Na big news wey dey land from the boxing world as KSI don finally pull break from boxing. E confirm say him no go face him longtime rival, Jake Paul, for ring again. KSI wey real name na Olajide Olatunji, don dey do this thing since 2018 when e first fight Logan Paul, and dat match blow pass one million pay-per-views!
KSI wey be one of di early influencers wey dey shine for boxing, start Misfits Boxing to give young stars and YouTubers chance to box. But after him last five fights wey gree left am with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, KSI don talk say e don lose di fire wey dey push am for di sport.
Na di interview wey him do with The Ranveer Show, e no hide am at all. KSI talk say, “Di training dey tough pass anything wey I don try. E dey physically and mentally draining, and by di time you reach di seventh week, na when di wahala go just start. You go dey ask yourself, ‘Why I dey do this? I no wan do am again!’”
Him go talk about di serious wahala wey di training dey cause for body, say, “I dey feel sick, my body dey shut down. Na still I dey try push through. Every day na di same thing, and mentally, you go just dey mad.” KSI no forget to mention di emotional side too, as e dey explain say di high point be when you win, but di low point dey painful when you lose. “Di win dey sweet like honey, but di loss be like time wey waste!”
As for Jake Paul matter, KSI drop bombshell say dem don offer am millions just to face di guy. “I don see $20 million, $30 million, but trust me, no amount fit make me step in dat ring again.” He talk say di plenty excuses wey dey come from Paul no just make sense at all. E dey vex say every time dem dey push di fight, na so di weight issue dey cause problem.
“I don try many times to rise again and face Jake, but wetin I dey see? Na excuses everywhere! I dey prepare to fight am, and he dey face Nate Diaz instead. Wetin be all dis nonsense?” KSI talk. Di guy talk say him don get tired and na why e don finally say make him focus on music, business and di entertainment gidi gidi. E don build Misfits Boxing, but di fight with Jake Paul no go happen like wetin sabi people dey expect.
Even though di much chanted fight no go happen, KSI don still make him mark for di influencer boxing world, and nobody fit take dat one from am!
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