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      KSI incredibly reveals ‘different’ Erling Haaland nearly stopped blockbuster Tommy Fury fight

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      ERLING HAALAND almost scuppered KSI’s grudge match with Tommy Fury, according to the YouTuber.The social media sensation clashes with the former Love Islander in a Manchester melee on Saturday night.

      KSI and Logan Paul recently signed Erling Haaland as a Prime athleteCredit: INSTAGRAM@DRINKPRIME
      The YouTuber revealed the Man City striker almost hit him in the face with a penaltyCredit: THAT PETER CROUCH PODCAST
      But his recent collab video with new Prime athlete Haaland almost laid waste to his showdown with Fury, the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson.
      KSI – real name Olajide Olatunji – almost had his nose battered by the Norwegian man-mountain while filming some content with him.
      Haaland and Prime co-founder Logan Paul recently tried to save a number of penalties from the Manchester City hitman.
      And some of the 23-year-old’s strikes came dangerously close to smacking KSI in the face and potentially derailing his fight with Fury.
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      KSI recalled the meet-up during an appearance on That Peter Crouch Podcast, saying: “Oh my God. So I was in goal for it.
      “Bro, I was s***ting myself because he knows how to hit hard. It’s different.
      “Like you know when you’re with your mates and they kick the ball? It can be hard, but it’s not like professional level.
      “Haaland was there just trying to hit me with a volley, at professional level, while I’m in goal.
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      “And I’m there like, ‘Bro, I’ve got a fight like in a month. Are you mad? What are you doing?’ I’m just trying to get out of the way.”
      KSI enters his showdown with Fury on the back of a no contest with self-proclaimed millionaire Joe Fournier.
      The 30-year-old is a huge underdog going into the fight but is adamant he’ll stop Fury inside four rounds.
      He said: “I’m feeling good, feeling confident and feeling ready.
      “I’m going to just stand there and fight him, Jake ran away from Tommy’s combinations; I’m not running away, I’m standing in the middle of the ring and I’m fighting him.
      “I’ve watched [Fury and Paul’s fight] many times, every angle on slo-mo, every stance, every little bit of detail that I need to know in order to beat Tommy Fury.
      “Tommy has got some certain combinations that he likes doing that he’s pretty good at and we’re looking out for that.
      “Obviously he’s a big guy that likes to clinch so we’re going to be watching that and we’re going to fight him.
      “Just go in there and fight, go crazy, it’s simple. I’m going to test that chin and I’m going to show him that my power is different to Jake Paul.”
      KSI faces Tommy Fury in a Manchester melee on Saturday nightCredit: REUTERS More

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      Salt Papi’s incredible body transformation after losing 50lbs ahead of comeback fight on KSI vs Tommy Fury undercard

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      SALT PAPI has undergone a dramatic body transformation ahead of his return to the ring this weekend.The Filipino phenom will be back in action on Saturday night on the undercard of KSI’s Manchester melee with Tommy Fury.
      Salt Papi used to be a podgy puncher when he joined the influencer boxing sceneCredit: PA
      The 29-year-old has undergone a dramatic transformation ahead of his ring returnCredit: INSTAGRAM@THEOFFICIASALTPAPI
      Papi – real name Nathaniel Bustamante – has shed over 3.5 stone since boxingCredit: INSTAGRAM@THEOFFICIASALTPAPI
      He’s in the shape of his life ahead of his upcoming clash with Slim AlbaherCredit: INSTAGRAM@THEOFFICIASALTPAPI
      Papi – real name Nathaniel Bustamante – is set to throw down with fellow social media sensation Slim Albaher.
      The 29-year-old goes into the fight on the back of a defeat to former Bellator MMA fighter Anthony Taylor in May.
      But he’ll step into the ring this weekend with a completely different physique to the one he had a mere five months ago.
      He’s continued his incredible weight loss journey by dropping another 20lbs ahead of his 165lbs debut against Slim.
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      Papi – who has now lost over THREE-AND-A-HALF STONE since he started boxing – shared snaps of his pre-fight physique with his 810,000 Instagram followers on Tuesday.
      His accompanying caption read: “This fight is going to be explosive.”
      Papi’s legion of followers were blown away by his transformation, with one saying: “Looks like bro just came out of hyperbolic time chamber.”
      Another said: “That’s not Salt Papi, that’s Salt Daddy.”
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      And another said: “Geezus f***ing Christ.”
      One remarked: “Sheeeesh.”
      Another chimed in: “Beast.”
      One of Papi’s stunned followers asked: “WTF u been eating?”
      Papi and Slim went face-to-face with one another during last month’s Misfits Boxing 9 event in Newcastle.
      The pair had to be separated by security after getting into each other’s faces in the ring.
      Salt Papi will bid to bounce back from defeat to Anthony Taylor this weekendCredit: GETTY More

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      Who are KSI’s parents Jide and Yinka?

