Tonight, KSI will return to the ring to try to prove he is the YouTube boxing champ. However, the event has had its ups and downs.
This Saturday, the British social media, rap, and prizefighting star will face TWOopponents during his comeback.
KSI in advance of his boxing return
KSI - realname Olajide Olayinka Wil Olatunji – last boxed against Logan Paul in November 2019.
They had drawn in a white-collar bout one year prior and raised eyebrows when Eddie Hearn made them professional for their rematch.
KSI, 28 was declared a winner after Paul, 27, hit him with the deck and received a two-point dedication.
Since then, a lot has changed. Paul and KSI are now best friends and even have an energy drink called Prime.
And KSI decided to take a break from boxing and focus on music. They released two albums and headlined at Wembley.
All this while Paul's brother Jake became the most successful celebrity boxer in history, going 5-0.
It was also the main motivator for KSI to return to boxing. He envisioned a grudge match against his American nemesis.
TalkSPORT was informed by him that Jake Paul is the main reason he returned to the company.
KSI's plan seems simple: return to boxing three years after being out of the sport, get rid of some cobwebs, and then return to Jake for a huge fight.
He was not without rivals who offered their services to welcome KSI to the squared circle.
However, after such a long time out and a huge bout with Jake, it was difficult to pick his return fight.
KSI was initially matched with Alex Wassabi. This bout had legs and made sense.
Wassabi had defeated KSI's brother Deji back in March. Jake has advised him, creating a compelling narrative.
However, disaster struck just weeks after the DAZN pay per-view when Wassabi pulled out. KSI was left without an opponent.
The online exchange that followed was between Jake and KSI, who offered to take over on short notice.
Logan Paul was beaten in 2019 by KSI
Jake Paul is at the top of YouTube's boxing hierarchy
KSI retaliated with insults and said he would fight his archrival next year at Wembley.
The Brit announced that Swarmz, a rapper with whom he had collaborated on a song in 2020, would be his shock replacement.
This was keeping in mind that Brandon Scott, real name Swarmz, has never put on gloves.
He did however once state on Instagram that he was going to smoke the guy - "Watch, I'm mad man!"
Despite Swarmz promising, the fans reacted so strongly that KSI organised another opponent to fight the following night.
It was a remarkable move, to put it mildly. He also announced that Ivan Nikolov, a Bulgarian boxer, would be fighting him after Swarmz.
Nikolov was then forced to resign after it became clear that he had neo Nazi tattoos. KSI even had to fire his matchmaker.
Rapper Swarmz will fight KSI
Luis Alcarez Pineda is KSI's second opponent for the night
He stated that he was a white supremacist Ivan and is not my opponent. He was removed.
"The matchmaker was also fired for allowing it to happen." My new opponent is Luis Alcarez Pineda.
Nikolov was out and 2-5 Pineda came in, a Mexican fighter who had been beaten on points in March and made his debut at welterweight.
Pineda will need to gain weight to fight KSI at 185lb. This is 10lb less than the limit for light-heavyweights.
KSI said that he had spent the past three years training secretly under the supervision of the London Shootfighters team.
You can see his progress in his punch technique, hand speed and footwork by looking at his open-workout.
KSI also vowed that he would give up his wild and erratic style in favor of a more traditional, reformed form of boxing.
All that was done before his return fight will be put into practice as KSI offers two fights for the price one.
It is his first step towards overthrowing Jake Paul at YouTube's top of the boxing hierarchy.
KSI training to his boxing comeback
The YouTube boxing star will fight in two bouts in one night
