KSI’s boxing promoter to reach out to Tommy Fury’s team as blockbuster rematch ‘absolutely make sense’
KSI’s boxing promoter plans talks with Tommy Fury’s dad John – as a mega-money rematch remains on the cards.
Fury in October escaped the Manchester Arena with a controversial points win over six rounds to hand KSI his first ever defeat.
But the disputed result only made the feud between the pair uglier.
Fury claimed he “HATES” his boxing rival while KSI admitted he would happily never see the ex-Love Island star in a big fight again.
The man in the middle of negotiations last year was Kalle Sauerland, who promotes KSI’s Misfits Boxing but has also worked with the Furys.
So Sauerland is plotting a catch up with John amid speculation of a rematch between son Tommy, 24, and KSI, 30.
He told SunSport: “I’ll give John a call in the next couple of weeks and see what he’s doing.
“We talks to the Furys a lot. We’ve promoted Roman Fury, dealt with John on that, get on great with Tyson as well.
“They’re a boxing family so we talk. We’re enemies when it comes to the fight but we got the deal done when a lot of people in this space said, ‘You’ll never get a deal done.'”
Promoters boasted of selling 1.3million pay-per-views at £20 a pop for the grudge match, which at those estimations raked in over £25MILLION.
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So Sauerland – who formerly promoted heavyweight legend Wladimir Klitschko – would be licking his lips at a rerun.
But even the veteran promoter is still getting to grips with the new age of influencer boxing which is full of more ego than sense.
On the potential of a rematch, Sauerland said: “That’s how I would think, because that’s the traditional path. I can’t read this space.
“From a traditional sense, the rematch would absolutely make sense. But is it going to happen in this space? We’ll see.”
Following his first loss, KSI took time away from boxing having also failed in an appeal of the result.
From a traditional sense, the rematch would absolutely make sense. But is it going to happen in this space? We’ll see.
Kalle Sauerland on KSI vs Tommy Fury 2
But he confirmed he will return to the ring this year and is in no shortage of blockbuster opponents to welcome him back.
Sauerland said: “This year there’s some big ones out there, whether it’s Jake Paul, Conor McGregor, another Tommy fight.
“There’s huge fights out there and JJ knows this space better than anyone.
“He’s the godfather of this space, building up a multi, multimillion fanbase outside of boxing.
“That’s the audience and that’s what’s going to guide him in. It’s different to traditional where you look at the different world title routes.
“This is about creating big fights and the ones that I know are Jake Paul, Conor McGregor, Tommy Fury.
“But they know this space better than me. I’m happy to come in and make these fights but we’ll see who it is.”