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      KSI and Tommy Fury will headline the Misfits Prime card on Saturday.Logan Paul and Dillon Danis will also share the headline spot on the fight card.
      KSI will fight Tommy Fury on Saturday in ManchesterCredit: Darren Fletcher
      This will be YouTube star KSI’s sixth outing in boxing gloves – having won four of these by KO.
      The 30-year-old released ‘KSI: In Real Life’ – a biographical documentary following the Watford lad and his family – in January on Amazon Prime.
      Who is KSI’s father Jide?
      Jide Olatunji – KSI’s father – was born in Ibadan, Nigeria and features in many of KSI and his brother Deji’s YouTube videos, often as the cameraman.
      In the Amazon Prime documentary, the UK-based influencer-boxer spoke about how he had struggled to form a relationship with his father as a younger man and said “we just became strangers”.
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      On his relationship with the 57-year-old now, KSI added: “A lot of people are disconnected with their parents or their dads.
      “Like the idea of not even hugging him or saying, ‘Oh, I love you dad, it was just a foreign thing. Back in the day, like, it’s crazy it never happened.
      “And because he’s always working, it made sense, cause he had to do like two jobs and we didn’t have the time to bond ever.
      “We just didn’t know each other. He was just a guy who provides and that was it.
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      “We didn’t have a relationship, we didn’t have that bond. That’s what I’m trying to fix now, that’s what I’m trying to create.
      “It’s cool cause now I’m taking him to Arsenal games, talking to him all the time.”
      Who is KSI’s mother Yinka?
      Yinka Olatunji was born in Islington and was raised Catholic by Nigerian parents – she also features heavily in her sons’ YouTube videos.
      After KSI’s second fight with bitter rival Paul, the 55-year-old tweeted: My son is a warrior #TeamKSI we did it! Thank you all for your support and commiseration to Logan Paul, he tried.
      And she has also expressed her displeasure at the idea of a bout between her two sons and said: “You do not fight family.” More

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      Meet Misfits star Alex Wassabi’s stunning fiancee Alexxis Lemire who was cheerleader and posts sizzling bikini snaps

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      ALEX WASSABI is stepping into the Misfits boxing ring once again for his tag-team bout with NichLmao to go up against Luis Alcaraz Pineda and BDave.But away from the ring the YouTuber-turned-boxer has won the fight of love with fiancee Alexxis Lemire.
      Meet Alex Wassabi’s fiancee Alexxis LemireCredit: Instagram @alexxislemire
      Wassabi and Lemire began dating in 2022Credit: Instagram @alexxislemire
      Wassabi has plenty of followers online, with 3.3 million fans on Instagram alone.
      However, his partner is a celebrity in her own right.
      Alexxis has 304,000 followers on Instagram and often steals the show on her page with some steamy bikini snaps.
      And her camera confidence should come as no surprise considering she used to be a competitive cheerleader and now works as an actor.
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      Cheerleading and acting career
      Her credited work include starring roles in 2017 horror TV film Truth or Dare, 2018 thriller The Art of Murder and 2020 Netlfix original movie The Half of It.
      Alexxis was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire to Puerto Rican mother Hilde Lemire and French father Jim Lemire.
      She graduated from high school in 2014, where she was a part of the cheer team.
      Aged 18 she moved to Los Angeles with her mum to pursue a career in acting, an art-form she feels deeply in-tuned with.
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      Actress Alexxis has starred in Netflix films and horror moviesCredit: Instagram @alexxislemire
      Before acting she was a cheerleader at High SchoolCredit: Instagram @alexxislemire
      Alexxis often posts stunning bikini snapsCredit: Instagram @alexxislemire
      On the decision to move to LA, she told women’s magazine Elle: “I felt like acting was the only way I was able to express myself. I could step into these other roles and understand a little more about empathy.
      “It’s definitely an escape – that’s what turned me onto it. And once I finally started to get callbacks and saw that my work was paying off, it felt almost addicting.”
      However, it has not all been plain sailing.
      Alexxis has revealed that her mixed-ancestry has seen her struggle to land some acting roles, being perceived as “too Latin” for some Caucasian roles and “not Latin enough” for others.
      Meeting Alex Wassabi
      Alexxis and Wassabi’s first date was to a Sushi restaurant and bowlingCredit: Instagram @alexxislemire
      Alexxis moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18 to pursue a career in actingCredit: Instagram @alexxislemire
      She has 304,000 followers on Instagram aloneCredit: Instagram @alexxislemire
      But away from the camera’s she has found love with social media sensation Wassabi.
      The pair began dating in 2022, heading to Yamashiro for Sushi on their first date before a spot of bowling.
      They seem to fervently enjoy each others company, often appearing in each others social media posts and attending a variety of events together, including an October 2022 trip to Hawaii.
      By December the smitten couple announced their engagement and have not looked back since.
      Supporting her fiance
      In April, just before Creator Clash 2, Wassabi posted a pic with Alexxis of them at a wedding, teasing their own future plans.
      He captioned the post: “We just attend weddings to practice poses for ours one day.”
      After beating IDubbz in his fight, Wassabi was seen embracing Alexxis in celebration, affectionately commenting: “I was a winner before the fight even started having you by my side 🥰.”
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      Now Wassabi is preparing to step into the ring again once again on the undercard of KSI’s grudge match with Tommy Fury.
      And you can be certain that Alexxis will be in attendance at the AO Arena in Manchester supporting him all the way.
      Alexxis and Wassabi got engaged in December 2022Credit: Instagram @alexxislemire
      She is often seen at events alongside fiance WassabiCredit: Instagram @alexxislemire More

