Hasim Rahman Jr. signs with KSI\u2019s Misfits Boxing after canceled Jake Paul bout Instagram: hasimrahmanjrHasim Rahman Jr. is making big moves in the influencer boxing space, signing with YouTuber KSI\u2019s Misfits Boxing promotional company in the aftermath of his canceled bout against Jake Paul. Prominent YouTube boxer Jake Paul was initially slated to fight against British boxer and reality TV star Tommy Fury on August 6 \u2014 but travel issues prevented his rival from jetting across the pond. Thus, Paul was forced to pick a replacement, and settled on Hasim Rahman Jr., a pro boxer that many fans felt could give Jake a run for his money. Unfortunately, this match also ran into trouble; Hasim reportedly would not make weight for the match in time, causing the entire event (which had rented out Madison Square Garden) to get canned. This prompted some heated back-and-forths between Paul and Rahman Jr., with Paul slamming his opponent for being \u201cunprofessional\u201d and too \u201cscared\u201d to fight. Luckily, Jake was able to find a bigger and better rival in MMA legend Anderson Silva\u2026 but Rahman Jr. also has a few tricks up his boxing gloves, as well. Hasim Rahman Jr. celebrates signing to KSI\u2019s Misfits Boxing On September 12, the pro boxer revealed he\u2019d signed to KSI\u2019s boxing company, Misfits Boxing, shouting out KSI\u2019s manager, Mams Taylor, in a tweet. \u201cThis year been a roller coaster, extremely blessed to be aboard and have such an amazing opportunity!\u201d he wrote. \u201cThank you @MamsTaylor, let\u2019s shake up the WORLD!!!\u201d This marks a major turn in KSI\u2019s ongoing feud with Jake Paul, with both creators appearing to agree to a fight in 2023. By signing one of Jake\u2019s failed opponents, this is just another feather in the Brit\u2019s cap as negotiations continue between the two influencers. For now, Jake is fully focused on his upcoming fight against \u2018The Spider\u2019 on October 29\u2026but fans are paying close attention to this latest move from KSI as they eagerly await one of the most prolific influencer grudge matches of all time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hasim Rahman Jr. signs with KSI\u2019s Misfits Boxing after canceled Jake Paul bout Instagram: hasimrahmanjrHasim Rahman Jr. is making big moves in the influencer boxing space, signing with YouTuber KSI\u2019s Misfits Boxing promotional company in the aftermath of his canceled bout against Jake Paul. Prominent YouTube boxer Jake Paul was initially slated to fight against […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49595\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}