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Tommy Fury will face YouTuber KSI in an influencer super-fight in Manchester on October 14.
Fury handed Jake Paul his first loss as a boxer back in February, and has since taken time off to focus on being a father to his new daughter Bambi and spend time with his fiancee Molly Mae Hague. But he will get back in the ring at the Manchester Arena to face KSI, hoping to take the scalp of another YouTuber.
The British duo have become two of the UK's most recognisable social media celebrities with Fury earning his fame from a stint in Love Island followed by a boxing career backed by his brother; world heavyweight champion Tyson. Meanwhile, KSI is the biggest YouTuber in the country and has topped the charts with his rap music as well as forging a boxing career.
"Everyone sees him as a guy that's going to destroy me," KSI said of Fury during an interview with Mirror Fighting earlier this year. "I have no chance. I love that. For me, I know it's going to make me a better boxer, better fighter and better person in general. So once I get in the ring and show the world that Tommy Fury ain't s***, then what?"
The pair first came head-to-head in the ring at the OVO Arena Wembley in May after KSI's bout with Joe Fournier. At the time, the rapper had been declared the winner by knockout, and was put face-to-face with Fury immediately following the result where the pair got into a shoving match.
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KSI's win over Fournier was later overturned to a 'No Decision' due to the winning punch actually being found to be an elbow. However, interest in a rematch was minimal given that the YouTuber had been dominating and heading towards a stoppage win regardless.
It is expected that Fury will rematch Paul should this bout go in his favour, and he has previously stated that he feels the American is a sterner test than his fellow Brit."In my opinion out of all this influencer boxing stuff, I beat the top of the tree," he said. "Jake Paul's the best out of all of these, so all this now is easy money baby.”