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      What do KSI’s tattoos mean?

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      KSI takes on Tommy Fury this weekend in a massive event at the AO Arena in Manchester. The pair have been on a collision course for months and will finally throw down on the biggest night in influencer boxing’s history.
      KSI takes on Tommy Fury this weekend in ManchesterCredit: Reuters

      KSI has promised to shock fans by producing a shocking victory, with many favouring Fury to get the job done.
      While Fury is certain he will be walking away from the ring with another big scalp, following his win over Jake Paul in February.
      If KSI wants to win, he’ll have to uphold the values of the four powerful words he has tattooed on his body.
      What do KSI’s tattoos mean?
      KSI has just four tattoos on his body, and they have all come in the last few years.
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      Previously choosing to rock the non-tattooed look, KSI got his first piece of ink in 2017.
      KSI’s most prominent tattoo is the word ‘Knowledge’ which is emblazoned across his chest.
      He also has ‘Strength’ on his left arm and ‘Integrity’ on his right arm.
      KSI’s fourth tattoo is scribbled across his back
      Many have pointed out that the three words are an acronym of his name KSI, but it’s not where his name comes from.
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      KSIOlajideBT was his original YouTube name and he pointed out that the KSI part came from his Halo clan.
      KSI also has a fourth tattoo on his back, which is the word ‘Legacy’.
      He tweeted out a picture of the tattoo with the words ‘What it’s all about’. More

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      Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis fight predictions: Boxing and MMA world make their picks for huge Misfits bout

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      LOGAN PAUL and Dillon Danis are on the verge of a grudge match that has threatened to cross several lines. The two co-headline in Manchester on Saturday night before KSI takes on Tommy Fury.

      The build up to the all-American battle has been bitter with Danis going after Paul’s model fiancee Nina Agdal online.
      It has led to Agdal filing a lawsuit against the jujitsu champion-turned MMA star ahead of her partner’s bout.
      Fans have been eagerly anticipating the conclusion of the feud and here, SunSport reveals how the experts think it will go.
      Conor McGregor
      Danis shot to fame as McGregor’s grappling partner and the pair were due to train together for the boxing match.
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      In the end, their schedules didn’t match up but it is no shock McGregor is backing his close friend.
      He told All Out Fighting: “Dillon’s gonna win, Dillon will win.”
      Prediction… Danis by any means necessary
      Dillon Danis and Conor McGregor are training partnersCredit: Social Media – Refer to Source
      Jake Paul
      The younger Paul started the beef with Danis and was once set to fight him – but he is confident his big brother will get the job done.
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      He told the Nelk Boys: “Logan is a really good boxer and he’s really athletic and he’s really strong.
      “He’s had experience being in the ring with Floyd Mayweather for eight rounds. So when it’s all said and done I believe Logan’s going to knock him out.”
      Prediction… Paul KO
      Jake Paul with brother LoganCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      Eddie Hearn
      Hearn promoted KSI’s 2019 rematch win over Paul but has stepped away from the influencer boxing scene.
      But he keeps a keen interest on Misfits Boxing and has backed Paul to beat Danis.
      He told Pro Boxing Fans: “Logan Paul wins that fight.”
      Prediction… Paul win

      Eddie Hearn once promoted Logan PaulCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Viddal Riley
      The English cruiserweight champion coached KSI to victory over Paul but he does not give Danis a chance of repeating the result.
      He told the Daily Mail: “Dillon Danis has never proven that he’s effective with punching. We know that he’s a jiu-jitsu specialist. 
      “But when it comes to throwing strikes, I’ve never seen anything that makes me think he can stop someone like Logan attacking him. So, I see a Logan Paul win.”
      Prediction… Paul win
      KSI was formerly coached by English cruiserweight champion Viddal RileyCredit: Instagram
      Dana White
      The UFC president has never pulled his punches when it comes to slating crossover bouts and this one was no different.
      He said: “I like Logan a lot, great kid. But, who in this room thinks that’s a great fight.
      “Raise your hands please if you think him vs Dillon Danis is a great fight. Nobody, not one guy?”
      Prediction… Nobody wins – including the fans
      Logan Paul with UFC president Dana WhiteCredit: @LoganPaul
      KSI
      The YouTube star was due to fight Danis in January until the New Yorker pulled out.
      But he has no plans to try settle the score believing his Prime business partner will brutally handle business.
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      KSI said: “Logan can do it. He will destroy him. He will absolutely obliterate him.”
      Prediction… Paul by domination
      Logan Paul with rival-turned business partner KSICredit: Reuters More

