KSI vs. Logan Paul II was a boxing match between the British YouTuber Olajide Olatunji and American YouTuber Logan Paul. The bout was held at the Staples Center, Los Angeles on 9 November 2019, and was scheduled for six three minute rounds in the cruiserweight division. The result was a split decision victory for KSI, with two judges scoring the bout 56–55 and 57–54 in favour of KSI.
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KSI vs. Logan Paul II was a boxing match between the British YouTuber Olajide Olatunji and American YouTuber Logan Paul. The bout was held at the Staples Center, Los Angeles on 9 November 2019, and was scheduled for six three minute rounds in the cruiserweight division. The result was a split decision victory for KSI, with two judges scoring the bout 56–55 and 57–54 in favour of KSI. On the undercard, Billy Joe Saunders successfully defended the WBO super middleweight title against Marcelo Coceres. Devin Haney was also successful in his defence of the WBC lightweight title against Alfredo Santiago. Both fighters received coaching from previous world champion coaches and boxers. The event drew criticism from a number of figures within boxing, as well as boxing journalists and fans, some of whom labelled the fight as an ‘insult’ to boxing. Others within the sport, including professional boxers, were more receptive to the event and highlighted the professionalism of Paul and KSI and the benefit it could bring to the sport’s audience.
KSI requested for the second fight to be postponed until May 2019. On 28 August 2018, it was announced that the fight would take place in May 2019 in an undetermined United States venue, provided neither KSI nor Paul opted out, though a date in May was never agreed. On 3 September 2019, K SI and Paul announced via Instagram that the bout would be a professional bout, with no head guards—unlike the previous bout. As a professional event, only fighters with professional boxing licences, and no other Youtubers, would be allowed to participate. This decision was met with contention from some in the YouTube community who were hoping to see others participate in what was originally a ‘YouTube’ event. The executive director of the California State Athletic Commission defended the accusation that the YouTUBers weren’t fit to fight professionally, saying in an interview that if they weren’t YouTube stars, this fight is still approvable in every commission in this country as debut athletes.
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