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 Deji in 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Born | Oladeji Olatunji 6 December 1996 Peterborough, England | ||||||||||||
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| Known for | Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Deji | ||||||||||||
| Relatives | KSI (brother) | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2011–present | ||||||||||||
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| Subscribers | 10.7 million (main channel) 11.85 million (combined)[a][1] | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 4.11 billion (main channel) 4.25 billion (combined)[b][1] | ||||||||||||
| Associated acts | Sidemen | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: 25 January 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Website | shop | ||||||||||||
Oladeji "Deji" Olatunji (born 6 December 1996), also known as ComedyShortsGamer or mononymously as Deji, is an English YouTuber and boxer.
Deji Olatunji registered his main YouTube account in 2011 originally under the name ComedyShortsGamer and built a following with the release of comedy and commentary videos occasionally featuring his older brother British YouTuber KSI. As of January 2023, he has received over 10 million subscribers and 4.1 billion views on his main YouTube account.
On November 13, 2022, he fought former five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the Coca-Cola Arena as part of a heavily covered exhibition crossover boxing match.[2]
Early life
editOladeji Olatunji[3] was born on 6 December 1996.[4] His father, Jide Adamulla Olatunji, hails from Ibadan, Nigeria.[5] His mother, Yinka Atinuke, is from Islington, London.[6][7]
Boxing career
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Personal life
editOn July 23, 2018, Olatunji's dog Tank injured a woman after it was let out by his mother Olayinka Olatunji. In December 2019, following a trial, he was fined for the attack, his mother was ordered by the court to compensate the victim, and his dog was ordered to be destroyed. In July 2020, he unsuccessfully appealed the destruction of his dog.[8]
Notes
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edit- ^ a b "About Deji". YouTube.
- ^ Sky Sports (26 September 2022). "Floyd Mayweather to fight YouTuber Deji in November showdown in Dubai". Sky Sports.
- ^ Independent (12 November 2022). "Floyd Mayweather vs Deji time: When are ring walks for fight in UK and US this weekend?". Yahoo! News.
- ^ @deji (December 9, 2014). "It's my birthday!!!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved January 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jide Olatunji". IMDb. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ Olatunji, Deji (4 November 2018). "HOW WELL DO I KNOW MY PARENTS?!?!". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29.
- ^ "Yinka Olatunji". IMDb. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ BBC (30 July 2020). "YouTube star Deji loses dog destruction appeal". BBC.
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