SUMMARY
- Recently IShowSpeed faced the Brazilian social media icon Receba in a boxing match in Brazil.
- Despite early setbacks at the start of the match, the American put up a strong performance.
IShowSpeed has often shown his love for different categories of sports during his live streams. The YouTube sensation is a dedicated follower of the game of soccer. However, in addition to soccer, he also loves boxing. The 18-year-old never misses a chance to challenge his close colleagues for a boxing match whenever he gets an opportunity.
Recently IShowSpeed faced the Brazilian social media icon Receba in a boxing match in Brazil. The match between the two internet sensations was played in quite a professional setup. In a video that surfaced online, it can be seen that Speed did shape up quite well during the first round of the match. Despite early setbacks at the start of the match, the American put up a strong performance.
Speed vs Receba Round 1 boxing fight in Brazil pic.twitter.com/fSbKWvS7TL
— Speedy Updates (@SpeedUpdates1) January 11, 2024
Speed went on to win the boxing match, however, the result was declared through a disqualification. As per reports, the match was set to have four rounds, each consisting of one minute. Fans around the world have reacted to this contest between Speed and Receba.
One of the fans reacted by stating – “Ksi loss actually made you stronger”. Another one wittingly asserted – “Mohamed speed Ali”. A follower wrote – “Speed has very nice footwork”. A fan commented – “Don’t play w my boy he really got hands”.
Ksi loss actually made you stronger
— WHM (@WHMTLX) January 12, 2024
Another follower expressed – “How did bro end up like this”. A fan stated – “damn speed is good”. It can be drawn out from the reactions of the fans that they really seem impressed by the boxing skills shown by the 18-year-old YouTube icon in Brazil in his match against Receba.
Previous boxing match of IShowSpeed against KSI
IShowSpeed earlier challenged KSI for a boxing match during one of his live streams. KSI is a social media personality who also pursues boxing professionally. The boxing match between both of them was played on December 15th, 2023.
The match was broadcast directly on IShowSpeed’s YouTube channel. Both the internet personalities gave their all during the match as it was a closely fought contest. However, in the end, it seemed like Speed really ran out of steam and wasn’t able to compete any longer. It was reported that KSI forfeited the match himself.
One such thing that was noticeable during the fight was the chilled physique of Speed. It seemed like the American streamer really worked hard on his body in order to prepare for the fight against KSI. The showdown garnered a huge amount of traction online. It remains to be seen whether the followers of the 18-year-old will get to see more such matches in the near future.