Long-term rivals Tommy Fury and KSI will enter the ring on Saturday for his or her highly-anticipated conflict, after a disagreement that has lasted months.

KSI, 30, is a YouTube star and rapper who garnered an enormous following by way of his gaming movies. He co-launched Prime energy drinks with fellow YouTuber Logan Paul.

Tommy Fury, 24, is the youthful brother of heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury.

He starred on the fifth collection of Love Island in 2019, the place he met his fiancee Molly-Mae Hague. The pair welcomed their first child Bambi in January.

When and the place is the battle?

KSI and Fury are set to face off in a six-round cruiserweight match at Manchester’s AO Arena on Saturday 14 October.

Coverage will begin at 7pm, with the ringwalk at round 10pm – although this might change relying on the size of the undercard fights.

Who’s on the undercard?

The “Prime card” occasion can even see Logan Paul conflict with MMA fighter Dillon Danis.

Danis is Conor McGregor’s coaching companion, who was meant to conflict with KSI in January however pulled out.

Paul told Sky News he is been “working out hard six days a week” in preparation for the battle.

Paul – who needs to be a champion in WWE – added: “I don’t want to be a professional boxer. I have so many interests and passions that I want to pursue. Boxing’s fun. I really like it, I like entertaining…

“This is an incredible alternative to entertain lots of people.”

Here are the rest of the fights expected on the undercard (which is subject to change).

Salt Papi vs Slim Albaher

Deen the Great vs Walid Sharks

King Kenny vs Anthony Taylor

Whindersson Nunes vs My Mate Nate

Wassabi Lmao (Alex Wassabi & NichLmao) vs Los Pineda Coladas (Luis Alcaraz Pineda & BDave) – tag-team match

Swarmz vs Ryan Taylor

Astrid Wett vs Alexia Grace

S-X vs DTG

Chase DeMoor vs Tempo Arts

Where can I watch the coverage?

Streaming service DAZN will be showing the fight live on its pay-per-view service.

Sky Q and Sky+ HD customers can subscribe to the DAZN 1 HD channel to access pay-per-view events.

If you can’t see it in the apps section, you may need to update your box to the latest software, which you can do in settings and then ‘system info’.

Can I purchase tickets?

The common sale for tickets to the battle opened on 25 August at 10am, with folks making an attempt to purchase tickets advised to affix a queue.

Notices popped up on folks’s screens telling them they had been in a queue of hundreds of individuals.

Prices vary from £40 to £2,000 relying on what seat you select.

But it appeared like common sale tickets offered out fairly shortly, with solely the costly tickets left by the point it hit 11am.

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How heavy will the fighters be?

The contracted weight for the Fury v KSI battle is 183lbs, with no rehydration clause – a restrict on how a lot weight a fighter can put again on after weigh-in.

The pair had a public row after KSI accused Fury of making an attempt to boost the burden from 180lbs to 185lbs, earlier than coming to an settlement.

What has every of them mentioned?

At a pre-fight news convention, Fury insisted “YouTube boxing will be done” if he beats KSI.

He additionally claimed the battle could be “easy money” and he’ll beat the YouTuber “inside four rounds”.

Speaking to Sky News, Fury mentioned he is prepared to finish YouTube boxing and pursue his desires of changing into world champion.

“I’ve beat the best YouTube boxer out there, so this man [KSI] is going to be in serious trouble.

“I’m going to bully him round that ring, there is no means he can escape. And I’m going to complete him every time I wish to end him.

“But make no mistake, my goal is still to be a world champion, and I will always stay on that path.”

Meanwhile, KSI mentioned he will likely be seeking to “silence his doubters” in opposition to Fury.

“I came back to boxing to show the world the crazy levels I’m at. I’ve shown through obliterating all my past opponents that I am the best in this scene.”

The battle has not been sanctioned by the British boxing regulator as knowledgeable match – and KSI lacks knowledgeable licence within the UK.

Only certainly one of his earlier fights has been professionally sanctioned, with the others all exhibitions.

His bout with Fury has as an alternative been sanctioned by the Professional Boxing Association, however it will not depend in the direction of both fighter’s skilled document.