YouTube star KSI will make his return to the ring this weekend after more than 1,000 on the sidelines following his win over Logan Paul in 2019.
KSI - real name JJ Olatunji - was at the forefront of the influencer boxing revolution when he beat Joe Weller four years ago before going on to draw with Paul in their first meeting in Manchester. The rivals turned professional the following year for their rematch in Los Angeles with KSI winning by decision.
He had planned to make his return against Alex Wassaabi who defeated KIS's brother Deji earlier this year, but the American pulled out at short notice and was replaced by rapper Swarmz who has no previous experience. The subsequent backlash forced KSI to draft in a second opponent and he will also take on professional fighter Luis Alcaraz Pineda on the same night.
Here is everything you need to know about the fights...
What time is KSI vs Swarmz?
KSI will fight Swarmz in the first fight on the pay-per-view card with the bout starting just after 7pm. He will then take on Luis Alcaraz Pineda in the last contest of the night which will begin around 10pm. That is the time the main card is due to start with any undercard fights taking place beforehand. As ever, fight times are subject to change depending on how long each one takes.
How to watch via TV and live stream
The fights will be streamed live on DAZN pay-per-view which means any and all fans will have to pay to watch. If you are already a subscriber to DAZN, you will have to pay £11.99 for the fights and if you are a new subscriber, it will cost £19.98 which includes a month's subscription to the service.
To either subscribe to DAZN or to buy the pay-per-view, you can visit the website here.
Fight card and running order
KSI vs Swarmz
Deen The Great vs Evil Hero
Sam Hyde vs IAMTHMPSN
Salt Papi vs Andy Warski
Faze Sensei vs King Kenny
Deji vs Fousey
Faze Tempter vs Slim Albaher
KSI vs Luis Pineda
Quotes corner
KSI
"I haven't fought in three years, this is supposed to be a warm-up fight. Nobody is supposed to care who I fight because I'm going to beat them anyway. Even if they try their hardest, they are not going to beat me. Like I said before whether it's Alex or it's Swarmz, I'm fighting so I can get rid of the cobwebs and be active again in the boxing scene.
"After Swarmz, do you think I'm just going to be fighting nobodies? Of course not, I'm going to be upping the levels. There's a long-term goal in all of this, it's not just beating Jake Paul. It's about creating YouTube boxing events that everyone is excited for. I'm trying to make something bigger than just one-off YouTube boxing events."
Swarmz
"If I beat him, he has to go bald. I have to shave his head in front of 20,000 people in The O2, are you going to accept the challenge, yes or no? Look into the eyes and tell me that I'm going to lose on August 27, you know what's going to happen.
"Don't worry about me looking intimidating, just know that this right hand is going to be going straight with an uppercut. Yeah bro, I'm cocky, I'm a cocky b******, I'm going to tell you what I'm going to do to you. I hope your little family and that ain't coming either, bro, because I'm going to embarrass you."
