Deen The Great

Nurideen Shahid Shabazz (born October 5, 2000), known professionally as Deen The Great, is an American social media personality, YouTuber, and professional boxer. Born and raised in Tampa, Florida, he built his online following through boxing-themed content, comedy skits, and street interview style videos before transitioning into actual competitive boxing through Misfits Boxing, the influencer-fight promotion co-founded by KSI. He holds a professional boxing record of 5 wins and 1 loss, including a run as Misfits Boxing’s lightweight champion, and has shared the ring and the gym with names including KSI, Walid Sharks, and four-division world champion Adrien Broner, who has become both a mentor and a recurring figure in his public life. As of 2026, Deen has accumulated over 260 million views on YouTube and built a substantial following across TikTok and Instagram, while also drawing tabloid attention for a string of controversies, including a May 2026 arrest in Miami Beach.

Who Is Deen The Great?

Deen The Great is one of the more recognizable names in the increasingly crowded world of influencer boxing, a space where social media virality and actual in-ring competition have merged into a genuine professional sport. Unlike many creators who dabble in a single exhibition fight for content, Deen has built an actual boxing record under the Misfits Boxing promotion, captured a championship title, and continued to compete years after his debut. At the same time, his life off the canvas, his street content, his streaming appearances, his friendship and falling-out cycles with boxer Adrien Broner, and his run-ins with the law have arguably generated as much attention as his fights themselves.

Deen The Great Real Name

Deen The Great’s real name is Nurideen Shahid Shabazz. He has used the nickname “Deen The Great” across all of his platforms since beginning his YouTube channel in 2013, and it has become his de facto professional identity both in boxing and in digital media. He is sometimes also credited online as “Deen Bean.” Nurideen, like his name suggests, practices Islam, and his given name, Nurideen, reflects that religious background.

Deen The Great Age

Deen The Great was born on October 5, 2000, in Tampa, Florida. As of 2026, he is 25 years old. He is a Libra by zodiac sign. He has spent his entire career to date as a young adult navigating the unusual combination of viral internet fame and a genuine combat sports career, both of which began for him before he turned 20.

How Tall Is Deen The Great? (Height)

Deen The Great’s height has been recorded differently across sources. His official Tapology fighter profile, the database most commonly used by combat sports media and matchmakers, lists him at 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm), with a reach of 69 inches. Some celebrity biography sites list him slightly taller, at approximately 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm). Given that Tapology pulls directly from official fight documentation and weigh-in records, the 5’5″ figure is the more reliable of the two for his listed fighting height. He has historically competed at a fighting weight of approximately 132 to 135 pounds, putting him in the lightweight division.

Early Life

Nurideen Shahid Shabazz was born on October 5, 2000, in Tampa, Florida. He was raised by his mother and, later, a stepfather, in what he has described in interviews as a challenging environment. According to his own account, he grew up in a large, blended household that at one point included around a dozen step-siblings sharing limited living space. He has spoken about facing real hardship growing up, including time spent moving out of a difficult neighborhood, and has credited sports and entertainment as the outlets that gave him direction and ultimately shaped his outgoing, performance-driven personality.

Deen has not publicly detailed a traditional higher education path, having focused from a young age on building an online presence through content creation rather than pursuing a conventional academic route. His YouTube channel, which he started on November 27, 2013, predates his boxing career by nearly a decade and represents the true origin point of his public life.

Career

Early YouTube and Content Creation

Deen began posting to YouTube in November 2013, gradually building an audience around boxing-themed clips, street interaction videos, and comedic skits. A significant portion of his early growth came from videos that captured real, unscripted public reactions, including one of his most viewed early uploads, which documented him nearly being arrested while filming content and which alone drew over a million views. On April 4, 2021, he received YouTube’s Silver Creator Award for surpassing 100,000 subscribers, a milestone that marked his transition from a hobbyist creator to a recognized figure in the influencer boxing and prank content space.

He trained and filmed boxing-related content with fellow YouTuber FOUSEY (Yousef Erakat) and professional boxer Anthony “Pretty Boy” Taylor during this period, content that helped seed the eventual pivot toward actual professional competition rather than purely comedic boxing videos.

