KSI hails his ‘hard work and self-belief’ after defeat in the ring to Tommy Fury
The online star, who lost by majority decision, said he feels he should have won.
YouTube personality KSI has said he should have won his fight against Love Island star Tommy Fury but feels he accomplished what he set out to do.
Fury extended his record to 10-0 as a professional after winning the fight by majority decision on Saturday night at the AO Arena in Manchester
After the clash, KSI said his participation in the fight was proof that “hard work and self-belief can get you anywhere in this life”.
On Sunday, the online star, who has become a successful entrepreneur and musician after garnering more than 24 million followers on YouTube, posted on Instagram a photo of himself in the ring along with one of him wearing glasses from his younger days.
He wrote: “Appreciate all the kind messages from everyone. In the ring and watching it back I feel like I should have won.
“Either way I feel like I accomplished what I wanted to in the end. This little untalented nerd was able go toe to toe with a professional boxer.
“Use me as the living proof that hard work and self belief can get you anywhere in this life.”
Fury’s brother, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, watched ringside as Fury landed several eye-catching blows during the highly-anticipated fight.
Despite being penalised a point for repeatedly punching the back of KSI’s head, Fury was handed victory on a score of 57-56 by two judges, with a third scoring the contest 57-57 after six rounds.
Fury’s fiancee Molly-Mae Hague, who he met on the 2019 series of Love Island, attended the fight to cheer him on.
Ahead of the bout, she posted a photo of herself saying “Let’s go baby!!!”, and alongside one of them together she wrote: “No one is prouder of you than me.”
On Sunday, she shared a photo on her Instagram story of Fury holding their daughter Bambi, writing “back together”.
Speaking to DAZN after the fight, Fury said he is “changing my family’s life, fight by fight, I am changing my little daughter’s life”.
He added: “I said from day one, there will never be another Tyson Fury, I’m just trying to be the best Tommy Fury I can be.”
Immediately after the fight, KSI called the decision a “robbery” and was visibly angry, saying: “I understand, I’m the YouTuber and you’re the boxer, you have to win, I understand.”
The pair exchanged words after the judge’s decision before Fury left the ring.
There were few spare seats to be seen and those that were filled up long before Fury’s entrance after 11.30pm to Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
KSI came into the arena in a green Lamborghini alongside rapper Giggs.
Earlier in the night, YouTuber Logan Paul was awarded a disqualification win over mixed martial arts fighter Dillon Danis in the final round.
Fury defeated YouTuber Jake Paul in Saudi Arabia in February.
