Jake Paul sends KSI 'final offer' to confirm bitter rivals' grudge fight

Jake Paul, the YouTuber-turned-boxer, has made his final offer to Arsenal supporter KSI, his long-standing rival, amidst discussions of a potential face-off.

Despite preparing for his upcoming match with boxing legend Mike Tyson next month, it seems 'The Problem Child' still has some unresolved issues with KSI - whose real name is Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji. The two are arguably the most prominent figures in influencer boxing and have repeatedly expressed their desire to compete against each other in the ring over the years.

However, a match between them doesn't seem likely in the near future as fight with Tyson is scheduled at heavyweight, with the young American gaining weight for the contest this weekend. On the other hand, has typically competed at around 180lbs throughout his career.

Nevertheless, Paul has proposed a final catchweight of 192.5lbs to make the fight happen. On his podcast, he stated: "KSI, you want 185lbs. I want 200lbs.

"I didn't want to budge. You didn't want to budge.

"Mr Beast said: 'Why don't we just meet in the middle?' Good point, Mr Beast.

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"I'm down. 192.5lbs and that's my final, final offer. He's probably just going to say: 'I'm focused on my music career.'"

The Sidemen star KSI is currently recovering from a hand injury that caused him to miss a Misfits event in Dublin, where he was set to face Slim Albaher and Anthony Taylor in an unprecedented 2v1 tag-team bout. Looking forward, the 31-year-old influencer is setting his sights on what he describes as 'superfights,' potentially involving boxing legends like and Floyd Mayweather, reports .

"I think I'm probably looking at big super-fights," KSI confided to Mirror Fighting in an August interview. "Like a fight between me and Amir Khan or a fight between me and Mayweather.

"Especially after he (Mayweather) beat my bro (Deji), I'd love to get revenge or avenge his loss. And then there's other big names out there which just sound a bit more exciting, so no offence to Anthony Taylor or Slim, I'm sure they're both going to continue to smash it within Misfits, but I think for me, my goal is definitely big, huge super-fights."

Providing an update on a potential return to the ring, KSI concluded: "I'm looking to be back sometime next year for sure. I'd say around Q1, possibly Q2.

"But with this injury, it's one of those things where the more I leave it, the better it will do rather than me rushing into it because if I do, I might be able to fight but then I'll be injured again. So, it's one of those things where I'm just taking it easy and I've managed to be able to find time where I can take a break to let it heal and eventually, I'll be able to get that punch resistance again in my hand and then be able to get back into boxing and punching people up."