KSI Growing As Favorite Ahead Of January 14 Bout With Dillon Danis

KSI is rising as the favourite earlier than his combat with Dillon Danis on January 14. [Image: Shutterstock.com]

UPDATE: KSI’s team announced Wednesday morning that Danis is pulling out of the combat, though Danis has yet to verify. KSI has promised that he will amassed combat January 14, even supposing he desires to secure a brand contemporary opponent.

KSI vs. Danis approaches

YouTuber, rapper, and web celeb Olajide “KSI” Olatunji is an increasingly heavy favourite in a January 14 boxing match with MMA fighter Dillon Danis.

now -450 to amass the combat

KSI opened as a -210 favourite and is now -450 to amass the combat, per Expert Boxing Odds. Danis, a broken-down Conor McGregor coaching accomplice, has moved from +170 to +325 in only a month and a half of.

The combat will possible be broadcast by skill of DAZN below Misfits promotions, of which KSI is the CEO. The bout will preserve space in Wembley Arena, a 12,500-seat venue in London, England, KSI’s residence city.

Constructing to this point

KSI broke into the combating scene in February 2018 when he scored a TKO victory over fellow UK YouTuber-grew to grow to be-newbie boxer, Joe Weller. He then graduated to blueprint and defeat American entertainer Logan Paul, Mexican official boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda, and British rapper Swarmz.

His combat with Danis could be one of the best take a look at of his boxing career. Though Danis is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist and known for his ground sport rather than his stand-up, he is 2-0 in official bouts and trained with opinion to be one of the most perfect opponents of all time (McGregor). 

The infiltration of “influencer boxing” has spoil up opinions within the official combating neighborhood. Whereas many take into myth the support of casting contemporary eyes onto the ring, others are perturbed by the dearth of talent and seriousness trip opponents bear confirmed.

had been reluctant to step into the ring unless no longer too long ago

Danis has been throwing jabs from the periphery of the scene for the past couple of years. He has bashed KSI and Jake Paul, yet another pass YouTuber boxer and Betr co-founder, though he had been reluctant to step into the ring unless no longer too long ago.

Danis is also getting frigid toes, if KSI’s newest remarks that he is contesting a clause within the contract are to be believed.

You are pathetic @dillondanis

We each and each signed the identical contract to attain 177.5 pounds with a 7.5 pound rehydration clause months ago

3 weeks earlier than we combat you bitch relating to the rehydration clause love a moron. So we uncover rid of the rehydration clause. What’s your excuse now?

— ksi (@KSI) December 30, 2022

If the two manufacture it to combat day as planned, the Brit will bear the sure toughen of the making a bet public on his aspect. 

Other ongoing cases

The KSI-Danis combat is the headliner of an eight-combat card. Other YouTubers, musicians, businessmen, and celebrities will possess out the seven four-spherical fights main as a lot as the major tournament.

A file within the Day-after-day Assume printed that KSI sold around 230,000 pay-per-seek copies of his tournament, wherein he appeared within the first and closing fights of the night in opposition to Swarmz and Pineda. That drew praise from Jake Paul, with whom KSI has a longstanding pork and is on a shatter course to combat within the arriving years.

the day we at closing resolve this, this is able to maybe maybe additionally spoil the accumulate”

“Congrats to KSI and his boxing company,” Paul tweeted. “Those are huge numbers. The day we at closing resolve this, this is able to maybe maybe additionally spoil the accumulate and bear some huge PPV numbers on Showtime. I’m spirited as soon as he feels he is.”

Bullshit aside, the PPV change ain’t easy. Congrats to KSI and his boxing company. Those are huge numbers. The day we at closing resolve this, this is able to maybe maybe additionally spoil the accumulate and bear some huge PPV numbers on Showtime. I’m spirited as soon as he feels he is.

https://t.co/kKHOOqcakh

— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) September 6, 2022

The combat also comes rapidly after KSI printed that Prime, a beverage company he co-owns with Logan Paul (Jake Paul’s brother), is releasing a caffeinated line of beverages to affix their hydration merchandise. Sadly, it also comes as his accomplice is facing controversy linked to a failed NFT mission that he is accused of the usage of to “rip-off” traders.

KSI and Danis will soon meet for weigh-ins and face-offs earlier than their Saturday night combat. The closing time they had been within the identical constructing, Danis launched his drink into KSI’s face earlier than giving him a cushy punch to the high. Danis then skipped their scheduled presser on December 15.