KSI has defended his decision to fight debutant and friend Swarmz after coming under criticism from fans.
The British YouTuber - real name JJ Olatunji - was set to face Alex Wassabi in his first appearance in the boxing ring for over two years at London's O2 arena on August 27. However Wassabi has been forced to withdraw from the bout after suffering an undisclosed "serious" injury which left him without a replacement opponent.
KSI's bitter rival Jake Paul offered to step in and fight for free in the UK, which KSI promptly rejected before announcing he will instead face musician Swarmz, real name Brandon Scott. He has now since leapt to his own defence on social media, tweeting: "Just wanna say that at the end of the day, the one of the main goals of this first fight was to get rid of ring rust.
