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Influencer-turned-boxer KSI is an uprising personality who actively represents the celebrity boxing genre. Earlier this year, he recently held a press conference for his and Dillon Danis’ fight scheduled in January. During the press conference, intriguing it was to hear that the YouTuber, who is an Arsenal fan, was pinged by a Manchester United legend for a fight.

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Being the CEO of Misfits Boxin, KSI has opened the gates to a new genre of action entertainment wherein personalities combat inside the boxing ring. However, the Misfits Boxing CEO seems to have dropped down the offer of a fight with a former forward of Manchester United but would not mind welcoming him to the genre.

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KSI shares the instance of receiving a boxing challenge from a Manchester United legend

In a tweet shared by Misfits Boxing, a brief explanation of KSI to the Manchester United player who happened to be Wayne Rooney was seen. The England forward had pinged KSI, telling him his intention to fight.

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“I hope he doesn’t get annoyed that I said this but Wayne Rooney hit me up, being like, ‘Oh, we should fight.’ And I said no…I just don’t want to do that,” admitted KSI with a laugh. Nevertheless, the YouTuber opened the door for Rooney by saying, “I don’t know if Wayne really is down, of course he can, I think it’d be good to have him in the space. I know Wayne Bridge, is not the person that’s been interested in the space.”

Thereby, KSI acquainted the whereabouts of a possible Wayne Rooney fight. As of now, KSI’s stance occurs to be not fighting against Rooney. However, the fans seemed to have a great deal of brainstorming after this inkling of expecting the Manchester United legend inside the boxing ring.

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With the KSI’s statements, fans started cheerfully speculating about a boxing card with Rooney and other personalities like Rio Ferdinand, Piers Morgan, and many others. To give a wider view, here are the reactions of the people to the tweet:

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Therefore, the fans were surely pumped by the tiny bit of a possibility of such a boxing card happening, if it was to happen, which wholly lies on the future that lies ahead.

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What celebrities would you like to see fight inside the boxing ring? Feel free to drop down suggestions in the comments below.

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Astitava Kaushik is an eSports writer at EssentiallySports. He holds a Master's degree in Media and Communication studies. Throughout the years, he has developed a knack for writing and deems to explore the skill in the eSports field, with games like Valorant, FIFA, and Call of Duty holding a very special place in his heart. While there are many streamers that he adores, 'ShahZam' is the one who he keenly follows. He also writes poems and stories and recommends Lil Uzi Vert songs for good vibes.

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