TIKTOK star Salt Papi has made a big name for himself since entering the world of influencer boxing.
The Filipino sensation takes on MMA fighter Amadeusz Ferrari in his next bout — here's everything you need to know.
Who is TikTok star Salt Papi?
Salt Papi is a British boxer, video creator and social media star, born on February 24, 1994.
He has a Filipino background but was born and raised in England.
Papi rose to fame by making TikTok skits during Covid lockdown.
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He has also become popular across the UK for the way he seasons British takeaways with salt, similar to Salt Bae.
While exploring British takeaways, he would imitate the Turkish chef's famous technique of pouring salt from above his shoulder with a twist.
He was seen in several food chains such as Five Guys, Nando's and Wetherspoons.
Comedy videos were his initial go-to, however he then started showing his boxing journey and fitness transformation.
The videos allowed him to slowly build his social media following until he had over 4.2million followers on TikTok and 126million likes across all of his videos.
What is Salt Papi's real name?
Papi's real name is Nathaniel Bustamante.
Although he's now known online as Salt Papi, he also used to go by Busta Breezie.
His name is a play on SaltBae, as he would often post budget versions of the steak salesman's videos on his page.
If you look at him, he looks like he works a nine-to-five at a cheese factory, so to see him come out there, moonwalk, dance, lick his lips and then knock a guy out, that's box office right there
Chris Eubank Jr.
The boxer has lost 165lbs since he began his boxing career in 2022.
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When showing childhood pictures, he has referred to himself as a 'chubby young boy' — but is proud of where he has managed to get to nowadays.
What is Salt Papi's boxing record?
Salt Papi has fought five times, with a record of three wins, two losses and no draws.
Here's who he has fought so far:
Halal Ham
Papi faced off against Halal Ham in his first fight on March 5, 2022 at the SSE Arena, London.
It was an exhibition fight, with Papi winning via unanimous decision.
Andy Warski
Salt Papi knocked out Warski, who was making his debut, inside 15 seconds at the O2 Arena on August 27, 2022.
This caught the eye of a fellow social media star, Logan Paul who within seconds of Salt Papi's win he tweeted: "Salt Papi vs Jake Paul."
The slty fighter also impressed Chris Eubank Jr., who said: "The guy went to sleep, incredible.
"If you look at him, he looks like he works a nine-to-five at a cheese factory, so to see him come out there, moonwalk, dance, lick his lips and then knock a guy out, that's box office right there."
Josh Bruekner
Papi stole the show when he took on Josh Brueckner in a cruiserweight bout at the OVO Arena Wembley, London on January 14, 2024.
He moved to 3-0 after knocking out Brueckner, which caught the attention of boxing Star Ryan Garcia, who tweeted: "Man salt Papi needs to just turn professional lol"
Anthony Taylor
Papi struggled in his cruiserweight bout against Anthony Taylor at Wembley Arena, London on May 13, 2023.
He wasn't able to land anything of note, while Taylor peppered him with shots, though they didn't do much damage.
When the final bell rang, Taylor was victorious by unanimous decision and Papi had slumped to his first defeat.
Slim Albaher
Slim Albaher scored a come-from-behind victory to beat Papi at the AO Arena, Manchester on october 14, 2023.
The middleweight Misfits Boxing rivals met in a highly-anticipated fight on the undercard of KSI's bout against Tommy Fury.
And the opening three rounds were going Salt's way as the Filipino got off to a slick start.
The social media star was countering and beating Slim to the punch until he began to tire.
Slim landed a flurry of right hands that rocked Salt's head back and the southpaw could not get out of the way of the oncoming traffic.
American Slim - from New York - poured on the pressure as Salt failed to ride out the wave.
A right hand dropped Salt for the first time in his boxing career and it proved to be the beginning of the end.
After trapping Salt in the corner, a subsequent combination left the referee forced to call off the contest.
What is Salt Papi's net worth?
As of 2024, Salt Papi has a net worth of approximately $2 million (£1.6million), according to multiple outlets.
He has amassed his fortune as a content creator and influencer boxer.
He reportedly earns around $78.3k to $1.3 million per year from his YouTube channel, per SocialBlade.
How to watch Salt Papi's next fight
Papi's clash with Amadeusz Ferrari takes place on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at the Troxy, London.
Expect the main event to get going from around 10pm BST, with the card starting at 7pm BST.
Salt Papi vs Amadeusz Ferrari will be shown live on DAZN in the UK.
Jully Pocca also takes on 6ar6ie6, while Ryan Taylor is in action against rapper Mist.
The full fight card for Misfits 14 is as follows:
- Salt Papi vs. Amadeusz Ferrari
- Jully Pocca vs. 6ar6ie6
- Mist vs. Ryan Taylor
- King Kenny vs. Adam Brooks
- Tempo Arts vs. Ben Knights
- Argentinian King vs. Pully Arif
