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Martin Domin

Tommy Fury accepts KSI offer after YouTube boxer wins two fights on one night

Tommy Fury has opened the door to a fight with KSI after the YouTuber won two fights on one night.

KSI - real name JJ Olatunji - stopped rapper Swarmz in the second round in his first fight at The O2 arena in London before returning to the ring three hours later to stop Luis Pineda in the third round. The Londoner then called out Fury, brother of heavyweight world champion Tyson, as well as YouTubers AnEsonGib, Austin McBroom and Slim Albaher, as well as the controversial ex-kickboxer Andrew Tate.

And Fury responded by tweeting: "You know where to find me, KSI". Fury had, of course, been due to fight KSI's bitter rival Jake Paul earlier this month but was forced to pull out when he was banned from flying to America. He had also been due to face Paul last December but withdrew after suffering a broken rib.

KSI made light work of Luis Pineda (Action Images via Reuters)

Fury has fought once since pulling out of his first fight with Paul, outpointing Daniel Bocianski on the undercard of his brother's KO win over Dillian Whyte at Wembley in April. He has yet to announce his next fight but has emerged as a potential opponent for KSI in recent days.

And KSI's promoter Kalle Sauerland said last week that they considered Fury as a replacement for KSI's original opponent Alex Wassabi. "We didn't approach him but we were thinking about it before we went down the two fight route," Sauerland said.

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"We were thinking about putting the feelers out there but we understood he wasn't in the right physical shape to come in on shorter notice which is fair enough. But yeah why not in the future?" Fury has won all eight of his professional fights, seven of which came after he finished second on Love Island with partner Molly-Mae Hague.

Fury didn't know what to think of KSI's first win of the night when rapper Swarmz, who was fighting for the first time, continually turned his back on the YouTuber. He was dropped in the first round but recovered to hear the bell before being dropped again in the second session before Fury tweeted: "What have I just seen?"

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