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Ben Davies

KSI declares himself the "king" of YouTube boxing ahead of summer return

British star KSI has declared himself the "king" of the YouTube boxing scene having helped begin the trend in 2018.

The YouTube star will make his return to the ring on August 27 - nearly three years after his last exploit against Logan Paul. KSI - real name JJ Olatunji - began his career in the boxing ring with a white-collar bout against fellow content creator Joe Weller, which set the trend for fights between personalities from the video streaming platform.

Olatunji has claimed that he can now re-dedicate his time to training after launching his hugely successful music career. "This is why, ladies and gentlemen, I’m so excited to get back in the ring now, I can shoot so many people out," Olatunji said during a video reacting to TikTok clips on his YouTube channel. "Obviously, after beating Logan, I had to focus on one of my main goals in life.

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