YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI’s manager Mams Taylor claims that Conor McGregor turned down a fight between the pair.
As far as Taylor, who runs Misfits Boxing alongside KSI, was concerned there was a ‘done deal’ between McGregor and boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh for a crossover bout. The event was set to take place on Alcatraz island, but at the last moment the Irishman is said to have backed out.
The claim is backed by a statement McGregor made earlier this year where he admitted he turned down an offer to fight on Alcatraz. KSI was due to face his teammate Dillon Danis in March, but pulled out due to an alleged illness.
Conor McGregor reportedly turned down ‘done deal’ KSI fight
In a new episode of Misfits News, promoter Mams Taylor spoke out about a variety of big issues within the crossover boxing world. One topic that came up was the subject of KSI’s return to the ring, where he mentioned the possibility of a Conor McGregor fight that didn’t materialise.
“The Conor McGregor one, we thought it was a done deal and we were told it was a done deal,” Taylor told hosts Ben Davis and Biel. He noted that it was supposed to be in Alcatraz and that the deal was done through Turki Alalshikh.
“I don’t know exactly because I wasn’t part of the negotiations with Conor,” he replied when asked why it fell through. “But I think Conor made a statement recently about that and referenced it subtly so go back to that.
“He wants to be a politician and who knows? I think that’s a very exciting fight, I think it’s a wonderful fight, it would be massive. That got KSI more excited than I’ve ever seen him and I’ve seen him go through ups, downs, all kinds of crazy stuff we’ve been through together.
“The excitement level when that was going to happen was high, he was like a little kid and it was so nice to see. I said to him that day when we spoke ‘even though everyone is saying it’s a done deal, just dial it back because it’s Conor McGregor, we don’t know, this is a new situation for us, let’s wait and see’.
“His Excellency is one person who can make that fight happen and hopefully he will. I don’t think there’s many bigger fights than that on the planet in terms of viewership, pay-per-views, however you want to do it, it’s just a massive, massive mega-fight.”
Conor McGregor claimed he refused comeback fight in Alcatraz
The statement that Taylor is referring to came at a BKFC press conference last month when McGregor opened up about the potential of a fighting comeback. He is currently focused on his campaign to be President of Ireland, and noted that he turned down a fight offer for Alcatraz.
“There was an opportunity or a deal, we’ll say, to fight in Alcatraz only recent,” McGregor explained. “There’s an event going on in Alcatraz in, I believe, June. They came to me and it wasn’t my worth.
“As a fighter we’ve got to know our worth. I hold every pay-per-view record in the book, I hold every gate record in the book and my comeback will be slated as the greatest or the biggest, most anticipated comeback of all time.
“So it has to be right. Right now, Ireland is in my thoughts and that’s where I am, but it will happen, I am sure and it’s always great to be here at BKFC.”
