YOUTUBE personality Alex Wassabi will step into the world of boxing this weekend.
Wassabi takes on KSI‘s younger brother Deji in a clash which will take place at Wembley Arena in London this weekend.
Deji has taken part in boxing bouts before and fought on big card, but this is Wassabi’s first time in the ring in front of a big crowd.
But just who is the internet sensation, and when did he become famous?
Who is Alex Wassabi?
Alex Wassabi’s real name is Alex Burriss, and is best known for his online presence as a social media star in the U.S., predominantly on YouTube.
Wassabi’s videos became popular after he recorded a parody of Carly Rae Jepsen’s song ‘Call Me Maybe’ in 2012.
Since then, Wassabi’s career has skyrocketed, and he has millions, 11.5million to be exact, of subscribers on YouTube.
The 31-year-old was born in Great Fall, Montana and grew up with two brothers and a sister.
Wassabi is also popular on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and also grew his fame on Vine when the video-sharing platform was still in existence.
Since starting his YouTube channel, Wassabi’s work has garnered over 4.5billion views.
Wassabi has also released numerous music singles, including ‘My Side’ and ‘What It Is’ in 2017.
Though Wassabi has never had a fight before, he’s certainly displayed confidence for his clash with Deji on March 5.
He said: “Honestly, everything Deji puts out makes me less and less nervous.
“Everybody has nerves before a fight, even Mike Tyson said he cried before fights towards the end of his career.
“I was starting to feel those nerves once the announcement was made like ‘oh, it’s happening, it’s real now,’ and then every single time he puts something out I’m like ‘why would he put that out?’
“Especially his last video, he quit over and over and over!”
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