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KSI brutally knocked out YouTuber Faze Temperrr and moved a step closer to his dream grudge fight with Jake Paul. The social media, music and crossover boxing star returned to the ring in front of a packed out Wembley Arena.
KSI celebrates victory against FaZe TemperrrCredit: PA
And it was gamer Temperr, 29, in the opposite corner after 2-0 MMA fighter Dillon Danis, 29, pulled out with just weeks to go.
But KSI, 29, proved it mattered little who he was in the ring with as a left hook and right hand combination closed the show in round one.
He said: “I said I wanted to KO, I said I wanted round one. People need to understand the levels.”
The Londoner has talked up a summer bout and was confronted by millionaire businessman-turned boxer Joe Fournier.
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Fournier, 39, is 9-0 as a boxer and KSI is ready to return against him before finishing his boxing career in an end of year blockbuster with Paul.
He said: “I need to be tested. I need more tests until I reach the final hurdle, Jake motherf****** Paul.
“That’s the end game ladies and gentlemen, I said I wanted him at the end of the year and I will get him, trust.
“But, before I get to that, Joe Fournier, Woodley, Slim, whoever it is, I’m going to destroy them.”
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KSI came out of the traps early, chasing Temperrr across the ring with pure aggression.
He was met with some sharp counter left hands from Temperr, who was using the most of his awkward southpaw stance.
It led KSI to regroup and regain a bounce in his step and before Temperr knew it, a quick combination left him out for the count.
KSI leaped in with a left hook and right hand, which was enough settle it all.
The crowd erupted as KSI got another win under his belt and moved a step closer to settling the score with his arch enemy.
KSI has moved a step closer to Jake PaulCredit: PA More

LOGAN PAUL called on his brother Jake to fight Salt Papi after the TikTok star scored another massive knockout. Papi knocked out MMA fighter Josh Brueckner in the second round of their bout on KSI’s Wembley Arena undercard.
Salt Papi celebrates victory against Josh BruecknerCredit: PA
Jake Paul pictured with older brother LoganCredit: Social Media – Refer to Source
The Filipino landed a perfectly timed left hook on Brueckner’s chin, leaving the American unable to beat the count.
Papi, who brutally knocked out Andy Warski in August, moved to 3-0 as a crossover boxer.
And he called out Jake – the most successful celebrity fighter at 6-0 – if KSI does not.
Papi, 28, said: “If KSI doesn’t want to fight Jake Paul, send me to Jake Paul and I’ll fight him.”
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And even Jake’s brother Logan is all for it as he pleaded for the bout online.
He tweeted: “Salt Papi vs. Jake Paul I need it.”
Boxing star Ryan Garcia also said: “Man Salt Papi needs to just turn professional lol.”
“I want to see Jake Paul Vs Salt Papi no cap.”
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Jake, 25, most recently beat UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in his last fight in October.
And he is in talks to face Tommy Fury in Manchester in February to finally settle their long grudge.
Meanwhile KSI wants the American in an end of year blockbuster.
Salt Papi knocks out Josh Brueckner in round twoCredit: PA More

KSI admits he has been inspired back to boxing by bitter rival Jake Paul – but insists their grudge match will be the end of his fight career. The pair of YouTube foes are in talks to put bragging rights and reputations on the line this year.
KSI admits he has been inspired back to boxing by bitter rival Jake PaulCredit: Reuters
Jake Paul has become a 6-0 star and silenced many critics in the processCredit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME
Paul is desperate for revenge after KSI took his brother Logan to a draw in 2018 only to win the rematch a year later.
That victory saw KSI – real name Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji – take three years out of the ring to focus on his fledging music career.
But while doing so, Paul made a name for himself in the fight game and has quickly become a pay-per-view star at 6-0 in the process.
Finally settling the score between the sworn enemies is what convinced KSI back to boxing.
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But if he adds another Paul scalp to his collection, it will also be enough to see the social media sensation hang his gloves up for good.
KSI, 29, told SunSport: “I know after Jake it’s done. I’d have no desire to continue.”
Paul, 25, in January 2020 won against KSI’s close friend AnEsonGib, with the Brit ringside to see it.
The American influencer has since beaten the likes of ex-UFC champions Tyron Woodley, 40, and Anderson Silva, 46.
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It has cast doubt on KSI’s chances of beating Paul, which is the same fuel he used to beat brother Logan, 27.
KSI said: “For me, after Logan I was like, ‘Alright, that’s it, it’s done.’ There was no one after it that I was like, ‘I want to fight this person.’ 
“I beat the best person in this whole influencer space, why else do I need to fight anyone else? 
“I was like cool I’ll focus on music, focus on the foundation of music and making sure it was where I wanted it to be. 
“Then Jake really started picking up steam and I bigged Gib up to beat him and then he was able to beat Gib. 
“Obviously Jake’s beaten all these other people and everyone thinks, ‘He’d destroy KSI.’ 
“I was like, ‘Nah, nah, nah, nah. They have short-term memories, I swear. Do you not understand what I did when I fought Logan?
“I wasn’t even at the best of my abilities when I beat Logan. Everything was in his favour, I had to gain weight to reach Logan’s level. 
“All these things were in Logan’s favour and I was still able to overcome it. I had no interest in fighting again and now everyone thinks Jake Paul is that guy. 
I know after Jake it’s done. I’d have no desire to continue.KSI on his boxing career
“It piqued my interest and I was like, ‘OK cool, new goal: let me come back to boxing and I’ll knock him out.’ After that, I won’t have a goal again. I’ll be good.” 
KSI first returned in August and made up for lost time by beating rapper Swarmz, 26, and boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda, 23, on the SAME NIGHT.
He was due to face Dillon Danis, 29, on Saturday but the 2-0 MMA fighter pulled out.
KSI will instead fight gamer Faze Temperrr, 29, who has two wins and one loss in the ring, live on DAZN PPV.
And it is all one step closer in KSI’s eventual plan to fight and retire from boxing after getting his hands on Paul at last.
He said: “I don’t care who’s in front of me, I just know that I’ll destroy them. 

“For me my main goal is Jake Paul and I don’t want to fight Jake Paul instantly because I know once I fight him and beat him then it’s done. 
“I wouldn’t want to fight anymore because I wouldn’t have any more goals in boxing, I would have achieved what I strived for. 
“I’m quite a goal-driven person, so once I get my goal I’m like, ‘OK, on to the next thing.’ 
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“For me, I’m just kind of enjoying the whole boxing space and enjoying and training, getting better and improving as a person and as a human physically and mentally. 
“I’m like, do you know what? Let me have a few fights under my belt just so I’m the best of the best that I can be, then fight Jake and show him he’s absolutely nothing.” 
Jake Paul and KSI are in talks to fight in 2023Credit: GETTY More