Floyd Mayweather has admitted he doesn’t even know who Deji Olatunji is despite agreeing to fight the YouTuber in an exhibition bout in Dubai. On November, 13, the self-proclaimed ‘Best Ever’ till get in the ring for the fifth time since his professional retirement, taking on the younger brother of KSI in front of 17,000 fans at the Coca Cola Arena.
Last month, Mayweather knocked out another YouTube star, Japanese mixed martial artist Mikuru Asakura. The event came four years after his dominant KO victory over Tenshin Nasukawa in the same arena, having also faced WWE star Logan Paul and former sparring partner Don Moore.
The fallout over his clash with Paul continues to rumble, with ‘The Maverick’ claiming his fellow American still owes him money from the clash. Regardless, he’ll be exepcted to outfox Deji, who’ll be participating in his first maiden bout.
On the contrary, KSI is making a name for himself on the professional scene, beating Paul and Alex Wassabi before taking on two fighters in one night this August. He duly defeated Ivan Nikolov and Luis Alcaraz Pineda, before calling out a host of names, including Tommy Fury.
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But Mayweather, 45, has suggested his younger sibling doesn’t enjoy the same status, telling TMZ Sports: “I don’t really know Deji, they just called me with the name. My team have done their homework and we said, ‘Why not?’ I’m pretty sure he’s a tough competitor, a tough little guy. We’re gonna have fun, let’s just say that. We’re gonna have fun.”
The quote was posted on Twitter by talkSPORT boxing editor Michael Benson, prompting a mixed response from fans, with @boxingdon23 saying: “If Floyd actually trains he KO’s Deji when he wants,” while @LloydTitanFit echoed the sentiments of many detractors by adding: “This is so shameless.”
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