Jake Paul does not seem too intimated by KSI’s boxing skills. The fight took place at the Wembley Arena in London, England. KSI had an impressive outing and knocked his opponent out in the opening round of the fight.
In his post-fight interview, the 29-year-old called out ‘The Problem Child’ for a showdown.
Paul, along with his older brother Logan, were watching KSI’s fight against FaZe Temperrr in the comfort of their homes. Logan recorded a video of his brother’s reaction to the callout and uploaded it on social media. In the clip, Paul can be seen sarcastically saying:
“I’m shivering with fear.
KSI and Paul have been trading jibes on social media for a long time, calling out each other for a fight. But despite years of back-and-forth trash talk, the fight has not come to fruition.
In the lead-up to his fight with FaZe Temperrr, the English YouTuber made an appearance on Ariel Helwani’s The MMA Hour. At one point during the chat, the 29-year-old was asked which one was the bigger fight – Paul vs. KSI or Paul vs. Nate Diaz. KSI responded by saying:
“Me and Jake Paul, yeah. It’s just been years of us going back and forth. People have just been so hungry for this fight…literally starving for it. And when it happens, it’s like, ‘Oh my god, finally.’ And I already know everyone and their mum is going to hit me up about tickets left, right and centre and yeah, they can be like, ‘Finally.'”
You can watch the full interview below:
KSI has fought Jake Paul’s brother Logan Paul in boxing
KSI shares a long history with the Paul brothers. Before going into business with Jake Paul’s brother Logan, KSI and ‘The Maverick’ competed inside the squared circle on two separate occasions.
Their first fight was an amateur contest that took place in August 2018 at the Manchester Arena in England. The fight went the full six-round distance and was declared a majority draw by the judges.
The two faced off again, this time in a professional bout in November 2019. The fight took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. KSI edged out a split-decision victory in the six-round fight to close out the rivalry.
