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YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI are rightly credited for bringing in the celebrity fight revolution into boxing. A couple of years back, both the men locked horns in a pro-boxing bout. On the night, the British YouTuber pulled off a shocker by defeating Paul via a Split Decision.

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After this rematch in 2019, many expected the pair to engage in a trilogy and settle their prolonged rift. However, they didn’t fight throughout 2020 and 2021. In 2022, they quashed their beef as they collaborated on a new business venture.

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Both KSI and Paul went live on Instagram, wherein ‘The Maverick’ abruptly accepted his defeat in the rematch. He said, “So we fought twice, I gotta tell you, something man. The second fight, I think you won fair and square. I said it. I think you won”

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In this rematch, both novices seemed desperate to land their best shots and went after each other from the first bell itself. While KSI was the aggressor, Paul moved around the squared circle to dodge his rival’s blows.

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In round 4, ‘The Maverick’ caught his fellow YouTuber with an uppercut. However, the referee deducted two points as Paul hit his nemesis while he was down. Eventually, this turned out to be pivotal, as KSI won. The judges scored 56-55, 57-54, and 55-56 in the Brit’s favor.

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Logan Paul addressed the two-point deduction factor in his post-fight interview

This was the first pro-boxing outing for both the men and they were desperate to claim a win. However, things just didn’t seem to go in favor of ‘The Maverick,’ and his post-fight comments are proof of the same.

In his post-fight interview, Logan Paul said, “The two points that I got taken away from me was the reason I lost tonight.”

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Do you think Logan Paul got robbed? Or was that just his comment in the heat of the moment? Let us know in the comments section.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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