KSI hails 'hard work' and 'self-belief' after defeat in ring to Tommy Fury

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YouTube personality KSI has said he should have won his fight against Love Island star Tommy Fury but feels he accomplished what he set out to do.Fury extended his record to 10-0 as a professional after winning the fight by majority decision on Saturday night at the AO Arena in ManchesterAfter the clash, KSI said his participation in the fight was proof that "hard work and self-belief can get you anywhere in this life".On Sunday, the online star, who has become a successful entrepreneur and musician after garnering more than 24 million followers on YouTube, posted on Instagram a photo of himself in the ring along with one of him wearing glasses from his younger days.He wrote: "Appreciate all the kind messages from everyone.

In the ring and watching it back I feel like I should have won."Either way I feel like I accomplished what I wanted to in the end.

This little untalented nerd was able go toe to toe with a professional boxer."Use me as the living proof that hard work and self belief can get you anywhere in this life."Fury's brother, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, watched ringside as Fury landed several eye-catching blows during the highly-anticipated fight.Despite being penalised a point for repeatedly punching the back of KSI's head, Fury was handed victory on a score of 57-56 by two judges, with a third scoring the contest 57-57 after six rounds.Fury's fiancee Molly-Mae Hague, who he met on the 2019 series of Love Island, attended the fight to cheer him on.Ahead of the bout, she posted a photo of herself saying "Let's go baby!!!", and alongside one of them together she wrote: "No one is prouder of you than me."On Sunday, she shared a photo on her Instagram story of Fury holding their daughter Bambi, writing