A FORMER boxing world champion has emerged as a shock contender to fight KSI.
YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI was due to face MMA star Dillon Danis
A former boxing world champion has emerged as a shock contender to fight KSI– promising to reschedule the fight but no new date has yet been confirmed by Misfits Boxing.
And Danis meanwhile appears to have turn his attention to a planned MMA return in May against Tony Ferguson.
Amid the uncertainty over his next fight – former middleweight world champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr is now a reported option for KSI.
According to ESPN in Mexico, there is a “possibility” of Chavez Jr fighting KSI “in the coming months”.
KSI, 31, is yet to return since suffering defeat for the first time, losing a controversial decision to Tommy Fury, 25, in October 2023.
He was due for a bizarre two-on-one HANDICAP bout last August but he withdrew amid a hand injury.
against Danis, 31, who is 2-0 in MMA but lost his boxing debut to Logan Paul, 30, the night Fury beat KSI.
Chavez Jr – son the legendary Julio Cesar Sr – held the WBC title in 2011 and made three successful defences.
He was beaten by in 2017 before losing three of his last seven bouts – including a shock upset against UFC great Anderson Silva.
But Chavez Jr has won his last two – including against ex-UFC fighter Uriah Hall on a undercard.
The Mexican, 39, has been linked with fighting 28-year-old 11-1 Paul before and did hold talks with KSI's manager Mams Taylor this year.
Taylor told SunSport in March: “We had Chavez, we had Nate Diaz and it's crazy that it didn't work out.”
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr is linked with fighting KSI and Jake Paul
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