One of the pioneers of influencer boxing, KSI is returning to the ring against Dillon Danis. This bout is set to take place on 29 March 2025 at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.

Following the loss against Tommy Fury via unanimous decision, KSI took a long break from boxing and focused on content creation. Now, he believes the time is right to set his foot in the ring and become an active boxer. 

Initially, KSI was scheduled to fight former footballer Wayne Michael Bridge. The bout was about to take place on January 20th, 2025, but prior to the bout, Bridge withdrew. 

On February 04th, it was revealed that Dillon Danis has stepped in to save the event. KSI also disclosed in a YouTube live chat that former UFC fighter Nate Diaz, Tony Ferguson, Donal Cerrone, and OG BMF champion Jorge Masvidal were offered this fight, but all of them refused. 

KSI vs. Dillon Danis Statistical Match Up. 

KSI vs Dillon Danis Prediction. 

The influencer boxing is going to witness two popular internet personalities battling against each other. But, let’s not restrict the event’s significance by saying that both KSI and Dillon Danis aren’t professional fighters. 

KSI has repeatedly demonstrated that he’s capable of throwing hands against his opponents, Tommy Fury being the more notable one. The younger fury is a trained professional, and despite his efforts, it was hard to put a novice like KSI down with his boxing prowess. 

Although Dillon Danis is not a professional boxer, he has diligently trained martial arts throughout his life. Danis might not be a puncher like his opponents, but he possesses a tough spirit to accept fights like this. 

Who has the Upper Hand? 

Technically, this fight is not very hard to break down. It is pretty obvious that both fighters are sorting out their ways to defeat each other, but KSI has the upper hand in this fight. 

KSI is a power puncher. You can call him the influencer version of Deontay Wilder. JJ relies on his massive right hand to score a knockout at any moment, even his previous opponents like Logan Paul and Tommy Fury wanted to stay away from. 

As per Logan, JJ hits way harder than Floyd Mayweather, and that’s obvious because of the size discrepancy. But, that’s not the end. If you have ever watched JJ’s fights, you would notice that his jabs are also pretty sharp. He leans down to land jabs to the powerful jabs to the body, surprising his opponents. 

So, JJ surely has some tricks up his sleeves to win this boxing match. He’s favored for a reason. But, besides JJ’s boxing, it is also because of his opponent that people are favoring him massively to win this fight. 

Dillon Danis is mostly recognized for his controversial nature. He’s a decent grappler, but he is not a boxer, period. He likes to engage in trash talk with some of the famous influencers to gain financial surplus, and that’s alright. I’m not going to slander him for the way he’s approaching his career, everyone has their way. 

Coming to the fight, I believe there’s nothing significant he can do strategically to win this fight. Yeah, he can surely land a punch to knock JJ out, but this is much unlikely to happen. My logic doesn’t support this possibility. 

However, he has a gift that many don’t have. Dillon is blessed with a block head. He can take 1000 punches and still come forward, that’s an amazing feature to have. 

In his fight with Logan Paul, Dillon was punished in every way possible. This man ate countless jabs, crosses, hooks, combinations, and still had the energy to stand in front of the opponent holding up his guard. In fact, Logan was looking a bit tired, and Dillon was still thriving. That was pretty impressive to be honest, I thought there wouldn’t be another Kris Mountinho. 

Other than a lucky puncher’s chance, I don’t see Dillion even coming close to defeating JJ. The only interesting factor is whether JJ will show any signs of slowing down in the end of the fight. JJ is a massive man, and he’s going to push for a knockout. So, in that moment, who knows Dillon can finally show some of his techniques. 

To provide a prediction, Sidekick Boxing picks KSI to triumph over Dillon Danis via decision. 

JJ Otalunji will be too powerful, too sharp for a novice boxer like Dillon Danis, and it would be an upset if something happens otherwise. If this fight happened inside an octagon my prediction would’ve been different, however, since it is happening inside the ring, the victory will be on KSI’s side. You can catch the fight Live on DAZN.

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