KSI fulfilled his promise of fighting twice the same night when he got a pair knockouts on his return to action.
The YouTube celebrity, who previously faced Logan Paul in back-to-back fights, made quick work of late notice opponent Swarmz before doing much the same to 2-5 professional boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda in the main event of the KSI: 2 Fights, 1 Night card from London, England.
“Ladies and gentlemen, are you not entertained?” KSI shouted to a packed house at the 02 Arena. Two fights in one, two knockouts. I talked the talk and I walked the walk.”
KSI called out potential opposition after his victory with hopes of fighting again in January.
“Slim (*) looks great, I want a slice of that,” KSI stated about another fighter who was on the same card. “Austin [McBroom] vs. AnEson Gib, I want the winner of that. Andrew Tate, I want a piece of that. Tommy Fury I would love a piece. It’s warm and it’s exciting. Nothing could harm me
Of course the one name missing was Jake Paul, who had tried to land the fight with KSI after his original opponent fell out due to injury.
It turns out that wasn’t a mistake as KSI admitted he needed more time and experience before clashing with Paul.
“Legit. There are so many people that I have to get through before I can reach Jake,” KSI stated. Although Jake is the ultimate goal, he will soon be there. Just getting my work in, getting my rounds in.”
The highlight of the evening was to see KSI face a professional boxer. This goal was set by Paul who had never fought with anyone with previous boxing experience. Pineda was qualified on the basis of seven professional fights, but he did not show any real fighting ability.
KSI landed several knockdowns before finally planting Pineda on the mat with a punch at 50 seconds into the third round to earn the victory. He scored his second knockout after Swarmz did it.
The second fight played out in somewhat bizarre fashion after KSI came out gunning for the finish, which led to a knockdown after several hard shots to the body and an overhand right that put Pineda down to the ground. Immediately afterwards, Pineda complained that the punch that put him down went to the back of the head.
KSI followed with another stinging punch that dropped Pineda but once again the Mexican born fighter was calling to the referee about getting hit behind the head. Replays showed that the punch that clipped him was to the side of the head but Pineda was still not happy with the way the fight was going.
It was nothing but the same during the first round, with Pineda constantly looking to his back as he tried to convince the referee. But the fight went on.
As the second round began, KSI hit another overhand right which bounced off of Pineda’s head. It appeared that would be the beginning of the end. Pineda kept moving while trying to avoid KSI before another knockdown followed but once again he was allowed to continue.
KSI continued his offensive assault until Pineda hit the deck yet again and that was enough for the referee to wave off the fight before any further damage was done.
Earlier in the evening, KSI did the same thing to Swarmz. He looked like a fish without water and laced his gloves, but only threw a few haymakers to try to get the huge upset.
It was clear from the start that Swarmz had no idea what he was doing in the ring as he constantly circled away — actually turning his back and running at points during the opening round — as KSI pursued him. KSI managed an early knockdown after finally trapping Swarmz against the ropes and unleashing a flurry of punches.
KSI cracked Swarmz with a number of hard punches throughout the fight but he also spent a lot of time chasing the British hip-hop artist around the ring as he attempted engage in some exchnages with him.
Mercifully, KSI put an end to the fight with a left uppercut that popped Swarmz and put him down on the canvas. Swarmz appeared to be able to continue the fight, but he refused and remained on the ground until the referee stopped the bout at 28 second.
KSI now has four bouts under his belt with plans to stay even busier in 2023, although it remains to be seen if he’ll ever set up the showdown with Paul in the future.
