DEJI finally won his first ever boxing match as he stopped Fousey in the third round of their clash.
KSI’s brother was dominant from start to finish, knocking his man down in the second before Fousey’s corner threw the towel in a round later.
- Ring-walk time: Approx 9pm BST/4pm EST
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KSI VS SWARMZ & PINEDA – FOLLOW ALONG WITH OUR LIVE BLOG
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Ring return
KSI will be back in the ring in January if all goes well.
He didn’t call out Jake Paul, but explained he needs a few more fights first before that happens.
KSI said in the ring: “Slim looks good. I want a piece of that. Austin vs Gib, I want the winner of that. Andrew Tate, I want a piece of that. Tommy Fury, I want a piece of that.”
Fight farce
Mexican Pineda is a professional in the boxing ranks with two wins from seven bouts to his name.
But he looked skinny, weak and spent his whole night complaining.
Pineda, 23, was scared to throw a punch and seemed to hit the deck every time KSI landed.
The Mexican boxer also complained he was being hit in the back of the head on multiple occasions.
Next up
KSI named five potential opponents next up…
Slim, the winner of Austin vs Gib, Andrew Tate and Tommy Fury.
Who would you like to see him face?
The winner is
KSI did his job, no doubt about that.
But Pineda didn’t stop complaining about being hit on the back of the head.
And he fell over every time KSI landed.
Its over
In the third round.
And frankly not before time. That was awful from Pineda.
Round one
This looks like one-way traffic in KSI’s favour.
Pineda is non-stop complaining about being hit on the back of the head.
The main event
KSI makes his way down the ramp once again.
This time he’s dressed all in white.
Expect this one to be a bit more of a battle than against Swarmz.
Here we go
Part 2 of the KSI double header.
Michael Buffer is in the ring to introduce the fighters.
First it’s Pineda.
Stars in the house
David Haye has been ringside for most of the night.
Chris Eubank Jr and Logan Paul are currently on the DAZN broadcast.
Derek Chisora is also here as part of the packed crowd.
One fight left
Just the main event to come. KSI has had just shy of three hours backstage since his win over Swarmz.
He’ll take on Pineda in the main event next.
Slim wins!
A huge knockout from Slim. Faze Temperr wasn’t getting up from that.
Fight night live
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Next up
Faze Temperrr vs Slim is the next bout tonight.
And it’s the last of the undercard action before KSI vs Pineda.
Entrance of the night
Slim has just won it.
He just came out to A Thousand Miles which turned into Dancing in September.
Phew!
What a fight that was. Caught your breath yet?
Respect
Huge respect shown to the winner Deji as well – and he gets a good ovation from the crowd after that having been booed most of the night.
A word from Fousey
Classy speech from Fousey, about how he talked a follower out of suicide.
“I may not be the best fighter in the ring but I’m a fighter in life and I win every single day.”
Day one
Deji also pays tribute to a childhood friend Shane, who helped him in his training camp and with his meal prep.
Deji says
“I have the best team ever. I have the best boxing coach ever and I have everyone out there showing me love and that pulled me up.“
Sky high
Deji is hoisted aloft by his team.
The O2 Arena crowd cheer him on with a huge ovation.
What a win!
Brilliant from Deji. You can’t argue with the towel being thrown in there, Fousey looks in a bad way.
It’s over!
Fousey’s corner have thrown in the towel.
Deji wins!
Huge shot!
A massive uppercut from Deji has Fousey grabbing on for dear life and taking an eight count.
This could be over soon.
Round three
Deji is on the offensive again. Fousey has some swelling around his left eye.
Round two
Fousey did all the work for most of the round but was put on the canvas by a sublime counter.
Deji in control of this bout now at the halfway stage.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk