Jake Paul requires KSI ‘disqualification’ as he fumes over controversial elbow

May 14, 2023 at 8:01 AM
Jake Paul requires KSI ‘disqualification’ as he fumes over controversial elbow

Jake Paul pleaded for KSI to be disqualified after he knocked out Joe Fournier with an unintentional elbow. KSI defeated businessman and former boxer Fournier within the second spherical of their bout at Wembley Arena on Saturday night time.

The YouTuber caught Fournier with his elbow as he tried a proper hook. The 29-year-old denied that it was his elbow that knocked out his opponent in his post-fight interview however replays present he made contact. 

Long-term rival Jake Paul referred to as for KSI to be disqualified or for the battle to be dominated no contest. The fellow web sensation, who was crushed by Tommy Fury in February, aired his frustration on Twitter. 

“I respect boxing too much to respect what that was,” Paul raged, alongside a video of the incident. “If that was indeed a real boxing match it will be ruled a no contest or disqualification.”

KSI denied that the contact together with his elbow sealed the battle. He insisted that Fournier had been dazed by a ‘massive shot’. 

“I hit him with an enormous shot, and he was dazed,” KSI mentioned after the battle. “He was scrambling, trying to hold on to me for dear life. I was like, ‘brother, nah, nah, nah. It’s D-Day. Your soul is mine.'”

KSI has been linked with a fight against Fury, the brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. the younger Fury is unbeaten in his professional career. 

“I wanna do this, do what Jake Paul couldn’t and knock you out. I want it this year, I’m hungry. I need it, you’re getting f***ed,” KSI told Fury, who replied: “All I can say is sign me up, easy money baby. You are going to sleep in four rounds. Gung-ho, no defence, no head movement, you’re getting knocked out.”