KSI hails his ‘hard work and self-belief’ after defeat within the ring to Tommy Fury
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ouTube persona KSI has stated he ought to have received his combat in opposition to Love Island star Tommy Fury however feels he completed what he got down to do.
Fury prolonged his document to 10-0 as knowledgeable after successful the combat by majority determination on Saturday night time on the AO Arena in Manchester
After the conflict, KSI stated his participation within the combat was proof that “hard work and self-belief can get you anywhere in this life”.
On Sunday, the web star, who has turn out to be a profitable entrepreneur and musician after garnering greater than 24 million followers on YouTube, posted on Instagram a photograph of himself within the ring together with one in every of him sporting glasses from his youthful days.
He wrote: “Appreciate all the kind messages from everyone. In the ring and watching it back I feel like I should have won.
“Either way I feel like I accomplished what I wanted to in the end. This little untalented nerd was able go toe to toe with a professional boxer.
“Use me as the living proof that hard work and self belief can get you anywhere in this life.”
Fury’s brother, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, watched ringside as Fury landed a number of eye-catching blows through the highly-anticipated combat.
Despite being penalised some extent for repeatedly punching the again of KSI’s head, Fury was handed victory on a rating of 57-56 by two judges, with a 3rd scoring the competition 57-57 after six rounds.
Fury’s fiancee Molly-Mae Hague, who he met on the 2019 collection of Love Island, attended the combat to cheer him on.
Ahead of the bout, she posted a photograph of herself saying “Let’s go baby!!!”, and alongside one in every of them collectively she wrote: “No one is prouder of you than me.”
On Sunday, she shared a photograph on her Instagram story of Fury holding their daughter Bambi, writing “back together”.
Speaking to DAZN after the combat, Fury stated he’s “changing my family’s life, fight by fight, I am changing my little daughter’s life”.
He added: “I said from day one, there will never be another Tyson Fury, I’m just trying to be the best Tommy Fury I can be.”
Immediately after the combat, KSI known as the choice a “robbery” and was visibly indignant, saying: “I understand, I’m the YouTuber and you’re the boxer, you have to win, I understand.”
The pair exchanged phrases after the choose’s determination earlier than Fury left the ring.
There have been few spare seats to be seen and people who have been crammed up lengthy earlier than Fury’s entrance after 11.30pm to Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
KSI got here into the sector in a inexperienced Lamborghini alongside rapper Giggs.
Earlier within the night time, YouTuber Logan Paul was awarded a disqualification win over blended martial arts fighter Dillon Danis within the closing spherical.
Fury defeated YouTuber Jake Paul in Saudi Arabia in February.