KSI VS Logan Paul II, Comeback of Boxing As a Popular Sport

Vahan Vanderpoel, Editor

 

 

Logan Paul VS KSI II Comeback of Boxing As a Popular Sport

-Vahan Vanderpoel

KSI vs. Logan Paul II was a professional boxing match On November 9th, at the staples between the British YouTuber Olajide Olatunji (known online as KSI), and American YouTuber, Logan Paul. The fight was a rematch of the previous boxing fight between the two, which ended in a majority draw. Both fighters made their professional boxing debuts. The result was a split decision victory for KSI, with two judges scoring the bout 56–55 and 57–54 in favor of KSI, and a third judge scoring the fight 56–55 in favor of Paul. The event was live streamed to DAZN which is a streaming service that broadcasts professional fighting including boxing. This allowed for people across the world who were interested in the fight to watch if the subscribed to the streaming service which costs 10 dollars a month. The event was popularized due to the controversiality of the two “youtubers” and the comedic aspect of the situation. David Santana, class of 2020, viewed the event,”I knew my boy was gonna win” he said. James Zhang class of 2020 who didn’t view the event explained that,”I don’t care about those people”. Jacob Fegan, Class of 2020 said,”I wish Logan Paul won the fight.” There were lots of mixed feelings about the event but regardless it was a huge night for the boxing world