KSI v Wayne Bridge: Ex-England footballer to face YouTuber in boxing bout
Former England footballer Wayne Bridge will have a boxing match with YouTuber KSI on March 29.
The venue for the fight, which is currently unknown, was announced during Saturday’s Misfits boxing event in Manchester.
Bridge, 44, has made 36 appearances for the England national team and has played for Premier League clubs such as Chelsea and Manchester City.
He retired in 2014 and faced TV star Spencer Matthews in a charity match for Sports Relief in 2018.
KSI, whose real name is Olajide Olatunji, has competed on multiple occasions, including in 2023 against Tommy Fury.
KSI lost points On that occasion, as KSI did not have a professional boxing license, it was not licensed by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC), which governs the sport in the UK.
In recent years, cross-border competitions involving influencers and social media personalities have received huge attention from viewers, although some have questioned whether they damage the credibility of the sport.
November, Jake Paul defeats former world champion Mike Tyson, 58 More than 70,000 people in Texas watched the game, and millions more watched it on Netflix.