Professional Boxing Debut: Deen The Great vs. Evil Hero (2022)

Deen made his professional boxing debut on August 27, 2022, against fellow TikTok personality Evil Hero on the undercard of Misfits & DAZN: X Series 001, the same card headlined by KSI’s fights against Swarmz and Luis Alcaraz Pineda, held at the O2 Arena in London. Deen looked sharp from the opening bell, dropping Evil Hero three times in the first round to secure a first-round TKO and claim the inaugural ICB North American welterweight title. His post-fight celebration, an attempted backflip that didn’t quite land, became its own small viral moment.

Deen The Great vs. Walid Sharks (2022)

On November 19, 2022, Deen faced Iraqi TikTok star Walid Sharks in what became the headline bout of Misfits & DAZN: X Series 003 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Deen won by technical knockout in the third round, claiming the inaugural MFB lightweight title and setting up what would become one of the more enduring rivalries of his career.

Deen The Great vs. Pully Arif (2023)

On March 4, 2023, fighting through two shoulder injuries, Deen defeated English TikTok star Pully Arif via unanimous decision over four rounds at the Telford International Centre in England, successfully defending his MFB lightweight title. Ahead of the bout, he had signed a multi-fight deal with Misfits Boxing, cementing his position within the promotion’s regular roster rather than as a one-off attraction.

Tag Team Bout: Deen The Great & Walid Sharks vs. YPG! (2023)

On July 22, 2023, Deen teamed up with his former opponent and rival Walid Sharks for a tag-team boxing match against YuddyGangTV and Ayye Pap at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium, winning by unanimous decision. The fight was notable for what happened immediately after the final bell: Deen and Sharks, despite winning together, turned on each other once the ring filled up, requiring people to step in and separate them.

Deen The Great vs. Walid Sharks II (2023)

The rivalry between Deen and Walid Sharks was renewed on October 14, 2023, at Manchester Arena in England, with Deen’s MFB lightweight title on the line. Deen won by unanimous decision, sweeping the judges’ scorecards and solidifying his claim as one of the better influencer-boxers in his weight class.

Deen The Great vs. Dave Fogarty (2024)

On August 31, 2024, Deen defended his title against Irish internet personality Dave Fogarty at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, winning by technical knockout in the third round. MMA Mania described the win as one of the best influencer boxing moments of the year. The bout extended Deen’s professional record to a perfect 5 wins, 0 losses.

Deen The Great vs. Amado Vargas (2025): First Professional Loss

On December 20, 2025, Deen stepped up in competition level to face Amado Vargas, an actual professional boxer rather than another influencer, at Misfits Mania: The Fight Before Christmas, held at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in the UAE. Deen lost via unanimous decision, suffering the first defeat of his professional boxing career. The fight against Vargas remains one of the most searched matchups associated with his name, reflecting both the significance of the result and the step up in opposition it represented.

Deen The Great Boxing Record

His BoxRec professional record is publicly documented under fighter ID 1122872, consistent with the record reflected on Tapology and confirmed by ringside reporting from each event.

Deen The Great and Adrien Broner

One of the most discussed relationships in Deen’s public life is his friendship, mentorship, and on-again, off-again partnership with Adrien Broner, the four-division world boxing champion known as “The Problem.” The relationship between the two has played out almost entirely in public, across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram, making it one of the more unusual mentor-mentee dynamics in modern combat sports content.

Broner has trained Deen directly, with widely circulated clips showing him running brutally intense sparring and conditioning sessions, including one viral moment in which Deen reportedly continued training even after vomiting from exhaustion. Other clips show Broner working with Deen and his coach on technical boxing fundamentals, with fans and commentators noting the genuine fight IQ Broner brings to the sessions, the kind built over a career that included multiple world titles across four weight divisions.

The relationship has not been without friction. Public content has documented at least one falling-out between the two, reportedly connected to a financial disagreement, with Broner addressing the rift directly in interview clips. Despite the tension, the two have continued to appear together at events and parties, and their dynamic, somewhere between genuine friendship, business partnership, and reality-television-style drama, has become a recurring storyline that Deen’s audience follows closely.

The bond between them was perhaps best illustrated during Deen’s May 2026 arrest in Miami Beach, when Broner was the one who paid Deen’s $2,500 bond, securing his release from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Footage circulated showing Deen hugging streamer Celina Powell immediately upon release, before Broner himself arrived at the scene. The two have also been spotted together at high-profile Miami streamer parties, including one event attended by Offset and Finesse2tymes that ended in an unrelated altercation elsewhere in the venue.

