KSI has been forced to pull out of his fight with Dillon Danis due to illness. The bout, which was just eight days away, will now take place on a new date and has been postponed.

"Due to an illness to KSI, Misfits Unfinished Business, scheduled for March 29th in Manchester, has been postponed," read an official statement from promoter Misfits. "A further update will be issued next week, including a new date for the event."

KSI also posted to social media explaining the situation. He said: "Hey everyone, I'm gonna try make this quick. Me versus Danis is just not going to happen March 29th, man.

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"I've tried my hardest but my body has legit just given up. I'm currently in bed taking antibiotics just trying to recover.

"But I'm struggling, I'm coughing up greenish, yellow s*** all the time. My sinuses are hurting to the point where I need ibuprofen every day.

"The tensions right here that I'm getting are more painful than you can imagine. I'm using Sudafed daily.

"I've tried sparring and training and my body just feel weak my stamina has fallen off a cliff.

"I can't even taste right now or smell. Basically, I'm f***ed. I've been ill for almost three weeks and it's just not got better.

"I've had doctors come around to try and decipher what is going on. Honestly, I've never been this ill for this long in my life and I hate it.

"I feel useless and it's depressing. I feel like I've let so may people down.

"I haven't been able to post any videos to help promote the fight because I've just been feeling so s***.

"I'm just sick of being sick, man. And yeah, I'm sorry."

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