KSI’S coach was heard urging the YouTube star to deliberately clinch Tommy Fury to force a point to be taken off.
The celebrity boxing pair sold out Manchester’s AO Arena for their blockbuster Battle of Britain.
AlamyKSI and Tommy Fury clinched throughout their scrappy showdown[/caption]
And it was Fury who controversially walked away with a majority-decision win, which was later overturned to a unanimous.
It raised eyebrows after the 2019 Love Islander was docked a point in round two for punches to the back of the head.
The scrappy six-rounder was filled with ugly clinching and grabbing – a tactic actually encouraged by KSI’s head trainer Alexis Demetriades.
Cameras captured the moment Demetriades told KSI, 30, to get up close with Fury, 24, and force his opponent into another penalty.
He said: “You’re up on all the rounds and he’s got a point off.
“Stay in the clinch with him and make him, he’s gonna hit you in the back of the head again and it will be another point off.”
The clip was shared by KSI’s rival Jake Paul and garnered a negative response from fans.
One said: “So KSI intentionally wanted to get hit at the back of the head.”
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Another added: “His coaches really lost him that fight.”
After the dull affair, two judges scored the fight 57-56 in favour Fury while another totted up his total to 57-57 even.
But upon the release of the official scorecards, it was revealed official Rafael James had actually sided 56-57.
The result has since been changed to a unanimous-decision win for Fury, which will only anger KSI after he revealed plans to APPEAL the loss.
He raged: “That is a robbery. How many jabs did you land?
“Look at your face, look at your eyes. I’m the YouTuber, you are the boxer so you have to win?
“He is the man who is one who is supposed to be the pro boxer. He hit me on the back of the head over and over. It is outrageous.
“I want to appeal. I need to see it again. I felt like I won that.”
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