KSI has admitted that fighting bitter rival Jake Paul is the end goal of his YouTuber boxing career.
A fight between KSI and Paul is expected to take place later this year, granted Paul can get past Love Island star Tommy Fury next weekend in Saudi Arabia. Paul is unbeaten in six professional fights and has taken his boxing career more seriously than KSI, who has prioritised his music and YouTube career instead of fighting.
KSI is confident he can beat Paul despite the experience gap between the pair and has described the fighting as the end goal of his boxing carer. "I guess the end goal is fighting Jake Paul, seeing who the ultimate best in influencer boxing is. It excites me. I love when there's a lot of pressure because pressure makes diamonds," KSI said on Impaulsive.
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"I've said this several times. I'm a risk taker, I love taking risks. I feel like life would be so boring if we just stayed in this little zone where we are so comfortable all of the time because then you'll never get anyway. You'll never know where you could have gone in years to come."
KSI took three years away from the ring following his two-fight series with Logan Paul, fighting to a draw in their 2017 white-collar fight and winning their professional rematch the following year. Logan is now KSI's business partner as the pair own Prime Energy and the American has admitted he will be supporting his brother if the rivals do eventually meet in the ring.
"I think it's a lose-lose, obviously I'll be happy for whoever wins," Logan said. "I kind of just have to wash my hands and be like I love you both. It's my blood, so I want Jake to win. I know hard this guy [KSI] and Jake works, it's a s*** situation to be and it sucks that these guys have chosen to f****ng hate each other, but I'm going to be supporting my brother."
KSI has fought three times since beating Logan in 2018, but none of the fights have gone on his professional record. 'The Nightmare' returned to the ring last August to beat rapper Swarmz and professional boxer Luis Pineda in a farcical 'two fights in one night' event. KSI knocked out fellow content creator FaZe Temperrr last month and is expected to fight again in May.
