Joe Fournier’s winning streak in professional boxing came to an end as KSI managed to knock him out. However, the elbow strike that made the YouTuber-turned-boxer triumph also stirred up some controversy in the boxing community.
Misfits Boxing 7 event in London’s OVO Arena included a much-anticipated boxing clash between KSI and Fournier. Considering the pre-existing hype and fanbase, KSI’s bout against the billionaire businessman was probably the main attraction for the boxing world tonight.
Wow, replays show KSI's KO of Joe Fournier appeared to come from an illegal elbow that was not spotted by the referee… pic.twitter.com/baSfOfOvZ2
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) May 13, 2023
What controversy resulted after KSI’s victory over Joe Fournier?
Seemingly with great confidence, the former Youtuber entered the bout. The young boxer’s rhythm, pace, and passion looked a bit too fast for Fournier to match. In the first round, KSI was the clear winner.
In the second round, Logan Paul’s business partner maintained his command over his unbeaten record-holder ring opponent. Nevertheless, to everyone’s surprise, KSI knocked out Fournier with a deadly elbow strike that later generated controversy as referees overlooked the potentially illegal elbow strike.
This battle was crucial to the career of the British rapper and vocalist. If it had failed, his professional boxing ambitions of fighting the likes of Jake Paul and Tommy Fury could very well have come to an end. But now that he has triumphed, he can assert that he is no longer an amateur fighter rather he has a solid foundation to proceed even further.
KSI knocks out Joe Fournier on the main event at Misfits 007 #Misfits007 pic.twitter.com/ax6QL98RWX
— YouTube Boxing News (@ytboxingclub) May 13, 2023
Joe Fournier’s future plans are currently unknown. The winning streak of Fournier was broken. The 40-year-old fighter failed to fulfill his pledge to defeat KSI in front of his home audience. Although Fournier claimed in the post-fight interview that his opponent had knocked him out illegally.
Immediately following the battle, Tommy Fury approached The YouTube influencer, giving the impression that the two British boxers are setting up the hype for the next battle already.
The tank has done it again, Deji defeats Swarmz by Unanimous Decision ❤️#KSIFournier pic.twitter.com/z7oc86hv3f
— KSI NEWS (@ksinews_) May 13, 2023
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