Twitch icon Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys says she’s open to fighting in an influencer boxing event after having a sparring match with Mizkif at his Iron Forge gym.
During a recent broadcast, Pokimane was doing some training with Mizkif andfemale MMA fighter Julia Watkins, the latter of whom was quite impressed by Poki’s punches.
“Beautiful!” Watkins praised. “Okay, influencer boxing when?”
“Actually, I’d be down,” Pokimane replied, as she continued firing off jabs onMizand listening to Julia’s directions.
Unfortunately, Anys didn’t seem to have any opponent in mind, but ruled out Mizkif’s suggestion of boxing Twitch streamer ‘wantep,’ joking that it would be “bad PR” to beat up a “kid.”
She also seemed uninterested in a potential fight againstretired boxer Mike Tyson, mimicking the fighter’s viral training session for his July 20 match against Jake Paul, which she said sounded like a “demon.”
We’ll have to see if Pokimane ends up actually setting foot inside the ring, but she would hardly be the first Twitch streamer to do so.
Chess streamer Andrea Botez, meanwhile, has had two bouts so far. The first happened at Ludwig’s Chessboxing event, where she suffered acontroversial loss to Dina Belenkaya.
Botez would then battle YouTuber Michelle Khare at Creator Clash 2, but wasunable to pick up the winyet again.
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Hopefully, Pokimane’s boxing ambitions are legitimate, and the Twitch icon can one day end up competing at the next big influencer showdown, whenever that may be.
Michael Gwilliam is Dexerto’s Deputy Entertainment Editor in the US. He expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, TikTok, as well as Overwatch, GTA, and Smash Bros. You can contact him at: michael.gwilliam@dexerto.com
