KSI vs Logan Paul prize money: How much will fight winner take home after rematch?

KSI vs Logan Paul 2 takes place in Los Angeles tonight

KSI and Logan Paul face off ahead of professional boxing debut

KSI and Logan Paul will finally fight tonight as their eagerly-anticipated rematch takes place in Los Angeles – and both men are poised to make a pretty penny.

The two YouTubers are technically fighting for the ‘YouTube Championship Belt’ – a fetching red and gold strap initially handed to KSI by London heavyweight Dereck Chisora.

But there’s also a lot of money at stake, too.

Both men will earn a guaranteed $900k, per the Californian State Athletic Commission.

That’s only slightly less than Devin Haney, the WBC lightweight champion of the world, who fights Alfredo Santiago Alvarez on the undercard.

But it’s more than the British WBO super-middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders will earn for his fight with the undefeated Marcelo Esteban Coceres. Saunders – an unbeaten world champion who has defeated the likes of Chris Eubank Jr, Andy Lee and David Lemieux – will make just $750k.

The first fight between KSI and Paul generated a cool $11m – although that doesn’t mean the two men divided the profits 50/50.

This fight is expected to make even more money, with both KSI and Logan Paul able to boost their profits through various sponsorship deals.

[10 November 2019 03:46 · Adam Hamdani]

Chris Stokel-Walker:

As someone uniquely unsuited to commenting on either boxer's skills, what I can categorically say is that both men's shorts are far and away the best we've seen. Haney's looks like the super-rare shiny collector's card you'd crave to find in a pack as a kid, while Santiago-Alvarez looks like he's killed and skinned Oscar the Grouch to find his fight clothes.

[10 November 2019 03:50 · Adam Hamdani]

Round two: Haney 20-18 Santiago

Haney has been caught a few times already tonight, getting caught by the looping right hand but it's his blows that pack all the punch.

Santiago isn't getting shut out of this though, he's here to take Haney's WBC belt home.

[10 November 2019 03:54 · Adam Hamdani]

Round three: Haney 30-27 Santiago

A bit of a nothing round there.

[10 November 2019 03:58 · Adam Hamdani]

Round four: Haney 40-37 Santiago

Quite hard to split them apart there, Santiago again does some good work.

[10 November 2019 03:58 · Adam Hamdani]

Chris Stokel-Walker:

Media section update: Sky Sports, who have spent the last week reporting on every event in the build-up to the fight night, have just taken delivery of a tray full of coffee and bags of crisps. The Independent's man on the ground is surviving on half a pack of polos and a $6 bottle of water.

[10 November 2019 04:01 · Adam Hamdani]

SANTIAGO DOWN!

[10 November 2019 04:03 · Adam Hamdani]

Round five: Haney 50-45 Santiago

Some high quality work from Haney there who unloads to the body and lands a heavy uppercut to send Santiago crashing to the canvas. A stoppage could be imminent as we reach the end of the round.

[10 November 2019 04:03 · Adam Hamdani]

Chris Stokel-Walker:

Brian "RiceGum" Le, another instantly recognisable name to YouTube fans, has just come down the stairs on the far side of the arena, and has drawn all the attention. Feels like we're being fed famous names in the run-up to the big main event at the end of every round of this bout.

[10 November 2019 04:06 · Adam Hamdani]

Round six: Haney 60-54 Santiago

Haney went back to his jab there, quite a mature approach when the knockout could have been so near. He easily takes the round.

[10 November 2019 04:11 · Adam Hamdani]

Round seven: Haney 70-63 Santiago

Looks like Haney is tiring slightly here, looks a bit sluggish when he tries to get in close.