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 04:57 · Adam Hamdani]

Chris Stokel-Walker:

We’ve just one fight left – the main event we’ve all been waiting for (and in the case of some in the professional boxing world, dreading). 

Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “Whether boxing fans like it or not, this is quickly becoming one of the most hotly anticipated bouts of the year.

The stakes we’ve taken so far have surpassed the majority of fights in 2019, and our estimates tell us that this will be on par with Anthony Joshua v Andy Ruiz II in terms of bets placed.”

He added: “90% of bets when it comes to fighting are placed on the day of the event itself, either in the hours leading up to, or during, the bout. As far as the popularity charts are concerned, KSI is running away with things when it comes to how many punters have backed him to win. But those bets have been at much smaller stakes in comparison to Logan Paul, who has been the subject of much fewer bets, but much bigger stakes.”

[10 November 2019 04:59 · Adam Hamdani]

Chris Stokel-Walker:

Everyone is standing here at Staples Centre as Logan Paul makes his way to the ring. 

As a reminder: this is Paul's theoretical hometown. 

We’ve got the battle of music seconds here as Justin Bieber – who lest we forget, was a YouTuber before he became a major international popstar – accompanies Logan Paul to the ring. It can be hard to cast your mind back to when Bieber was a 13-year-old covering songs that would be recorded to share with distant relatives, but it’s indicative of just how much YouTube has come in all those years.

[10 November 2019 05:00 · Adam Hamdani]

Chris Stokel-Walker: 

KSI’s team have been planning his entrance for a long time, and his elaborate robe and ring walk partner are evidence of that. It’s been an open secret in the YouTube community close to the fight that the YouTuber would be joined on his ring walk by US rapper Rick Ross and Lil Baby, with whom he has duetted on his newest song, “Down Like That.” It’s a useful bit of cross-promotion for KSI, who embarked on a European tour earlier this year.

[10 November 2019 05:03 · Adam Hamdani]

Logan Paul is in the ring!

[10 November 2019 05:05 · Adam Hamdani]

With both men in the ring, it's national anthem time.

[10 November 2019 05:06 · Adam Hamdani]

Chris Stokel-Walker

I've just seen KSI's manager, Liam Chivers, dashing to ringside to make sure he was in place - whether that's for the (slightly janky) violin rendition of God Save the Queen we're getting or what I'm not sure. (Violins should always have disco lights.)

[10 November 2019 05:08 · Adam Hamdani]

KSI's ring entrance.

[10 November 2019 05:09 · Adam Hamdani]

Chris Stokel-Walker:

OK - this is it. This is the big one. Michael Buffer has been wheeled out, we've got six rounds, no headgear and 10lb gloves. "This is the match we've all been waiting for," says Buffer - and he's not lying.

[10 November 2019 05:09 · Adam Hamdani]

Chris Stokel-Walker:

Also worth noting, despite the rumours going around earlier this evening, Shannon Briggs - who some called to be banned from the ring - is standing front and centre.

[10 November 2019 05:11 · Adam Hamdani]

Logan is in his home country, but you wouldn't really know it... he gets a fairly big round of boos from the crowd.

KSI on the other hand, quite big cheers.