KSI and Dillon Danis are due to square off in a boxing match this month, as Misfits visits Manchester again.
It was in Manchester that KSI – who set up Misfits Boxing – fought Tommy Fury in 2023, with Danis fighting Logan Paul on the undercard. Both YouTube star KSI and jiu-jitsu champion Danis lost that night, with KSI (real name Olajide Olatunji) suffering a points defeat, while Danis was disqualified for attempting a takedown.
Now KSI will take on the controversial Danis, who faced a lawsuit from Paul’s fiancee Nina Agdal for his online taunts against her ahead of his fight with Paul. That bout marked Danis’s professional boxing debut, while the 30-year-old previously dabbled in MMA and specialises in grappling, having won two titles at the 2016 Pan jiu-jitsu championship. The American is also a former teammate of UFC icon Conor McGregor.
KSI, meanwhile, has boxed numerous times, though only twice as a pro: against Fury and against Paul in 2019. The Briton, 31, has also fought in non-pro bouts, beating streamer FaZe Temperrr, rapper Swarmz, and boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda – the latter two on the same night. KSI also knocked out businessman and boxer Joe Fournier, before that result was changed to a No Contest due to an illegal elbow.
KSI was due to box former footballer Wayne Bridge here, but the ex-Premier League star withdrew after a face-off with KSI in January, which saw the YouTuber reference Bridge’s former partner Vanessa Perroncel. Bridge accused KSI of ‘crossing a line’.
Here’s all you need to know.
When is the fight?
KSI vs Danis is scheduled to take place on Saturday 29 March at the AO Arena in Manchester. No timings have yet been announced, but the card is likely to begin at around 7pm GMT (11am PT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET), with main-event ring walks starting any time from 10pm GMT (2pm PT / 4pm CT / 5pm ET).
How can I watch it?
The event will stream live on DAZN in more than 200 countries worldwide, likely on pay-per-view – although that is yet to be confirmed. If the fight does air on PPV, a price of £19.99 is likely in the UK.
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Full card (subject to change)
KSI vs Dillon Danis
Darren Till vs Darren Stewart
Walid Sharks vs FoxTheG
Chase DeMoor vs Roman Fury
Amir Anderson vs TBA
Demi Sims vs TBA
Argentinian King vs Small Spartan Jay
Joe Laws vs Harley Benn
