The battle to crown the toughest internet personality saw a pair of YouTube sensations enter the ring under professional rules on Saturday as the sport of boxing tentatively held its breath. With a combined 40 million followers on YouTube and a grudge that dates back to their majority draw amateur bout in , KSI and Logan Paul drew a huge crowd to the Staples Center in Los Angeles and received main event status on DAZN before delivering a surprisingly entertaining affair. KSI came out the winner in the end by split decision in their six-round cruiserweight bout that was helped by referee Jack Reiss' controversial two-point deduction on Paul for holding and hitting KSI when he was down in Round 4. Two judges scored it and for KSI while the third had it for Paul. I was ready, I was on fire. He couldn't deal with my jabs to the body tonight. But the native of London landed the bigger shots throughout save for a wild fourth round that ultimately decided the fight. Respect box?
Logan Paul vs. KSI 2 scorecard
Logan Paul vs. KSI 2 highlights
KSI defeated Logan Paul via split decision in their highly anticipated rematch. KSI defeats Logan Paul with a split decision victory! One judge ruled in favor of Logan Paul, but the other two judges ruled in favor of KSI and Paul had a controversial knockdown in Round 4 where he appeared to hit KSI when he was down. As a result, the referee told the judges to dock two points from Paul. The ref could be heard telling Paul, "You can't do that s—. As you can tell by the scorecard, those two points were critical in the final decision as this nearly ended in another draw. Paul was upset with the decision after the fight, blaming the point deduction for his loss. Jake Paul said he's turned professional, so don't be surprised if some sort of fight with the younger brother takes place in the near future.
Logan Paul vs. KSI 2 fight card results
KSI vs. The undercard consisted of a number of YouTubers, including a bout between the headliners respective younger brothers, Deji Olatunji and Jake Paul. The bout took place on 25 August at PM BST in the Manchester Arena , Manchester , England, and was streamed on YouTube 's pay-per-view platform, [1] [2] [3] and resulted in a majority draw , with two judges scoring it 57—57 and the other 58—57 in favour of KSI. The fight was promoted as "the biggest internet event in history" [5] and "the biggest amateur boxing match in history".
But when the final bell tolled and Michael Buffer read the judges' scorecards, KSI was declared the winner by split decision , , Although KSI was the aggressor, repeatedly working to get inside and bash Paul with power shots, the British fighter was the benefactor of a two-point deduction of Paul in the fourth round. The wild sequence that round started when Paul landed a big uppercut, sending KSI crashing down to the canvas. However, the ref ruled that it was a punch behind the head and a push that made KSI taste the mat. It was ruled a knockdown and a two-point penalty for Paul.
