KSI’s new opponent has been announced after Alex Wassabi pulled out of the fight with a concussion.
Wassabi was due to fight KSI at the O2 on August 27th, but having apparently sustained a concussion during training, he was forced to withdraw.
KSI revealed that they had anticipated this might happen and had lined up a replacement in advance, one which was announced on Saturday night.
KSI will now be fighting rapper Swarmz, an opponent which absolutely nobody would have expected to be announced as Wassabi’s replacement.
WE HAVE A NEW MF & DAZN X: SERIES 001 HEADLINER 🚨@KSI will fight @Swarmz__ at the O2 Arena on Aug. 27 after Alex Wassabi withdrew due to a concussion.#KSISwarmz | @misfitsboxing pic.twitter.com/M6gzKx8CxS
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 6, 2022
Swarmz has no fighting experience at all but is expected to weigh in at around 200lbs, significantly heavier than KSI, who cut for the Wassabi fight.
KSI and Swarmz previously released a song together but will now be going toe-to-toe in the boxing ring later this month.
This is a fight that nobody wants to see, realistically, but considering it’s KSI’s boxing return, we didn’t expect the calibre of the opponent to be considerable.
