’Hopeless, irrelevant’: Ben Hussain launches domestic rivalry with online campaign

Ben ‘Hypebeast’ Hussain has added fuel to the fire of a domestic rivalry with Brock Jarvis, taking to social media to trigger a fight campaign and declaring he’s ‘too dangerous’ for his rivals.

Ben Hussain has called for a shot at the biggest names in the super-welterweight division. Picture: No Limit Boxing

He’s nicknamed the Hypebeast, has a string of impressive wins on his resume and just lit the fuse for a huge domestic rivalry with Brock Jarvis

Queensland-based boxer Ben Hussain believes he’s the forgotten man of the super-welterweight division in Australia, and says he wants “all the smoke” from Jarvis, Nikita Tszyu, Michael Zerafa, Koen Mazoudier and Ben Mahoney.

But, he says, no one will fight him.

“I’m too dangerous for them all,” he told this masthead. “People know I’m big, I’m strong, I’m a bit awkward, and I can fight.

Hussain has triggered a huge domestic rivalry. Picture: No Limit Boxing

“Brock’s trying to get a fight with Nikita Tszyu, and I was actually matched to fight Zerafa but he got Tommy Browne (in August). I tried to get Mahoney, but he said he wouldn’t fight me.

“It’s frustrating, because I want the big fights, I want to build my platform and support my family. But that’s tough when you can’t get the big fights.”

Which is why Hussain stepped up his social media campaign in his mission to land a fight with one of those big names.

There have been memes and comments flying back and forth on Instagram over the past week, with Hussain attempting to make some noise.

“I’m in a position where I’m forced to do that,” he said. “I’m just out here trying to make some noise, tying to make the big fights.

“Someone made a post with Brock, Nikita, Zerafa and Koen’s face on it, asking who should fight who.

“Go to that post and there’s about 120 comments and 70 of them are asking why I’m not on it.

“I want to make the big fights happen, but these guys don’t.”

Jarvis’ trainer Jeff Fenech hit back at Hussain’s online campaign this week.

“Ben Hussain? He’s never impressed me,” Fenech told this masthead. “He’s irrelevant, he’s ordinary.

Hussain has taken to social media to add fuel to the fire. Picture: No Limit Boxing

“I’ve got a 14-year-old kid who’s never had a fight. I’d let him fight Ben Hussain.

“They’ve all got the same problem these guys … Brock’s good looking and he can fight. They can’t. They need to sell things on social media.

“I had 15,000 people at my fights, and never once talked about my opponent. I just let my fists do the talking.

“If Matt Rose called tomorrow and offered Ben Hussain to Brock, I’d jump at the chance.

“He’s hopeless.”

Hussain has earned a reputation as an entertaining character inside and outside of the ring.

He went viral in April when a crew of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs walked him to the ring for his last round stoppage win over Mason Smith.

As first reported by this masthead, Nikita Tszyu has been pencilled in to headline No Limit’s first pay-per-view event of 2025 in early March.

Hussain was walked to the ring by members of the Bulldogs in April. Picture: No Limit Boxing

Zerafa has just signed a multi-year deal with No Limit and is considered a frontrunner to face Tszyu next up.

Jarvis, who returned from an 18-month lay-off last weekend is another contender, but Hussein wants his name in the mix as well.

“I get waiting for the Nikita fight, but Brock hasn’t earned his chance,” Hussein said. “He hasn’t done much in this weight division or in general.

“In his big fights, he gets hurt, so he doesn’t want the Nikita fight. But, because of his name and his coach looking after him, or the promoters looking after him, it’s frustrating.

“(Zerafa) will just wait out for a fight with Tim. If he doesn’t get a fight with Tim, he’ll fight Nikita and I think he’ll lose.

“So he’ll just wait it out, and while he waits, I won’t get the fight.

“He’s the sort of dude that will wait, he was inactive for two years, so I won’t be seeing him.

“It is what it is.”

Originally published as ’Hopeless, irrelevant’: Ben Hussain launches domestic rivalry with online campaign