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      Jake Paul reveals unlikely DMs between him and Tommy Fury just days before KSI fight

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      JAKE PAUL claimed he has already struck an agreement to rematch Tommy Fury in 2024. The YouTuber-turned boxer was handed his first defeat in February after losing a split-decision to Fury in Saudi Arabia.
      Jake Paul wants to rematch Tommy Fury in 2024Credit: Getty
      Tommy Fury and Jake Paul have been DMing each otherCredit: Getty
      But he snubbed an immediate rematch to instead return with a victory over ex-UFC star Nate Diaz, 38, in August.
      Meanwhile Fury now faces Paul’s arch rival KSI on Saturday in Manchester.
      But according to Paul himself, he has set out to rematch Fury next year after the pair exchanged unlikely direct messages online.
      He said on NELK Boys podcast: “We’re in talks. We’ve DMd back and forth like, ‘Let’s do the rematch in 2024.’ So he’s down.”
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      Paul, 26, then claimed no matter the result of KSI’s fight with Fury, he still wants to settle their bitter feud in the ring.
      He said: “Look Tommy, KSI, whatever happens there both of those fights I want.
      “I want both of them regardless of what happens. Yes, win lose or draw I want the Tommy Fury rematch and I want to fight KSI.”
      KSI, 30, insisted that he turned his attention to Fury after failing in talks to fight Paul, whose brother Logan, 28, lost to the Londoner in 2019.
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      And KSI hinted he could retire from boxing if he beats 24-year-old Fury in a bid to further wind up his arch enemy.
      But Paul has urged KSI to fight him no matter what happens this Saturday.
      He said: “KSI if you beat Tommy go crazy bro, let that s*** rub your ego, say whatever you want to say.
      “But, guess what? Just because you maybe beat Tommy you didn’t beat me. Man to man and styles make fights, everyone knows that.”
      KSI facing off with Tommy Fury ahead of their fightCredit: PA
      Jake Paul was beaten on points by Tommy FuryCredit: Getty More

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      Watch as KSI almost PASSES OUT in exhausting training for Tommy Fury fight

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      KSI almost PASSED OUT from exhaustion while training to fight Tommy Fury. The YouTube, music and boxing star faces Fury in a massive celebrity bout on Saturday in Manchester.
      KSI almost passed out from exhaustion as he trained to fight Tommy FuryCredit: X @HappyPunch
      KSI was left barely able to standCredit: X @HappyPunch
      And KSI lived up to his workaholic reputation in camp for the grudge match having been pushed to his absolute limit.
      In a clip from a pre-fight documentary, the Londoner is put through his paces on a versaclimber machine – a climbing-style workout.
      His head trainer Alexis Demetriades barks encouragement and counts down as KSI tirelessly works.
      After the round is over, the unbeaten social media sensation almost collapses into Demetriades’ arms.
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      Somehow, KSI then gets back on the machine for one final round of brutality.
      As he works away, Demetriades says: “Every single professional fighter in this gym, you need to beat them.”
      Fury, 24, comes into the fight having beaten KSI’s arch rival Jake Paul, 26, by split-decision in February.
      Whereas KSI, 30, last fought in May where he accidentally but illegally knocked out businessman-turned boxer Joe Fournier, 40, with an elbow.
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      But he snubbed a rematch to instead focus on outdoing Paul by attempting to beat Fury.
      KSI’s coaches are so committed to preparing him to the max they offered sparring partners bonus money to KO him.
      Demetriades said: “From where he was at when he first came to where he is now, he’s come on leaps and bounds.
      “He’s only sparring professional boxers, this whole camp, forget MMA fighters, forget amateurs.
      “He’s sparring guys 14-0, 13-0, 12-2, 8-0, 6-0, all with knockouts and all ranked by the British Boxing Board of Control.
      “If they think that we’re not taking this seriously, we’ve got guys who are ranked higher than Tommy Fury in the gym.
      “And they’re not just moving around, they’re trying to kill JJ and there’s bonus money on the table for them to knock him out.
      “From a coaching point of view, all I want to do is put the correct guys in front on KSI and see whether or not he can deal with that and if he can’t then he shouldn’t be fighting.”

      KSI with his London Shootfighters coachesCredit: Darren Fletcher More