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Former England footballer Wayne Bridge will face YouTuber KSI in a boxing bout on 29 March.<\/b><\/p>\n
The contest – at a venue currently unknown – was announced during a Misfits boxing event in Manchester on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Bridge, 44, won 36 England caps and played in the Premier League for clubs including Chelsea and Manchester City.<\/p>\n
He retired from football in 2014 and fought TV star Spencer Matthews in a charity bout for Sport Relief in 2018.<\/p>\n
KSI, whose real name is Olajide William Olatunji, has fought on several occasions, including against Tommy Fury in 2023.<\/p>\n
KSI lost on points<\/a> on that occasion, in a bout which was not licensed by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) which governs the sport in the United Kingdom because KSI did not hold a professional boxing licence.<\/p>\n Most of KSI’s boxing career have not been professional fights, and it is unclear which outfit will oversee his contest with Bridge.<\/p>\n KSI’s bout with Fury was overseen by the Professional Boxing Association (PBA), but Misfits have since stopped working with the outfit.<\/p>\n Crossover bouts involving influencers and social media personalities have gained huge traction with audiences in recent years, despite questions about whether they damage the credibility of the sport. <\/p>\n