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Logan Paul to make boxing return at October show in United Kingdom

Posted on by Ian Carey

Logan Paul’s return to the boxing ring has been announced. 

Paul and fellow YouTuber KSI will compete in separate fights on October 14 on a card in Manchester, England. The event, titled The Prime Card after the sports drink pioneered by the two, will air as a pay-per-view on DAZN. 

Paul told ESPN he knows who he’ll be facing on the show but said it would be “premature” to announce his opponent. KSI’s opponent has not been revealed either.  

“I’m f—ing pumped, man,” Paul told ESPN on Friday. “It’s been so long since I had a boxing fight, and I feel like I’ve kind of been left out of the conversation. But I don’t train wrestling. I train boxing. I practice for my matches a couple times, but it’s not like I’m doing WWE training. I’ve been behind the scenes just boxing for the past two years, so I’m so excited to finally get back in the ring and show people how good I really am at the sport.”

The 28-year-old Paul has not fought since an eight-round non-scored exhibition bout against Floyd Mayweather on June 6, 2021. He’s faced KSI twice in the boxing ring as well. They fought to a majority draw in 2018 and KSI scored a split-decision victory in 2019. 

KSI last fought in May. His KO win against Joe Fournier that night was eventually ruled a no-contest due to an illegal elbow strike. 

WWE WrestleMania 39 night one notes: John Cena, KSI, Lil Uzi Vert

Posted on by Josh Nason

The following are notes from night one of WWE WrestleMania 39 from Los Angeles, California.

John Cena

The Nikes Cena wore during his match with Austin Theory were a shoutout to the famous Kowloon restaurant in Massachusetts who sold custom pairs earlier this year. The restaurant is well-known for hosting pro wrestlers over its 70 years in existence and features a ton of memorabilia.

KSI

As those who watched the event know, YouTube star and musician KSI was the person in the PRIME bottle during the Logan Paul vs. Seth Rollins match. The two boxed against each other twice and then went into business together as founders of the popular drink company.

Jasper Randall 

The conductor that led the crowd for Seth Rollins’ music is, indeed, a real-life composer that has worked on a slew of top entertainment projects.

Snoop Dogg

Not only was the legendary rapper the co-host of the show along with The Miz, he also drove Rey Mysterio out to the stage as part of his entrance, complete with the gold WWE Championship belt he famously lost and then found.

Lil Uzi Vert

In a night featuring several musicians, the 27-year-old Vert performed “Just Wanna Rock” as part of The Usos’ entrance.

Dan Barry

Longtime indie wrestler Dan Barry was one of the lead guards helping escort Dominik Mysterio to the ring. The 40-year-old has been a wrestler since 2003.

Everything Else:

  • This was Michael Cole’s 22nd WrestleMania, the most of any announcer. 
  • In the Rhea Ripley/Charlotte Flair match, Cole noted it was the first time in WWE history that the wrestlers, ring announcer and referee were all female.
  • Attendance was announced as 80,497.