Social media celebrity Logan Paul defeated Dillon Danis by way of disqualification within the 6th and ultimate spherical in their exhibition boxing fit on Saturday in Manchester, England.
The struggle used to be the co-feature to a professional bout between Paul’s High power drink industry spouse, KSI, and Tommy Enrage, the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Enrage.
Paul, 28, managed from the hole bell together with his jab and gained each spherical heading into the 6th, when the matchup devolved into chaos.
Danis, a four-time jiu-jitsu champion and coaching mate of Conor McGregor, used to be deducted one level for an tried takedown of Paul in Spherical 6. Danis, a 30-year-old who hails from Fresh Jersey, tried a 2nd takedown within the waning seconds, which precipitated Paul to throw a hammer fist.
Safety stuffed the hoop and the struggle used to be blocked as officers tried to revive layout. Paul’s lone skilled boxing fit used to be a loss to KSI. Paul, who’s from Ohio, additionally participated in an exhibition with Floyd Mayweather in 2021.
“Dillon Danis truly is a coward,” Paul stated. ” … I forgave Dillon before this fight started. It was the only way to attack this fight without emotion. … But he was calling himself a real fighter? … Conor McGregor, you see that?”
The build-up to the struggle was non-public thru a sequence of Danis social-media posts geared toward Paul’s fiancee, type Nina Agdal, which ended in court cases being filed.
“This is a hobby for me,” Paul added. “My true passion, I’m a WWE superstar. … I’m an American boy, and I want that U.S. title. Rey Mysterio, I already beat you once and I’m coming for that U.S. championship.”
Mysterio, the Mexican legend, answered on X to the problem: “I’m not hard to find, homie.”
Paul is predicted to go back to WWE motion at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on Nov. 4.