KSI tells Jordan and Perri he's going to become a DAD 😮

He's set to fight Tommy Fury on Saturday

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Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 12th Oct 2023

This morning (12th October) Jordan and Perri were joined on KISS Breakfast by KSI, ahead of his highly-anticipated fight with Love Island star Tommy Fury.

And, KSI totally dropped the bomb by telling Jordan and Perri he was going to become a dad! "I'm going to have child, oh, you don't know?" he said, leaving Jordan and Perri stunned.

"Tommy Fury's going to be my son," he told them: "I'm adopting Tommy Fury, I'm going to change his name to Tommy Fumbles." 🤣

The rapper was then asked if he had to give up Prime or boxing, what would it be, to which he replied: "I'd say, if it was after the Tommy fight then, yeah, I'd give up boxing. At that point, I've done what I needed to do!"

The highly anticipated fight, KSI vs Tommy Fury, will take place on Saturday 14th October at the AO Arena in Manchester. Ahead of the fight, KSI showed his fans 'The world's most expensive mouthguard', which is Prime branded, and is worth over £41,000, according to the manufacturer Safejawz, who said in an Instagram post, it was made with the help of 16 individual experts, and includes a massive 108 individual high clarity GVS diamonds! It is also hand gilded with 24 carat gold.

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Take a look through facts you might not know about KSI:

KSI has a special meaning

KSI has confirmed that his initials stand for 'Knowledge, Strength, Integrity. He even has them tattooed on his arms.

KSI has met royalty!

In 2021, KSI was lucky enough to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! Taking to Instagram, KSI told fans that he asked the Duchess if she had 'ever made a Tik Tok'. Her answer was a big fat no.

KSI is a boxer

His most famous fight was with fellow YouTuber Logan Paul (brother of Jake Paul) in 2018, the fight was even named "the biggest amateur boxing match in history" by the Radio Times.
In 2019, KSI and Logan Paul were in the ring again and the rapper won by split decision. At the end of 2021, the pair had teased a major announcement, declaring they would be confirming "The Final Chapter" of their rivalry on an Instagram Live stream.


However, despite fans hoping for a rematch, turns out they were just releasing an energy drink called 'Prime'.


KSI later went up against Tommy Fury, in a fight which took place in Manchester in October 2023. Tommy was ruled the winner after the tense bout, with KSI describing the result as a 'robbery'.

KSI didn't finish school

Apparently, when money-savvy KSI found out he was earning more than his teachers from YouTube and sponsorship deals, he decided to quit when he was in sixth form. He has admitted that his parents weren't too supportive of his decision.


In an interview on This Morning in January 2023, KSI explained his decision in more detail: "It got to the point where I spoke to my teacher and you know like, 'I'm making this amount' and he was like, 'How much is it?' and I was like, '£1,500 a month'.


"He was like 'that's more than me'. I was like 'rah' and at that point, I was like I'm out! I don't need to be at school anymore."


Of his parents' reaction, he opened up: "They wanted me to be a lawyer, a doctor, an engineer, all of that and I had no interest in that. First of all, I just wasn't smart enough - that was just a lot for me to do. I couldn't go into sport because I was just terrible. I was just terrible at all of that so I told my parents I wanted to be a YouTuber and they laughed.


"They were just like, 'We worked so hard to get you into private school… We're in debt, so much debt to get you into the best position possible and you want to throw it away to just be a YouTuber and I was like 'yes!'" Thankfully, KSI was able to pay back his parents' debts!

He supports Arsenal

KSI is a true London boy and is an avid supporter of Arsenal FC. He's even created videos with various players, including Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mesut Ozil. When it comes to the World Cup, he has previously revealed that he supports Nigeria.

His original YouTube username wasn't as catchy

Just like all of us in our younger days, KSI's first YouTube name wasn't as catchy. He registered his first account on YouTube under the username "JideJunior" in 2008 in his early teens.

KSI does a lot for charity

He loves to give back. He often donates money he makes from adverts during his YouTube videos towards specific causes close to his heart.

KSI does a lot for charity

He loves to give back. He often donates money he makes from adverts during his YouTube videos towards specific causes close to his heart. KSI also plays charity football matches with his YouTube group the Sidemen.

He's a telly star

As well as YouTube and music, KSI has made appearances on Celebrity Gogglebox and The Great British Bake Off.

Now read:

KSI: Get to know the YouTuber, boxer and singer

Tommy Fury: Everything you need to know about the Love Island hunk

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