Filipino-British social media star Salt Papi is taking the boxing world by storm.
The 27-year-old “TikToker” scored yet another sensational victory atop the boxing ring by knocking out Mixed Martial Arts athlete-turned-boxer Josh Brueckner before a huge crowd at the OVO Arena Wembley in London.
Salt Papi’s third straight win via a one-punch win in the second round of their crossover boxing has prompted noted pugilists to call for him to turn professional.
World-rated Ryan Garcia looked so impressed, he tweeted: “Man, Salt Papi needs to just turn professional.”
World International Boxing Federation flyweight champion Sunny Edwards of the UK said Salt Papi can go professional and go down in weight.
“Nah, I hope you realize Salt Papi can actually fight. It’s not fair him fighting these man,” he said in a Twitter post, accompanied by smile emoji.
Noted boxing website Bad Left Hook praised Salt Papi for a good display “a level of footwork, ability to control distance, hand speed, and timing that has simply set him apart.”
Salt Papi, whose reported real name is Busta Breezy, inflicted Bruckner’s first boxing loss in four matches. The latter also had six fights in his MMA career.
What makes Salt Papi special is that he has been beating taller, brawny opponents. Salt Papi, though, still looked a bit overweight despite his transformation from a chubby comedian into a hard-striking pugilist.
Salt Papi, who was born in the Philippines and moved to the United Kingdom as a teenager, rose to fame on TikTok mimicking Salt Bae’s patented style of seasoning his food with salt.
His first boxing match happened in March last year, when he won convincingly against another Youtube influencer Hamad Khan.
In August, he knocked out Andy Warski in 29 seconds.
He was noticed by DAZN PPV, the same outfit that promotes crossover boxing events, featuring Jake Logan, Anderson Silva, Floyd Mayweather, and Mike Tyson, putting him against Brueckner.
Turning professional though is not yet on Salt Papi’s immediate goals as he looks forward to facing American socmed star-turned-boxer Jake Paul.