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KSI vs. Logan Paul

The official poster for KSI vs Logan Paul.

Date 25 August 2018
Venue Manchester Loonshit, Manchester, England
Tale of the tape
Boxer KSI Logan Paul
Nickname "The Nightmare" "The Maverick"
Hometown Watford, England Westlake, Ohio, U.S.
Pre-fight record 1–0 (1 KO) 0–0
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[one] 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2]
Weight 187.2 lb (84.9 kg) 189.6 lb (86 kg)
Style Orthodox[1] Orthodox
Result
Six circular majority draw
(58–57, 57–57, 57–57)

KSI vs. Logan Paul was a white-neckband amateur boxing match betwixt British YouTuber KSI and American YouTuber Logan Paul. The undercard consisted of a number of YouTubers, including a tour between the headliners' respective younger brothers, Deji Olatunji and Jake Paul.[3] The bout took place on 25 August 2018 in the Manchester Arena, Manchester, England, and was streamed on YouTube'due south pay-per-view platform,[four] [5] and resulted in a majority draw, with two judges scoring it 57–57 and the other 58–57 in favour of KSI.[6]

The fight was promoted as "the biggest internet event in history"[7] and "the biggest amateur boxing friction match in history".[eight] The rematch took place on 9 November 2019 at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, this time as a professional person battle match.

Background [edit]

KSI (left) was going into his 2d battle match while Logan Paul (right) was making his battle debut the nighttime of the tour.

KSI's fight with fellow British YouTuber Joe Weller, who had too never previously boxed as an apprentice or professional, on 3 February 2018 at the Copper Box Arena in London was viewed past millions/[9] After KSI won the fight and was awarded the YouTube Battle Championship Chugalug, a non official and unrecognised chugalug created for this consequence,[ citation needed ] he called out the Paul brothers Jake and Logan. KSI initially challenged Logan Paul's younger brother Jake to face up him in the ring.[x] Jake Paul was initially the i to fight KSI. However, Jake backed downwardly, letting his older blood brother Logan stride in to fight KSI, whilst younger brother Deji Olatunji (too known as ComedyShortsGamer) stepped in to fight Jake. Deji did not want to be fighting on the undercard of the fight, therefore it was agreed that the fight would exist advertised with Deji and Jake's names being listed in the manner of a co-principal event equally to not provide either pair higher importance over the other. The two parties signed contracts agreeing to have two fights, one to be held on 25 August 2018 at the Manchester Loonshit in the United Kingdom,[11] [12] and some other to be held in February 2019 in the United States. Originally, Logan and Jake Paul wanted any fight to be held in a neutral venue, preferably Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but Logan had decided to go with the two-fight plan.[x]

In an interview with TMZ on 23 July 2018, KSI admitted his aspirations of turning professional afterward the fight proverb "I wanna clasp out every bit of relevancy from him (Logan Paul) and then motility onto my bigger goal which is to get pro".[13]

Printing conferences [edit]

Truthful Geordie commentated on the fight

Two press conferences were held to promote the fight. The showtime was held on 16 June outside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles which was hosted by two-time Heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs.[xiv]

The second press briefing was held on 18 July at York Hall in Bethnal Dark-green, East London, this time hosted by YouTube personality True Geordie who commentated on the KSI vs. Joe Weller fight.[ten] During the London printing conference, KSI and Deji mocked both Logan and Jake, Logan's girlfriend Chloe Bennet and his father Greg Paul to the point that both Paul brothers walked out of the press briefing prematurely.

