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The semi-finals of Kingpyn's High Stakes boxing tournament take place in Dublin tonight as social media stars such as AnEsonGib and Elle Brooke are in action.
Three months on from their quarter-final event that took place in London, Kingpyn hold their next show despite fears last week that the event wouldn't go ahead. DAZN stepped in at the final hour to save the event as they provided the necessary funding that was needed for the show to go on.
A vast array of boxing skillsets will be on display at the 3Arena in Dublin, with the event being headlined by a fight between Brazilian superstar Whindersson Nunes and Beta Squad member King Kenny. A bracket is also taking place for the women who were beaten at the first event, so here's all you need to know about tonight's fights...
Whindersson Nunes vs King Kenny
Brazilian social media superstar Nunes will draw a big and boisterous crowd to the 3Arena and hopes to continue his undefeated run in the influencer boxing space. He faces a tough test against King Kenny, who has been active since debuting at the start of last year against a high level of opposition including Faze Sensei and his teammate Temperrr. The results haven't always gone his way, but he's shown his abilities as a boxer.
Jarvis Khattri vs AnEsonGib
Social media stars AnEsonGib and Jarvis Khattri settle their bitter feud in the semi-finals of the men's bracket on the card. AnEsonGib beat Austin McBroom in the opening round of the tournament whilst Jarvis made Tom Zanetti quit. Jarvis' brother Kay has already been called out by AnEsonGib as their feud continues to boil over.
Elle Brooke vs Jully Poca
Brooke is the most experienced women's fighter in the tournament but she is in for a tough task against the extremely muscular Poca. Brooke had an unconvincing win against Danielka in the first round and Poca was cheered on by her Brazilian fans in London to beat Hemsley. Brooke could be set for a fight against her sister Emily in the final, granted the pair both win their semi-final fights.
6ar6ie6 vs Emily Brooke
The enthralling women's semi-finals could see the Brooke sisters Elle and Emily book their spot in an unprecedented all-sister fight. But standing in the way is the considerably bigger 6ar6ie6, who brutally put down Whitney Johns in the first round to earn a shot at the first of potentially two Brooke sisters.
Amber O'Donnell vs Whitney Johns
In the second loser women's bracket, OnlyFans star O'Donnell takes on fitness model Johns. O'Donnell looked like a novice in her loss to Emily Brooke in the opening round and will need to have made some big improvements to beat Johns, who put up a valiant effort against 6arbie6 despite having a big size disadvantage.
Daniella Hemsley vs Aleksandra Daniel
Both Hemsley and Daniel look to get their first wins under the Kingpyn banner after losing the opening rounds. Hemsley was decisively beaten by Jully Poca in the quarter-finals whilst Daniel lost a hard-fought decision against Elle Brooke. Daniel will have a considerable size advantage over Hemsley as the Polish influencer stands at 5'10" whilst Hemsley is around 5'5".
Kiefer Crosbie vs Aaron Chalmers
Crosbie, also a teammate of McGregor's, is an MMA veteran with a record of 10-3. 'Big Daddy' picked up a knockout win against former UFC fighter Alex Oliveira in his last outing, whilst Geordie Shore star Chalmers went the distance against ring legend Mayweather in February.
Cian Cowley vs Connor Tierney
Cowley is the first of Conor McGregor's teammates to compete on the night as he takes on well-established bare-knuckle boxer Tierney. Cowley has been staple of McGregor's training camps and recently coached alongside him on season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter. Bare-knuckle veteran Tierney is also a teammate of disgraced influencer boxer Ryan Taylor.
Ben Williams vs Fabio David
Another TikTok star in Williams is fighting early on as he faces Irish comedian David, who is also known as Fabu-D and 'The Black Paddy'. Williams boasts 400,000 followers on TikTok and trains with Tyson Fury's teammate Thomas Carty. Fabu-D has never fought before whilst Williams was an amateur boxer in his youth.
Declan Kenna vs Golden Boy
Irish boxer Kenna came onto the radar of fight fans in February as he competed on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather's exhibition fight against unbeaten prospect J'Hon Ingram. TikTok star Golden Boy's addition to the card comes as a surprise as he ran in the ring at the Deji vs Alex Wassabi fight last March.