Controversies

Miami Beach Arrest (May 2026)

In May 2026, Deen The Great was arrested in Miami Beach and booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a charge of felony attempted strongarm robbery. According to the arrest report, police had responded to a call regarding a woman being removed from a yacht. The woman, later identified in TMZ’s coverage as Destiny Aleman, told officers that Deen had become upset after other men approached her while she was aboard a yacht he had borrowed, and that he subsequently attempted to grab her phone to prevent her from recording their interaction, leaving a minor scratch on her forearm. Surveillance and bystander footage reportedly showed Deen reaching for the woman’s phone multiple times during a physical struggle. He was released after Adrien Broner posted his $2,500 bond, and a judge ordered him to stay away from the alleged victim. As of this writing, no public statement had been issued by Deen or his legal representatives regarding the allegations.

Altercation with Tiki Ghosn (February 2026)

In February 2026, during a late-night gathering at former UFC fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s home, Deen was livestreaming when he reportedly disrespected former UFC veteran Tiki Ghosn. The confrontation escalated when Ghosn struck Deen with an elbow, knocking him off balance, an incident that was captured on stream and circulated widely. Deen later publicly apologized for the incident and called on UFC CEO Dana White to book an official grudge match between the two, a request that has not materialized into an actual sanctioned bout.

Walid Sharks Rivalry and Rematch Disputes

Beyond the ring, Deen’s rivalry with Walid Sharks generated its own share of public drama, including a period in 2023 where Deen accused Sharks’s management of avoiding a rematch, an accusation Sharks’s team publicly denied. The back-and-forth played out across social media before the two ultimately settled their business in the ring for a second time in October 2023.

Industry and Online Drama

As an active livestreamer and content creator, Deen has been a frequent subject of online “drama” content, including videos analyzing his disputes, his party appearances, and his interactions with other influencer-boxers. His life off the canvas, including his jail release, his disputes with Broner, and his general presence in the Miami streamer scene, has become as much a part of his digital footprint as his actual fight content.

YouTube and Social Media Presence

Deen’s Deen TheGreat YouTube channel has been active since November 2013 and has accumulated over 260 million total views, built on a mix of boxing footage, public reaction content, and vlog-style uploads. He also maintains an active presence on TikTok under @deenthe.great, where much of his short-form boxing and lifestyle content circulates, and on Instagram and Threads under @deenthegreat. His X (formerly Twitter) handle is also @DeenTheGreat.

His content has historically been associated with creators including FOUSEY, DramaAlert, KSI, Walid Sharks, Pully Arif, YuddyGangTV, and Ayye Pap, reflecting his deep integration into the broader influencer boxing and prank content ecosystem that has flourished on YouTube and TikTok since the early 2020s.

Deen The Great Net Worth

Deen The Great’s estimated net worth is reported at approximately $2 million as of 2026, according to celebrity biography aggregators tracking his income streams. His income is derived primarily from YouTube advertising revenue, TikTok monetization, Instagram brand sponsorships, purse earnings from his professional boxing matches under the Misfits Boxing promotion, and appearance fees connected to his streaming and content collaborations. As with most informal net worth estimates for digital creators, this figure represents an approximation based on industry norms rather than a verified financial disclosure, and it is likely to fluctuate given his ongoing boxing career and active content output.

Personal Life

Deen The Great keeps his romantic life relatively private, with no publicly confirmed girlfriend, wife, or children as of 2026. He has not detailed any past relationships in mainstream coverage, though his life online frequently intersects with viral moments involving other public figures, including streamers and fellow influencer-boxers.

He continues to be based in the Tampa, Florida area while regularly traveling internationally for fights and content opportunities, including stops in London, Manchester, Dublin, Austin, Nashville, and Dubai over the course of his boxing career. He practices Islam, a detail reflected in both his birth name and occasional public commentary.

References

1. Tapology, “Deen Bean / Deen The Great” fighter profile
2. BoxRec, fighter profile ID 1122872
3. YouTube Wikitubia (Fandom), “Deen TheGreat” (updated June 2026)
4. Famous Birthdays, “Deen Bean” profile
5. NBC 6 South Florida, “Streamer and boxer DeenTheGreat arrested in Miami Beach attempted robbery, records show” (May 27, 2026)
6. Complex, “DeenTheGreat Hugs Celina Powell After Being Bailed Out by Adrien Broner” (June 2026)