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| Date | November 9, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| KSI wins via 6-round split decision (56–55, 57–54, 55–56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
KSI vs. Logan Paul II was a cruiserweight professional boxing match contested between English YouTuber KSI and American YouTuber Logan Paul.[2][3] The bout was held on November 9, 2019, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. KSI defeated Paul via split decision, with two judges scoring the bout 56–55 and 57–54 in favour of KSI, and a third judge scoring the fight 56–55 in favour of Paul.[4]
On the undercard, Billy Joe Saunders successfully defended the WBO super middleweight title against Marcelo Coceres, and Devin Haney was also successful in his defence of the WBC lightweight title against Alfredo Santiago. The decision to have two world-title bouts on the undercard, beneath the two YouTubers, was criticised, with some going as far as describing the event as an 'insult' to boxing. However, a number of figures within the sport, including professional boxers, were receptive to the event and highlighted the professionalism of Paul and KSI – both of whom received coaching from previous world champion coaches and boxers – as well as their intention to bring a new audience to the sport of boxing. The fight sold 2 million PPV buys.[5]
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- ^ Chambers, Georgia (22 August 2018). "KSI vs Logan Paul fight: Everything you need to know about the boxing match including tickets and how to watch on YouTube". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI confirm boxing showdown in Manchester". Sky News. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "KSI vs Logan Paul 2: British YouTuber wins boxing fight against social media rival". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Sky. 10 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Mukherjee, Shreyan (18 August 2022). ""2 million PPV buys" - Eddie Hearn reveals the astronomical amount of pay-per-views sold at KSI vs. Logan Paul 2". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2023.