Elbow shot? - Twitter reacts to KSI's controversial 2nd round KO of Joe Fournier at Misfits Boxing

KSI did it again. Paired up against Joe Fournier, the rapper and YouTuber retained the Misfits Boxing cruiserweight title with a second round knockout victory, maitaning his invincibility in the sport.

Did KSI score an elbow KO?

With another impressive knockout victory under his belt, KSI caused an impact on social media again. On Twitter, professional boxers, MMA fighters and pundits discussed the win, but not without some controversy around it.

Wow, replays show KSI's KO of Joe Fournier appeared to come from an illegal elbow that was not spotted by the referee… pic.twitter.com/baSfOfOvZ2
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) May 13, 2023

DAZN show the replay of the “KO”
With the elbow .

— Benjamin Flores (@bjfloresboxing) May 13, 2023

KSI knocked that boy to another existence, looked like he had an elbow behind it too
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) May 13, 2023

Get this man a muaythai fight! 😂 https://t.co/Rt4p8u7C7E
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) May 13, 2023

Ksi should fight him again, was an elbow from what I saw
— Ohara Davies (@OharaDavies) May 13, 2023

More like MissedFists boxing, amiright? https://t.co/ann1jewNgD
— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) May 13, 2023

KSI vs. Joe Fournier quick results

KSI def. Joe Fournier by KO at 1:25 of round 2: 180-pounds

Deji def. Swarmz by unanimous decision (40-36 x2, 39-37): 175-pounds

Anthony Taylor def. Salt Papi by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28): 185-pounds

Paige Cakey def. Tennessee Thresher by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28): 122-pounds

Viruzz def. DK Money by KO at 2:59 of round 2: 180-pounds

Little Bellsy def. Lil Kymchi by unanimous decision (40-36, 39-37 x2): 122-pounds

Richard Jordan def. Steven Williams by TKO at 1:33 of round 2

Unbaer def. Upblissed by split decision: 145-pounds

Luis Nestor Espina def. Callum King by unanimous decision

Hamad Khan def. Hamad Khan by unanimous decision: 175-pounds

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Lucas Rezende

Lucas Rezende is a Brazilian journalist and writer from Belem, Para. He has been covering MMA since 2012 and contributing with Bloody Elbow since March 2015. When not writing, Lucas also teaches English. In his free time, he enjoys reading, slapping the bass guitar and traveling.