Tommy Fury Defeats KSI by Majority Decision as Fans Question Judges' Scorecards

Featured Columnist IVOctober 14, 2023

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - FEBRUARY 26: Tommy Fury looks on as they enter the arena during their ring walk prior to the Cruiserweight Title fight between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury at the Diriyah Arena on February 26, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)

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Tommy Fury, the younger brother of world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, defeated YouTuber KSI by majority decision in a boxing match at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, on Saturday.

Judges scored the fight 57-57, 57-56, 57-56 in favor of Fury.

In a fight that included as much clenching as it did punching, scoring this fight was no easy task, but plenty of folks were unhappy with how the judges saw the result:

GoGo @GoGoYubari__
Rarely is the word 'robbery' accurate, but damn. Judges blatantly robbed KSI there.

Cap-Hoe @Swiftlypree
Idc what the judges say, KSI won that

lena x @LlenaaaX
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tommyvsksi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tommyvsksi</a> this fight is so rigged. judges are biased. ksi clearly won that even commentators disagree with the decision

ScizorUnleashed @Revbot
The judges are blind, that was awful on both sides but <a href="https://twitter.com/KSI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KSI</a> was the better fighter

Steven Bowen @bowen9123
How long did they take with them scorecards?! Absolute joke of a decision. KSI won.

Liban @LibanLDN
Hmmmm Fury win I'm not sure about that. Seems like they're trying to protect the sport by not letting KSI win.

KSI agreed with those sentiments:

SportsCenter @SportsCenter
"We're gonna appeal, I wanna appeal, bro. That was outrageous."<br><br>KSI was fired up after his controversial loss to Tommy Fury 👀 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KSIFURY?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KSIFURY</a> <a href="https://t.co/39Sp15eZYb">pic.twitter.com/39Sp15eZYb</a>

BBC Sport @BBCSport
KSI was not happy with that result 😬 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBCBoxing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BBCBoxing</a> <a href="https://t.co/qyuaPL2mi1">pic.twitter.com/qyuaPL2mi1</a>

Fury vs. KSI was the main event of a highly anticipated—but ultimately lackluster—card that also included a fight between YouTuber and WWE Superstar Logan Paul and MMA fighter Dillon Danis. Paul won in a disappointing spectacle that saw Danis barely land any punches.

Fury and KSI headlined the event in England, marking KSI's fifth consecutive fight in his home country.

KSI broke into boxing in 2018 when he beat Joe Weller in an amateur fight. KSI fought Paul to a draw in another amateur bout later that year, prompting him to go pro.

In his professional debut, KSI beat Paul, who is now his business partner, as they co-founded Prime energy and sports drinks.

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KSI followed that up by beating a mixture of YouTubers and boxers, defeating Swarmz, Luis Alcaraz Pineda and FaZe Temperrr. In his most recent fight before Saturday, KSI knocked out Joe Fournier in May, but it was overturned to a no contest due to an accidental elbow strike.

While KSI is a YouTuber-turned-boxer, much like Logan Paul and his younger brother Jake Paul, Fury is more deeply entrenched in the world of boxing.

He comes from a boxing family, as his younger brother Tyson is one of the best heavyweights in recent memory, owning a career record of 33-0-1. Tommy's father, John Fury, is a former boxer as well.

Fury made his pro boxing debut in 2018, and he entered Saturday's bout with a perfect career record of 9-0. His most notable victory came in February when he handed Jake Paul his first career loss by split decision.

Given the win over Paul and his boxing background, Fury was a fairly substantial favorite against KSI despite KSI entering the fight undefeated in his own right at 4-0.

Something had to give in Manchester, and it did in the form of Fury improving to 10-0 with a victory over KSI.

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