KSI vs Logan Paul Rematch Fight lands on DAZN, fight sanctioned as the professional bout

Hello, recall that time two YouTube "superstars" with a huge number of supporters occupied with a novice boxing? Well, this time around not exclusively are KSI and Logan Paul going to run it back, however, it'll be under expert standards!

It was reported on Tuesday that KSI versus Logan Paul 2 will be advanced by Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing, with the six-round challenge filling in as the headliner of a card gushed live on DAZN on November ninth from Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Their first session, which finished in a greater part attract front of a stuffed house in Manchester, Britain, apparently sold over a million purchases on PPV at an expense of $9.99 US.

"13 months prior when the primary battle occurred I smiled and considered how humiliating it is arranged this occasion in a 20,000 seater field," said advertiser Eddie Hearn in an official statement. "What I saw was a wonder; a sold-out the field, more than one million PPV purchases yet more significantly a vitality of another group of spectators to the game of boxing.

"When I was approached to be associated with the rematch it got me energized, however, I had a few solicitations to help coordinate the two spectators. I mentioned that the two fighters turn proficient and experience similar medicals that some other fighter would. I asked that the fighters lose the headguards and utilize 10oz gloves, on the off chance that we will do this, at that point how about we do it appropriately.

"The two men obliged and now they get ready for war on November 9 - this occasion will be tremendous, a Big showdown card underneath an occasion that will make a promotion for boxing not seen the US for quite a while. Staples Center will be sold out and another group of spectators will join our extraordinary game and tune in KSI vs Logan Paul 2 live on DAZN."

Britain's KSI (genuine name Olajide William Olatunji) isn't only a web character and a rapper, he likewise had a boxing match before Logan Paul. He beat individual YouTube star Joe Weller by third-round Technical knockout, a fight that has amassed upwards of 18 million perspectives on the stage.

Logan Paul was an Ohio secondary school wrestler, fitting the bill for state titles in 2013. Some may know his name from this debate a year ago. He has a longstanding hamburger with KSI, subsequently the two-fight consent to settle things in the ring.

So here we are over a year later, and they're both set to make their professional introductions against one another. The California State Athletic Commission is authorizing this fight, so as Hearn noted, they will ensure they experience appropriate methodology.

For DAZN, this is an (ostensibly skeptical) endeavor to help their membership check, yet scarcely a moronic one given the monetary accomplishment of the principal matchup. For US watchers, a month to month membership is $19.99, so consider the rematch a $10 increment from a year ago. It's additionally critical to take note that the date of this occasion is inside the 30-day window of when Anthony Joshua versus Andy Ruiz II is planned to occur, so there's surely some technique at play here in attempting to draw in another group of spectators.

As per The Athletic's Mike Coppinger, WBO super-middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (28-0, 13 KOs) and rising lightweight star Devin Haney (22-0, 14 KOs) could likewise include on the undercard. This is complexity to the first KSI-Logan Paul standoff, which had more YouTube stars pressing the undercard, including Logan's sibling Jake beating KSI's sibling Deji.

That implies a few genuine, world-class fighters will be the supporting cast for the YouTube Boxing Title of the World (or whatever the hellfire it's called). It likewise implies that we, as battle sports media, are fundamentally committed to cover this show.

source: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2019/9/3/20848221/ksi-vs-logan-paul-boxing-rematch-professional-rules-dazn-news