Earnings report: KSI & Logan Paul cash in almost a million dollars
This weekends boxing bout between YouTube stars KSI and Logan Paul, a rematch form their amateur bout, certainly created a few story lines. Paul was deducted two points for a shot that he threw on KSI after that the latter was already dropped. This undoubtedly affected the outcome, as KSI would end up winning via split decision. Surely though, the payouts that KSI and Paul received will make things substantially sweeter for them.
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According to the California State Athletic Commission and figured obtained by CBS, both KSI and Paul each earned a minimum of 900,000 dollars. The highest paid athlete was 20 year old Devin Haney, who netted one million dollars even for his bout against Alfredo Santiago. The disclosed payouts for KSi vs Logan Paul 2 can be found below.
Logan Paul and KSI will each earn $900,000 guaranteed on Saturday for their fight at Staples Center, per the CSAC.
Devin Haney is making $1 million for his WBC title defense.
Billy Joe Saunders will earn $750K for his WBO title defense.#KSILoganPaul2 #Boxing pic.twitter.com/Qr2JHxmNGe
— Manouk Akopyan (@ManoukAkopyan) November 9, 2019
