KSI has been defended by his boxing coach after being noticed at an Usher live performance – one week after pulling out of his battle with Dillon Danis.

The YouTuber was as a result of face MMA star Danis on March 29 in Manchester – however he withdrew with every week to go after falling in poor health.

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However Danis hit out at KSI after the British social media sensation was noticed at an Usher live performance on the O2.

Derek Chisora posted a video on his Instagram story displaying KSI in attendance and Danis stated: “You possibly can’t make this s*** up.

“@KSI faked the sniffles. He’s a scared little b***h. I used to be instructed he couldn’t get away from bed, and he’s out on the night time of the battle? WTF.”

KSI’s coach Alexis Demetriades has since spoken out in defence of the Misfits Boxing co-founder.

Demetriades stated on Fred Talks Preventing: “It is fairly an odd one for folks to leap on that as a result of for instance I’ve damage my hand and it is actually damage, does not imply I can not go to a live performance.

“I am not combating anymore, I can not prepare and put my coronary heart fee at max zones and do my VO2 Max and kill myself in sparring as a result of I can not battle.

“It does not imply I can not take pleasure in my life and exit. I feel as a result of he is a high-profile child lots of people discuss a whole lot of s*** on-line like, ‘Why’s right here there? What’s he doing?’

“He is been on antibiotics and he is in poor health and he cannot battle – does not imply he cannot take pleasure in his life. It is a very totally different state of affairs.

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“I feel folks learn a bit an excessive amount of into it. He is a younger man that should let off some steam.

“If he needs to exit and go to a live performance, I don’ suppose there’s a problem with that.

“He is been in poor health for a month off with two units of antibiotics and a whole lot of stress for him to make this work and it did not work out.”

KSI, 31, is but to return since struggling defeat for the primary time, shedding a controversial determination to Tommy Fury, 25, in October 2023.

He was as a result of battle in August however pulled out with an injured hand earlier than his most up-to-date sickness.

And KSI – who based Misfits to dwelling to celebrity-style crossover bouts – even refused to verify if he’ll battle once more.

However coach Demetriades does anticipate the Britain’s Acquired Expertise decide to battle once more and opened the door to a bout with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

He stated: “We would love that battle, I feel stylistically it is an important battle.

“And in addition, as a result of the battle everybody needs and we would like is the Jake Paul battle and clearly he would not essentially need it in the mean time.

“That is an important thought for folks to see JJ battle any individual that orthodox, that is 200+lb proper now that is obtained 56 wins and gained a world title. It is fairly a very good search for JJ.”

He is been on antibiotics and he is in poor health and he cannot battle – does not imply he cannot take pleasure in his life.

KSI’s coach Alexis Demetriades

Chavez – son to the legendary Mexican Julio Cesar Sr – held the WBC middleweight world title from 2011-2012.

And he went 12 rounds with Canelo Alvarez in 2017 however has suffered inconsistent type of late.

Chavez, 39, was overwhelmed by UFC nice Anderson Silva, 49, in 2021 however did beat MMA middleweight Uriah Corridor in a crossover boxing bout final summer season.

He was in talks to battle KSI earlier within the 12 months and has additionally been linked with going through Paul, 28, prior to now.

Demetriades additionally talked down a tune-up battle – regardless of KSI’s inactivity within the ring.

He stated: “I am not about warm-up fights, personally.

“I do not suppose we’d like warm-up fights. I feel what you do is get a battle camp and go straight right into a battle.

“So far as I am involved the sparring that we have now and the stress we placed on KSI, he is a sport day child. He performs on sport day.

“When he comes out to battle he comes out to battle. I am not anxious about him performing, that is what he does. He is very, superb at that.”

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