KSI\u2019s new boxing opponent responds to backlash over \u201cwhite power\u201d tattoo YouTube: JJ OlatunjiYouTube star KSI announced he would be taking two fights when he returns to boxing on August 27 \u2014 but his new opponent is coming under fire for having a tattoo that says \u201cwhite power.\u201d KSI has faced a slew of difficulties scheduling his highly-anticipated comeback match on August 27. At first, KSI was slated to face off against American YouTuber Alex Wassabi in the main event\u2026 but mere weeks out from fight night, Wassabi pulled out due to an alleged concussion. Luckily, KSI had a backup opponent in his contract and is instead taking on British rapper \u2018Swarmz\u2019 \u2014 but on August 16, the YouTuber upped the ante in an unexpected way. KSI\u2019s opponent blasted over controversial tattoo Now, KSI is fighting two opponents, adding Bulgarian pro boxer Ivan Nikolov to the fray. Although this development came as a surprise to fans, another issue has arisen in just 24 hours after Nikolov\u2019s addition to the card. Fans were quick to notice an offensive tattoo on the Bulgarian boxer\u2019s midsection, which reads \u201cwhite power\u201d in big, elaborate lettering. Viewers criticized Nikolov\u2019s tattoo on social media, prompting the middleweight fighter to publish a statement on social media in response to the issue. Nikolov responds In his reply, Nikolov argued that the tattoo \u201chas absolutely no relevance to an outdated opinion and simply refers to my own belief in my strength and power as an athlete.\u201d \u201cI have no criminal record, or involvement with the police, regarding any racial issues,\u201d he added. \u201cI now understand how the tattoo can be misinterpreted, but I passionately distance myself from any other meaning it may have other than representing my force as a competitor.\u201d KSI has yet to give his reply to the issue at the time of writing, but his fans are certainly concerned, taking to his subreddit to point out several other allegedly racist tattoos on the fighter\u2019s body \u2014 including some ink that says \u201cwhite madness\u201d on the top of Nikolov\u2019s head. For now, it looks as though KSI vs Nikolov is still set to go at the end of the month until further information is released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KSI\u2019s new boxing opponent responds to backlash over \u201cwhite power\u201d tattoo YouTube: JJ OlatunjiYouTube star KSI announced he would be taking two fights when he returns to boxing on August 27 \u2014 but his new opponent is coming under fire for having a tattoo that says \u201cwhite power.\u201d KSI has faced a slew of difficulties […]<\/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-53430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53430","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=53430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53430\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}