“He Won’t Fight Me” – Jake Paul Dismisses the Possibility of Fighting YouTube Star KSI in the Future

Published 10/31/2022, 7:30 AM EDT

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The internet personality turned professional boxer Jake Paul claimed a huge victory against the UFC Legend Anderson Silva. After the major victory, there have been some unpleasant developments between the much-awaited clash against YouTuber KSI.

JJ Olatunji, better known as KSI, needs no introduction. He is among the top content creators on the platform. Aside from content creation, KSI has also tried his luck in music and boxing. In both the latter fields, he has tasted success.

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Recently, KSI tasted a double victory against Swarmz and Mexican professional Luis Alcaraz Pineda. After this fight, the Englishman was supposed to exchange punches with Jake Paul in the coming year. But that might not be the case anymore.

Jake Paul isn’t interested in fighting KSI

Olatunji and Jake were at each other’s throats for a while, despite the former being friends and business partners with Jake’s brother. Eventually, KSI sent a ‘winner takes all’ challenge to Jake at Wembley next year, to which Paul agreed.

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So the fans were eagerly waiting for 2023 to come and witness the epic clash between KSI and Jake Paul. But that not be the case any longer, as Paul is no longer interested in fighting KSI after defeating Silva.

Paul reported, He won’t fight me, especially after this fight.He even asked the Englishman just to continue playing FIFA and make “shi**y” music. He also took a dig at KSI’s achievements inside the ring, claiming he only fights “bums and trash cans.”

However, one of those rivals KSI fought was Jake’s older brother Logan Paul. KSI fought Logan twice and stood victorious in one match, while the other one ended up being a draw.

Jake has his eyes set on being a world champion

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Who knew Jake Paul would become serious about his boxing gig one day? The American now aims to become a world boxing champion! That is one of the reasons he doesn’t want to pay attention to fighting the English rapper KSI.

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“I’m trying to become a world champion. I don’t know what the f*ck that kid’s doing, Paul said. Now everyone must be eager to know if that much-weight fight between KSI and Paul will happen or not. Now only time will tell how their fight unfolds.

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WATCH THIS STORY: Everything you need to know about Logan Paul’s latest business venture with KSI. 

Watching the American professional boxer clash against the English YouTuber would be a great spectacle. Do you expect this much-awaited match to happen next year in Wembley?

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Ripan Majumdar is an esports and F1 writer at Essentially Sports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's in Science from West Bengal State University, Kolkata. Ripan is a massive Red Bull Racing and Sergio Perez fan.
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