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KSI has spoken on his YouTube channel for the first time since his dramatic defeat to Tommy Fury in Manchester back in October.
Fury beat KSI in Manchester by unanimous decision, although on the night, it was incorrectly called as a majority decision.
He won despite having a point deducted for punching around the back of the head in their clash at the AO Arena.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer lodged an appeal with the Professional Boxing Association, who sanctioned the bout, but an independent review panel denied his desires.
The 30-year-old has now revealed that he broke down into tears following his defeat to the professional boxer.
YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI reveals he broke into tears following his fight against Tommy Fury
Fury beat the YouTube star in Manchester by unanimous decision back in October
Many fans felt as if the YouTuber did enough on the scorecards to win the showdown
Speaking on his official YouTube channel, KSI said: ‘I had trained so hard these past few months, working overtime to do what most people saw was impossible and that was to beat Tommy Fury.
‘I felt like I won the fight so to have the judges completely take that moment away from me, it sucked.
‘As soon as I got back home I was angry disappointed and eventually I just broke down and started crying, it wasn’t fair, but life isn’t fair, am I right?
‘I looked back at the fight and I tried to find any highlights, any showings of Tommy Fury beating me in that fight and it was just hard to see any.
KSI, real name Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji, also claims he received several messages from individuals involved in combat sports to say that he won the showdown in Manchester.
‘It was crazy because so many people thought I won the fight, from Eddie Hearn to [Israel] Adesanya to Ariel Helwani, to the millions all over the internet who thought I won the fight.’
Despite his bid to get the result overturned being denied, KSI reveals he feels much better now.
‘I feel much better, in terms of the Tommy Fury fight, I feel like I’ve come out better, much better than he is, I would much rather be in my position than his, but it’s nice to know that my fight with Tommy Fury will be the biggest fight he’ll ever have in his life…
The social media star lodged an appeal with the Professional Boxing Association – but was eventually denied
KSI says he has since received several messages from individuals in the combat sports industry
‘The fact that Tommy Fury was unable to knockout a YouTuber who has been boxing for about three years is actually hilarious.
‘Tommy has essentially been boxing all his life and he struggled to even jab me, even with everything in his favour like the venue, the weight, the rehydration clause, he was able to just balloon to 200lbs on fight night, even with all of that, he wasn’t able to get rid of me convincingly.’
The 30-year-old reveals he is looking forward to taking a break from the sport of boxing – despite fans calling for a showdown with fellow social media star Jake Paul.
