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Boxing World Champion Gives One-Word Reaction to AI Generated Song Featuring Drake and the Weeknd

Published 04/18/2023, 8:30 AM EDT

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The sport of boxing has many exciting young prospects. Sunny Edwards is one such exciting prospect amongst many. The 27-year-old British boxer is ranked as the world’s second-best active flyweight by BoxRec. The young boxer is also the IBF world champion. As per Boxing Scene, Edwards signed himself to “Matchroom boxing” a few weeks ago, and the boxer is set to make his return under his new promotion.

For the longest time, it appeared that the boxer will square off against Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez. Edwards is also active on Twitter. Recently, he reacted to an AI-generated song that replicated the voice of Canadian rapper Drake and the Weeknd. 

Sunny Edwards is stunned by the AI-generated song of Drake

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AI is the talk of the time. With time, AI has advanced in ways one can only dream of. AI can also now generate songs that are replicas of real musicians. @rpnickson took to Twitter where he shared a song that sounded just like Drake and the Weeknd. The Tweet stated, “Listen to this AI generated song featuring Drake & The Weeknd. It goes so damn hard. It’s by “Ghostwriter977″ on TikTok and it’s blowing up on socials + streaming platforms. UMG, which controls around 1/3 of the global music market, has already asked streaming platforms to ban AI. A modern Napster moment. Will be fascinating to watch this all unfold in real-time.”

Edwards who came across this just could not believe it. He responded to the Tweet by stating, “Nahhhhhh”.

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It appears that the song is so realistic that it does not appear to be computer generated and that is the sentiment shared by the world champion. AI is indeed breathtaking and with time it is only going to advance. It is worth mentioning that Edwards is quite active on social media and never shied away from making his opinions heard. Recently, Edwards reacted to a disturbing tweet directed toward him.

Sunny Edwards react to a dark Tweet aimed at him

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The fans at times make comments that may offend many boxers. A fan with the username @glamguignol stated, “The one wish that I have for boxing in 2023 is for Sunny Edwards to die in the boxing ring. I would absolutely get off from witnessing that.”

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To which Edwards stated, “Keep me outta your sick sexual fantasies”. One might argue that the comment made by the fan was too harsh. However, Edwards did not get down to his standard and reacted with a classy response.

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What are your thoughts on the AI-generated song of Drake and the Weeknd? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

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Harddit Bedi

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Harddit Bedi is a passionate Boxing writer at EssentiallySports, who specializes in covering the off-court drama of athletes. He has a keen interest in the untold stories of boxers. Harddit is a firm believer in the primal nature of boxing, which he views as the oldest and most fundamental sport known to mankind.
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Shibu Immanuel