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KSI vs Logan Paul press conference: Rewatch in full as YouTube stars trade verbal blows in London

The YouTube stars came face to face in London

Adam Hamdani
Monday 07 October 2019 19:10 BST
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KSI and Logan Paul met in London today for the second press conference of their promotional tour for their upcoming rematch.

In the first bout, records were broken as the pair of YouTubers - and at the time, amateur boxers, fought to a majority draw in an evening dubbed the “Biggest Internet Event in History”.

After an interesting first press conference where bizarre insults were traded, the second was even crazier. More than 3,000 fans descended into the Troxy as the pair traded verbal blows and fans all around were screaming in excitement.

Watch it back or look over all the updates from the day.

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KSI brings out a thesaurus and gives it to Briggs: "Learn some new words"

Adam Hamdani7 October 2019 18:49

Logan Paul:

"I might kill this man. JJ is on his fifth abortion. His fifth. Five babies - dead. I might return the favour and kill you."

Adam Hamdani7 October 2019 18:49

KSI:

"You've got a very good jab but you can't fight backwards. All your boxing ability is going to go out the window."

Adam Hamdani7 October 2019 18:50

Logan Paul:

"You have got heart but that won't matter. Be as tough as you want, it won't matter."

Adam Hamdani7 October 2019 18:50

KSI"

"My biggest strength is my actual strength. You cannot knock me out, in that last round you were begging for mercy. I could hear you saying 'nah, not like this. Not now.'"

Adam Hamdani7 October 2019 18:51

Fans have begun to throw things at Paul, who says 'if you're going to throw something, at least hit me'

Adam Hamdani7 October 2019 18:51

Over to Shannon Briggs...

Adam Hamdani7 October 2019 18:52

"Logan has been training really hard, he's training like a heavyweight champion. Six days a week. i'm excited, he's looking forward to it, so am I."

Adam Hamdani7 October 2019 18:52

Viddal Riley now offering Briggs t-shirts that say 'you haven't been relevant for five years'. He didn't accept the gesture.

Adam Hamdani7 October 2019 18:53

It's a bit of a Shannon Briggs-Viddal takeover right now as they trade blows:

Viddal: "If you Google Shannon Briggs, my name comes up."

Briggs: "You don't want this"

Adam Hamdani7 October 2019 18:54

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