YouTube icon MrBeast has levied a challenge toward the CEO of Indian music label T-Series, daring the mogul to face off with him in the boxing ring amid their ongoing subscriber battle.
MrBeastis hoping to take his fight against T-Series to the real world, if his May 16 post on X is anything to go by.
The influencer posted a side-by-side comparison of the subscribers on his channel versus T-Series’ YouTube channel, showing that the two are a mere 6.6 million subscribers apart.
“I challenge the CEO of T-Series to a boxing match,” he wrote. His post has already garnered over 10,000 likes and over 200K views as commenters pour in, eager to see YouTube’s most prominent creator join the influencer-boxing trend.
I challenge the CEO of T-Series to a boxing matchpic.twitter.com/zanhy2zl8E
Bhushan Kumar Duais the current managing director and chairman of T-Series, who took over the company after the death of his father, Gulshan Kumar, in 1997. Bhushan is also a music producer and film director known for titles like Tum Bin, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, and Patiala House.
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That’s not all; the YouTuber has been open about his fitness journey, shocking viewers with hisjaw-dropping weight loss transformationprior to his training session with Logan.
MrBeast revealed that he’d been “lifting religiously” for ten months, getting down from 40% body fat to 20%.
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Woke up and realized I was obese so I started lifting and walking 12,500 steps a day. Still got a long way to being yoked but I’m happy with my progress so far 🥰pic.twitter.com/wFKpUHia52
Although he said he had more work to do, fans are convinced that if he were to face off against Bhushan in the ring, MrBeast would emerge the victor.
This boxing challenge comes amidMrBeast’s earnest subscriber war with T-Seriesin the hopes of becoming YouTube’s single most-subscribed channel.
Virginia Glaze is Dexerto’s Entertainment Editor in the US. She expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok – as well as fighting games and influencer boxing. Virginia also has bylines at Red Bull, GINX, and Bandai Namco. Contact her here: virginia.glaze@dexerto.com