KSI Announces Return to Professional Boxing with Mega-Fight Against Tommy Fury Planned for 2025
(LONDON) — In a development that has sent shockwaves through the combat sports community, YouTube personality and professional boxer Olajide Olatunji, widely known as KSI, has officially announced his return to professional boxing, with a highly anticipated mega-fight against undefeated professional boxer and reality television star Tommy Fury now scheduled for the second quarter of 2025.
WHO: The announcement was made by KSI himself during a live press conference broadcast from the OVO Arena in Wembley on Wednesday. The event featured both fighters on stage, alongside their respective promotional teams. KSI, 31, has a professional record of 3 wins, 1 loss, and 1 no-contest. Tommy Fury, 25, holds an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 losses, with four victories coming by way of knockout.
WHAT: The bout, officially titled "The Reckoning," is set to be a six-round cruiserweight match sanctioned by the British Boxing Board of Control. This marks the first time KSI will compete in a fully professional bout since his 2023 controversial split decision loss to Fury's half-brother, world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, in an exhibition match. The event is being marketed as a definitive grudge match, settling a rivalry that began with heated exchanges on social media in 2022.
WHEN: The fight is officially scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 24, 2025. The main card is expected to begin at 9:00 PM GMT.
WHERE: The venue has been confirmed as the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, which has a seating capacity of over 74,000. Promoters expect a sell-out crowd, with ticket sales opening to the general public on March 1, 2025. The event will be broadcast live globally on DAZN