Following the printing briefing, fans of KSI and Deji attacked Logan and Jake'southward cars which were rented past their friend and Las Vegas nightclub promoter Arman Izadi. Izadi threatened Deji with a lawsuit confronting him, claiming that Deji incited the fans to attack the Pauls and challenged Izadi to a bare-knuckle fight.[ citation needed ] Deji denied these claims and said, "the attack resulted from other factors, including the fact that Greg Paul actually assaulted a fan first."[15] Assembly of Izadi would after vandalise the gym that Deji trained in. Izadi would admit to being responsible, which prompted Deji to have officials for the effect ban Izadi from attention.[sixteen]

Weigh-in [edit]

KSI and Logan Paul facing off during the counterbalance-in

The weigh-in was held on 24 Baronial 2018 and was co-hosted by the aforementioned host as the London printing conference True Geordie also equally professional battle master of ceremonies Michael Buffer. KSI weighed in at 187.2 lb (84.9 kg), 1.ix kg heavier than his previous fight with Joe Weller.[ citation needed ] Meanwhile, Logan Paul came in at 189.six lb (86 kg). KSI took part in the weigh-in wearing a mask of the face of Chloe Bennet, Logan'due south girlfriend at the time, in an endeavour to taunt Logan and utilise psychological warfare.[17] For the co-main result, Deji weighed in at 174.4 lb (79.1 kg) with Jake Paul weighing in at 181.9 lb (82.5 kg).[18]

Carte [edit]

On the fight'southward undercard, JMX was expected to fight TGFbro's Romell Henry, just Henry later pulled out due to injury and was replaced past HalalHam. It was afterward revealed that JMX would instead be fighting YouTuber and athlete Charabanc Richard; HalalHam faced off against Jrizzy Jeremy.[3]

AnEsonGib fought TGFbro'south Jay Swingler on the event's undercard. Michael from rackaracka also boxed Scarce and won a knockout.[3]

Fight details [edit]

Ticket information [edit]

The fight was held at the Manchester Loonshit in Manchester, England.[19] Tickets for the fight went on sale on 22 June after an announcement by KSI on his YouTube channel.[twenty] Full general admission tickets started at a toll of £30 with the highest level package pricing at £495.[21] They had elected to become with Eventim U.k. for distribution of sales. Tickets made bachelor priced from £30, £xl, £50, £lx, £fourscore, £100, £150 and VIP £495. Although the result was jointly promoted by Upload Events, Maverick Media and OP Talent, Upload Events were the lead promoter of the fight.

Broadcasting [edit]

The fight was streamed on pay-per-view on YouTube, via a YouTube aqueduct dedicated to the fight.[five] The pay-per-view cost $10 in the United States.[22] The pay-per-view prices received negative responses from a number of fans, as KSI's past fight with Joe Weller was streamed on YouTube for free. YouTube personalities True Geordie, Joe Weller and Laurence McKenna commentated on the fight.[ commendation needed ] Iconic band announcer Michael Buffer appear the fighters.[ citation needed ]

Piracy concerns [edit]

Due to the loftier profile of the result in the social and online world, and the use of pay-per-view instead of the usual free YouTube streaming, pirate streams of the fight became a business organisation for promoters.[23] In a video by Jake Paul,[24] he stated that "anyone who is planning on illegally streaming or torrenting the fight won't be able to as employees from Google and YouTube will be taking down and disabling streams all through the night." However, this did non discourage fans from advertising illegal streams in protest against the use of pay-per-view.[25] KSI tried to address the apply of pay-per-view via Twitter stating, "The price of the outcome itself is on another level to concluding fourth dimension (the KSI vs Joe Weller fight). Plus the press conferences, counterbalance-in and making other content for the new channel, all adds up."[26] After the fight, it emerged that over 1.2 million people watched the fight over pirated Twitch streams, pregnant over $12 million in potential pay-per-view revenue was not realized.[ commendation needed ]

Purses [edit]

The purse for the fight is split 50/50. Although official details for information technology oasis't been revealed, there have been estimates of their potential earnings. According to one estimate, the full revenue is believed to be £150million, including lucrative sponsorship deals that the pair signed, with KSI and Logan Paul each receiving up to £75million.[27] Some other guess gives the potential earnings of KSI and Logan Paul at £30one thousand thousand to £xlmeg each, from ticket sales, online views, sponsorship deals, and merchandise sales.[28]

Withal, both KSI and Logan Paul take dismissed these estimates. KSI stated that his earnings are "a high amount, but it's nowhere near £40m" or £201000000.[29] [30]

Chugalug [edit]

With the consequence being a describe, KSI retained the YouTube World Title belt, a not-official and unrecognised belt created for this event.[31] [32] The belt is of ruby colour with gilded motifs. Its design features an eagle with its wings fully spread atop a golden globe with a crown at its centre.

