KSI ‘very down’ to fight Conor McGregor if Logan Paul unavailable

KSI is throwing his hat into the Conor McGregor-Logan Paul circus.

In recent weeks, McGregor has pushed the claim that he is in talks to box Paul in a bout that will be sponsored by India’s billionaire Ambani family and take place in Mumbai. Neither the Ambanis nor Paul have responded publicly to this rumor, but that hasn’t stopped speculation as to the viability of the fight and the massive payday McGregor could receive should it come to fruition.

With Paul seemingly focused on his career as a WWE Superstar, his friend, business partner, and past boxing rival KSI has stepped up to the plate to challenge McGregor.

“Not rumored,” KSI wrote in response to a fan account tweeting a mock poster featuring him and McGregor. “I’m very down.”

McGregor later retweeted KSI’s comments on his own Twitter account.

The two are no strangers to one another, having previously done promotional work for the UFC 2 video game back in 2016, well before KSI kicked off the influencer boxing craze when he boxed Paul two years later. McGregor has also publicly mocked KSI’s fighting career, clips of which can be seen in a compilation from Happy Punch below.

“KSI is in the crowd and he couldn’t box eggs if he worked in an egg-boxing factory,” McGregor shouted during an in-ring promo at the Anthony Joshua vs. Robert Helenius boxing event in London in August 2023.

KSI is 4-1 (1 NC) as a professional boxer. He has not competed since October 2023, when he suffered his first professional loss to Tommy Fury via unanimous decision.

McGregor has also been out of action for a considerable amount of time, having lost fought at UFC 264 in July 2021. In a trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier, McGregor suffered a nasty leg break that forced him to the sidelines. He was to return to action this past June at UFC 303 against Michael Chandler, but withdrew from that bout due to a toe injury.