Former boxing world champion emerges as shock contender to fight KSI as Dillon Danis bout hangs in the balance

A FORMER boxing world champion has emerged as a shock contender to fight KSI.

YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI was due to face MMA star Dillon Danis on March 29 in Manchester.

But he was forced to pull out due to illness - promising to reschedule the fight but no new date has yet been confirmed by Misfits Boxing.

And Danis meanwhile appears to have turn his attention to a planned MMA return in May against Tony Ferguson.

Amid the uncertainty over his next fight - former middleweight world champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr is now a reported option for KSI.

According to ESPN in Mexico, there is a "possibility" of Chavez Jr fighting KSI "in the coming months".

KSI, 31, is yet to return since suffering defeat for the first time, losing a controversial decision to Tommy Fury, 25, in October 2023.

He was due for a bizarre two-on-one HANDICAP bout last August but he withdrew amid a hand injury.

And an infection forced him out against Danis, 31, who is 2-0 in MMA but lost his boxing debut to Logan Paul, 30, the night Fury beat KSI.

Chavez Jr - son the legendary Julio Cesar Sr - held the WBC title in 2011 and made three successful defences.

He was beaten by Canelo Alvarez in 2017 before losing three of his last seven bouts - including a shock upset against UFC great Anderson Silva.

But Chavez Jr has won his last two - including against ex-UFC fighter Uriah Hall on a Jake Paul undercard.

The Mexican, 39, has been linked with fighting 28-year-old 11-1 Paul before and did hold talks with KSI's manager Mams Taylor this year.

Taylor told SunSport in March: "We had Chavez, we had Nate Diaz and it's crazy that it didn't work out."

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