YOUTUBE star AnEsonGib went from obese gamer to ripped boxer with a stunning SEVEN STONE body transformation.
Gib – real name Ali Loui Al-Fakhri – shot to fame online playing Fifa and developed an unhealthy diet of junk food and fizzy drinks.
He even admitted he was “morbidly obese” with a “belly and t**s” before he first walked into the gym.
But the rise of celebrity boxing matches gave ‘Gib’ the chance to complete a stunning body and career transformation.
He was first trained by cruiserweight boxing prospect Viddal Riley and introduced to strength and conditioning coach Leon Wills.
Wills has been with Gib for every fight since and helped mastermind a sensational weight loss.
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He told SunSport: “Gib was very overweight for his height and size, I think his max was probably about 110kg.
“But mentally, funnily enough he was always strong. He’s always had a strong mind, strong willpower so he’s one of those clients that will always say yes to whatever.
“He doesn’t moan about the exercise, he doesn’t moan about the workout and he gets it done. He’s well driven.”
At Gib’s heaviest, he weighed over 17 STONE but his boxing return will be at 11st 8lb, meaning he has shifted almost seven stone.
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Wills said: “He’s fighting now at 75kg, so it’s about 45kg [he’s lost]. And the most important thing is his physique has changed, his body composition.
“A lot of fat loss, muscle gain, he’s looking like a proper gentleman now, a proper man.”
Gib is now coached by Abdul Yaseen – with Riley focussing on his own fight career – working alongside Wills.
He has four or five strength and conditioning sessions a week, lasting for an hour, with warm up and stretches included.
Wills works on strength, explosiveness and speed to help aid Gib’s performances in the ring.
And having come down in weight, he also has a nutritionist on board, like he did in his 2020 loss to Jake Paul, to help instead put on size.
Wills revealed: “We’re in constant communication.
“She’ll ask me what type of sessions he’s having this week and I’ll explain to her whether it’s like a high impact session, or a demanding or light session, so we can balance the calories and X, Y, Z.”
Wills has worked with big stars from the crossover boxing world, including KSI, 29, and his brother Deji, 26.
But he is also part of Riley’s camp, who continues to improve as an 8-0 prospect with five knockouts.
Gib has trained alongside all three and Wills said: “He’s a workhorse, very competitive.
“If I make him train alongside someone, he’s going to make sure he’s beating him or doing the workout faster etc.
“But they’re all good. They’re all different in their own right. Some can’t do certain exercises, some can, so everything is tailored to that specific athlete.
“And that’s the thing with S&C, it’s not one size fits all. It has to be tailored, they all fight different.”
Gib was stopped in one round by Paul in his professional debut.
But he has bounced back with two wins since, against Americans Tayler Holder and Austin McBroom.
And after six months out of the ring, Gib announced he had signed onto KingPyn’s eight-man winner-take-all tournament.
Amazingly, he drew McBroom in the quarter-final with the rivals rematching on Saturday at Wembley Arena.
And Gib enters the knockout tournament as a favourite to win it all.
Wills said: “He has experience now, he’s been doing it for probably the longest. He’s got power, he’s got the best engine in the game – in the game totally.
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“So that’s what he needs to put altogether, the experience, the engine, boxing IQ, that’s what he needs to demonstrate and get through everybody in this tournament.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
