KSI was supposed to fight Alex Wassabi, but the YouTuber had to back out after suffering a concussion. His second opponent after Swarmz was originally Ivan Nikolov
Swarmz is a British rapper who has collaborated with KSI within the music world before. He was featured in KSI's Houdini single in 2020.
After losing his first bout, Pineda won two in a row. He has since lost his last four. Pineda's last fight was a unanimous decision loss against Marcos Rios Gonzalez in March.
KSI has two amateur bouts and one professional bout to his credit. His two amateur bouts saw him beat Joe Weller via third-round TKO in February 2018