Olajide Olatunji, often called KSI, has reportedly turned down a $30 million provide to face Jake Paul in a boxing match.
The 32-year-old rapper, entrepreneur, boxer, and co-found of Prime Hydration, introduced on The Ranveer Present that his boxing days are behind him.
“I believe everybody has a foul facet, nevertheless it’s whether or not you wish to faucet into that, and for me, I don’t wish to do this,” KSI mentioned. “I felt like I needed to once I was boxing. I felt like I needed to be the nightmare and with that to promote a struggle it’s a must to do stuff to get individuals to wish to watch. It’s important to discover methods to deliver that emotion out of individuals and I did some horrible issues once I was doing the entire boxing factor. However that’s the struggle sport and I didn’t take pleasure in it. I didn’t prefer it.”
“I didn’t even acquire a lot from the fabric stuff. My struggle with Tommy Fury, all the cash I made, I gave it to my trainers. All of it. For me, I don’t do stuff for this. I’ve been provided $3o million to struggle Jake Paul. These guys can’t give me any amount of cash to struggle this man. In the case of boxing, I’m performed. I attempted. My predominant aim once I bought into the boxing ring once more was to struggle Jake Paul and construct Misfits. Construct Misfits, attempt to struggle Jake Paul time and time and time once more, it’s simply excuse after excuse after excuse. As an alternative of Tommy Fury, I used to be there able to struggle Jake Paul. I used to be prepared, I used to be there, let’s go, and as a substitute he fought Nate Diaz. Then at that time, I needed to struggle Tommy Fury. I believe I attempted to construct up once more to attempt to struggle Jake once more, after which he was simply getting heavier and heavier and heavier attempting to maneuver the aim posts in terms of weight. Then it bought to the purpose the place it was like, what am I doing? I’m performed.”
KSI maintain a professional boxing document of 1-1 and has not competed since an October 2023 loss to Tommy Fury. He received a cut up determination victory over Jake Paul’s brother Logan Paul in November 2019.
