Two YouTube heavyweights battled it out at Manchester Arena this weekend in the ‘biggest internet event in history’ dubbed by the pair.
KSI and Logan Paul entered the boxing ring and were watched by 20,000 fans as well being streamed live on YouTube.
However, unimpressed viewers have hit out after the match was declared a ‘majority draw’ after six rounds.
Two of the world’s most notorious YouTube stars KSI and Logan Paul entered the boxing ring for an event billed as ‘biggest event in internet history’
The fight in Manchester Arena was watched by up to 20,000 fans and was also streamed live on YouTube
Fans who paid £7.50 to stream it online later complained on Twitter as some even booed at the Manchester Arena.
The match was the first in two planned bouts, with the second due to take place in the US.
Viewers have hit out after a boxing match billed as ‘the biggest thing that’s ever happened on YouTube’ ended in a draw.
KSI, a British YouTube sensation, wore a face mask for his walk to the ring and a jacket emblazoned with ‘the nightmare’ on the back
YouTube sensations KSI and Logan Paul took part in the ‘huge match’, which fans paid to stream online.
A ‘majority draw’ was declared after six rounds for the Briton KSI, who boasts 19.4 million subscribers, took on US star Paul, who has 18.2 million.
Fans complained on Twitter, and some of the crowd at the event at Manchester Arena also booed.
@DreamzHawk wrote: ‘KSIvLogan give me my money back right now.’
@ria-martins wrote: ‘This is a joke. Nice try. Now there is an excuse for more’.
@EdenIsla2 wrote: ‘Can someone please refund my time? thanks.’
@eleanorjaylo wrote: ‘£7.50 for a draw. I’m mad.’
Logan ‘the maverick’ Paul, from the US, entered the ring dressed in black, with his name emblazoned across the back of his outfit
But @lukas8909 wrote: ‘Overall I enjoyed the fights and have nothing but respect for people willing to train that hard to get constantly punched in the face. Glad the two judges scored the fight correctly as a draw.’
KSI, who technically stays the champion, said afterwards: ‘I think there’s only one thing to do. I think we have to have a rematch. Let’s do it. That was fun.’
Paul, who hit controversy after he posted a video which showed the body of an apparent suicide victim in Japan, said: ‘I think it’s what the people want. Let’s give them a rematch.
Logan ‘the maverick’ Paul, from the US, had entered the ring dressed in black, with his name emblazoned across the back of his outfit.
KSI, a British YouTube sensation, wore a face mask for his walk to the ring and a jacket emblazoned with ‘the nightmare’ on the back.
KSI is a YouTube star whose channel mixes comedy, music and video game content. He currently boasts nearly 19 million followers on YouTube
KSI celebrates after his fight against Logan Paul thinking he had won the bout
Paul referenced the controversy over his video after the boxing result was declared.
He said he had been at the ‘lowest point in my life as a result of my actions’ and his opponent had ‘allowed me to take a step back from the internet and once again realise who I am.’
YouTube boxing has become the latest phenomenon as two original stars Joe Weller and Theo Baker, AKA Malfoy – went into the ring last year, and KSI said he would fight the winner.
KSI took on the victor, Weller, at the Copper Box Arena in London in February, and won.
His match was streamed live on YouTube for free with 1.8million watching it and 36million views on the pair’s official channels since.
Since then KSI challenged Logan Paul and his brother Jake to take him on in the ring, saying ‘they both need slaps so it makes sense for me to call them out and for us to get in the boxing ring and we can scrap’.
Logan took up the offer, agreeing a two-fight deal.