Officials and rules [edit]

  • Referee: Gareth Morris
  • Judges: Delilah Ponce, Gino Piccinino and Gareth Morris

The main issue was contested over half dozen rounds 3 minutes each.

Betting odds [edit]

Result Bet365 SkyBet Ladbrokes William Hill
KSI eleven/10 1 6/5 6/5
Logan Paul 4/vi 4/v 8/13 8/xiv
Draw North/A 18 xvi xvi

Odds every bit of 24 Baronial 2018.[33]

Fight menu [edit]

vs. Method Circular Notes
United Kingdom KSI vs. United States Logan Paul Doctor half-dozen/six YouTube World Title Title [n one]
United States Jake Paul def. United Kingdom Deji Olatunji TKO 5/half-dozen WBC YouTube Championship Title
United Kingdom AnEsonGib def. United Kingdom Jay Swingler UD four/iv
Togo Momo def. United Kingdom RossiHD UD iii/3
United Kingdom JMX def. United Kingdom Coach Richard UD 4/4
United States FaZe Sensei def. United States Overtflow TKO iii/3
Australia Michael Philippou def. United States Scarce TKO 3/three
Pakistan Halal Ham def. United Kingdom Jrizzy Jeremy UD 3/3
  1. ^ For YouTube Globe Title championship, an unofficial and unrecognised title created specifically for this event

Recap and backwash [edit]

After Jake Paul defeated Deji past technical knockout, he called out American vocalist-songwriter Chris Dark-brown,[34] proverb "I know you were supposed to fight Soulja Boy. Just I think it is time you lot got in the ring with someone your own size."[35] The fight was attended by multiple celebrities such as Jimi Manuwa.[36]

Scorecard [edit]

Gareth Morris Gino Piccinino Delilah Ponce
KSI Paul KSI Paul KSI Paul
58 57 57 57 57 57

Source:[37]

Reception [edit]

Pre-match [edit]

The fight and the atomic number 82-up to it caught the attending of mainstream media equally well as professional battle promoter Eddie Hearn, and boxers such as Floyd Mayweather, Tyson Fury, Amir Khan and Ricky Hatton.[38] [39]

Viewership and revenue [edit]

The pre-fight promotional videos uploaded to the official KSI vs Logan Youtube channel have received over 63million views, including over 30million views on the official fight trailers.[40] In addition, the promotional diss track music videos from KSI, Logan Paul, Jake Paul and Deji accept received nearly 1101000000 views.[41] [42] [43] [44]

The fight sold-out 21,000 tickets for Manchester Arena, in comparison to the 8,000 tickets sold at the Copper Box Loonshit for the previous KSI vs. Joe Weller fight.[45] The fight generated an estimated live gate revenue of over £2.sevenmillion ($3.five one thousand thousand) from ticket sales.[46]

The fight was watched past over two.25million live viewers, including over 1.05million watching pay-per-view[29] and 1.2 meg watching illegal streams on Twitch.[22] [47] The official KSI vs Logan YouTube channel has received over 119million views equally of 15 June 2021.[48]

Pay-per-view numbers [edit]

The fight generated a total of 1.3million pay-per-view buys worldwide,[49] on YouTube and the KSI vs Logan Paul official website combined,[50] including over 800,000live purchases.[29] This makes it the largest non-professional person boxing match of all time.[a]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Run into Pay-per-view § List of pay-per-view bouts.

Meet also [edit]

  • On Point (song)

References [edit]

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  42. ^ LOGAN PAUL – GOODBYE KSI (DISS Track) FEAT. KSI on YouTube
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External links [edit]

  • Official site
  • KSI VS. LOGAN PAUL (OFFICIAL Alive STREAM) on YouTube

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSI_vs._Logan_Paul

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