KSI Vs. Logan Paul 2

Overview

KSI Vs. Logan Paul 2 refers to the rematch between British YouTuber KSI and American YouTuber Logan Paul set to take place November 9th, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The fight is a rematch of their 2018 fight which ended in a majority draw.

Background

On July 25th, 2018, Logan Paul and KSI (real name Olajide Olatunji) held a boxing match after KSI called out the Paul brothers after defeating YouTuber Joe Weller. The match ended in a majority draw.

Developments

After the match ended in a majority draw, rumors of a rematch started immediately. A rematch was announced on August 28th, 2018. After several delays of the fight, it was officially scheduled for November 9th, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.^[1] It will be the pair's first professional boxing match, meaning they will not be wearing protective headgear. The two held a press conference promoting the fight on September 14th, 2019 (shown below, left), and another November 7th (shown below, right). The fight made national headlines before it happened, covered by CNN^[2] and Bleacher Report.^[3]

On November 7th, Redditor InfamouseEAME posted a video edit of Jake Paul getting "Shut Up" by a prediction Logan would lose the match, gaining over 1,600 points within 24 hours.^[4] The following day, Paul posted a video tutorial on how to watch the fight (shown below).

Results

On November 9th, 2019, the fight between KSI and Logan Paul took place at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Paul was accompanied by his brother YouTuber Jake Paul and musician Justin Bieber; KSI's entry was accompanied by rap artist Rick Ross performing KSI's newly released song "Down Like That."

While the initial four rounds of the fight were controlled by KSI, in the fifth fight round Paul managed to score a knockdown on his opponent, which was followed by Paul dealing several punches to the back of KSI's head, for which he received a two-point deduction. Following the sixth and final round, KSI was declared the winner of the fight by a split decision of three judges.^[5]

Following the match, a number of memes about the fight were posted online, primarily on Twitter and Instagram. For example, a Cash Nasty Punches Laptop meme posted by Instagram user largetrap received over 151,100 views and 43,700 likes in one day (shown below).^[6]

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