YOUTUBER AnEsonGib went from overweight video gamer to receiving “seven-figure” paydays as a shredded boxer.
The social media star – real name Ali Loui Al-Fakhari and nicknamed Gib – has been a pioneer of the celebrity-style crossover boxing bouts.
He once weighed as much as 17 STONE and admits to being “obese” – but is now fighting fit both mentally and physically.
Gib told SunSport: “Back then when I was fat, I thought I was hench!
“I’d have my top off and think, ‘Yeah, the abs are underneath it, the abs are underneath it!
“But I remember I went to the gym, I was weak. Just kept trying to keep training and training and training, but yeah, physically the change is nice.
“But it’s more up here that has changed the most, and that’s what I’m proudest of, the mentality change, not the physical change.”
Gib now fights at the super-middleweight boxing limit of 12st following a stunning FIVE STONE body transformation.
And he credits ditching fast food and hiring a diet specialist for his remarkable turnaround.
Gib said: “Of course, I’ve been consistent over the years, seven years I’ve been consistent, but the biggest change when I saw physically is when I got a nutritionist on board.
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“As soon as I got a nutritionist and the diet was right, sleep was right, water intake was good, because I used to just order Deliveroo.
“I said, ‘Yeah, Nando’s, do I deserve chips today or mashed potatoes?’ I just order and I think I’m being healthy.
“But once I got a nutritionist on board and my meals were prepared, that was the biggest change physically.”
Gib returns to the ring after a year out to make his debut on Misfits Boxing – home of crossover fights – against Slim Albaher.
The two look to settle years of feuding on Thursday, November 28 in Qatar live on DAZN PPV.
And despite all the years of hard work and sacrifice to shed the pounds, Gib plans to celebrate victory by eating his way back to obesity.
He said: “I’m trying to make weight, so right now all I’m f***ing thinking about is what am I eating in Qatar? What am I eating in Qatar?
“So right now, I’m thinking I wanna get to 100kg. I don’t care about this physique, I wanna get fat!
“But in general, I kinda keep good, maybe 6 days a week, snacks here and there, but now I wanna go obese. I wanna be big.
“I wanna be big after this fight, that’s my goal.”
Gib, 28, has a record of six wins with only one loss, coming to Jake Paul, 27, on his professional debut in 2020.
Opponent Slim, 30, meanwhile is unbeaten in seven fights as a champion of the Misfits circuit headed up by KSI.
And the American has warned his rivalry with Gib is “personal” – but the feeling is not mutual.
Gib responded: “Personal? No. Why would I find it personal?
“I’m just fighting the guy and come to box him and fight him. There’s nothing personal about this.
“Slim doesn’t have anything to do with my life outside of this fight. So it shows that I’m clearly on his mind a lot.
“It’s ‘personal’? It’s just business for me, I’m coming to chin him. I’m coming to take away his record.
“I’m coming to embarrass the Misfits champion. So that’s what I’m coming to do.”
The former FIFA gamer has adopted the moniker “seven-figure Gibber” due to his demand in the influencer boxing scene.
But is he making £1million to fight Slim?
“Something along those lines,” Gib says with a chuckle.
