. I've knocked him out once and I'll knock him out again. Why is he at this event? Why did he get accepted?"
Weller has not fought since his debut defeat by KSI but has regularly been linked with a return. And he backed his rival to win both of his fights by stoppage. "It's easier than one six-round fight; he's doing two three-round fights, that's nine minutes of boxing and he should batter both of these guys easily," he told DAZN. "One of them (Swarmz) is a rapper and the other is shaking, the Mexican guy, so I think he's comfortably going to knock them out and he should.
"If you're not conditioned for it, you're going to get tired and that's what I see happening. [Pineda] is going to have more of a chance because he's a professional and he's been in there before. "
Weller was goaded by KSI fans as they watched their fighter weigh in, but added: "It's a KSI audience, they're always going to back their boy no matter what he does, it's a very cult following like that. I love this s***, I've got them on strings, I've got them singing for me, performing for me, I love it.
"They need something, at the end of the day the rest of the card there's not a lot of friction so they need something to shout about. JJ has got all these people around him but when you put it on them they s*** themselves."
