Joe Fournier was knocked out in the second round of his clash with KSI on Saturday and has now lodged an official appeal.
Footage showed it was KSI’s elbow that knocked Fournier out.
KSI just ko’ed the dude with an elbow in a boxing match lmao pic.twitter.com/bBkFouJSVJ
— Mircea (@MMAMircea) May 13, 2023
KSI even addressed the incident with a statement on social media.
I worked very hard for this fight and had an intense and grueling camp. There’s no better feeling than being in that ring and having my hand raised in front of my loyal and amazing fans who I appreciate so much.
Unfortunately the victory which was inevitable no matter what, is…
— ksi (@KSI) May 14, 2023
Boxing insider, Michael Benson, broke the news that the 40-year-old has now officially appealed the defeat.
Tweeting Benson said,
‘Joe Fournier has now officially appealed his elbow KO defeat to KSI, I’m told by the PBA (commission who sanctioned the fight). They have invited both sides to make their cases and will be conducting a review this week with a decision to be made by this Friday at the latest.’
‼️ Joe Fournier has now officially appealed his elbow KO defeat to KSI, I'm told by the PBA (commission who sanctioned the fight). They have invited both sides to make their cases and will be conducting a review this week with a decision to be made by this Friday at the latest.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) May 15, 2023