KSI vs Joe Fournier

MF & DAZN: X Series 007 features KSI vs Joe Fournier, is an upcoming exhibition crossover boxing match contested between British YouTuber KSI and British businessman and professional boxer Joe Fournier. The bout will take place at Wembley Arena, in London, England on 13 May 2023.[3]

MF & DAZN: X Series 007
Date13 May 2023
VenueWembley Arena, London, England
Title(s) on the lineMF cruiserweight championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer KSI Joe Fournier
Nickname The Nightmare The Badass Billionaire
Hometown Watford, England Hounslow, England
Pre-fight record 1–0 9–0–0–1 (9 KOs)
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition MF cruiserweight champion Former WBA International light-heavyweight champion

Background
KSI (left) and Joe Fournier (right).

On 4 October 2022, Joe Fournier posted a video onto his Instagram page calling out Jake Paul, Logan Paul and KSI for not fighting 'real boxers'.[‡ 1] KSI opted with choosing MMA fighter Dillon Danis as his opponent for MF & DAZN: X Series 004.[4] Fournier however, was scheduled to face Tony Christodoulou on the undercard with Fournier acting as the replacement fighter in the case that Danis were to withdraw.[5] Unfortunately, Christodoulou failed an MRI scan thus canceling Fournier's bout on 14 January. On 4 January, Danis withdrew from the bout and was replaced by YouTuber FaZe Temperrr instead of Fournier due to Temperrr being a southpaw.[6] After KSI defeated Temperrrr, he and Fournier shared a stare down after the pair verbally agreeing to face each other in May.[7]

On 22 March, it was announced that KSI would face Fournier on 13 May at Wembley Arena in London, England.[3]

Card

The card is headlined by KSI vs Fournier.

Fight card
Weight class vs Method Round Time Notes
Main Card (PPV)
Cruiserweight KSI vs. Joe Fournier – (6) Note 1

^Note 1 For MF cruiserweight title

Broadcasting
Country/Region Broadcasters
Free Cable TV PPV Stream
United Kingdom (Host) YouTube
(Preliminary Card)		 — DAZN PPV
United States —
Worldwide — — DAZN

References
  1. "BoxRec: Olajide William Olatunji". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. "BoxRec: Joe Fournier". BoxRec. Retrieved 10 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. DAZN (22 March 2023). "KSI vs. Joe Fournier headlines MF & DAZN: X Series 007 in May". DAZN.
  4. "KSI vs. Dillon Danis boxing match to take place Jan. 14 in London". MMA Junkie. 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  5. Robson, Shay (17 December 2022). "Joe Fournier ready to fight KSI if Danis pulls out of 2023 bout". Dexerto.
  6. Corby, Donagh (13 January 2023). "EXCLUSIVE: KSI explains why he chose FaZe Temperrr to replace Dillon Danis". Mirror Fighting.
  7. Sky Sports (15 January 2023). "KSI reiterated his desire to fight Jake Paul after a knock-out victory over FaZe Temperrr at Wembley Arena, although looks set to take on Joe Fournier ahead of any potential clash". Sky Sports.

Primary sources

In the text these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

  1. Fournier, Joe (4 October 2022). "I've been sitting down watching all this nonsense with this YOUTUBE boxing". Instagram.
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