The feud between YouTube stars KSI and Joe Weller ended on Saturday with a dominating performance and a third-round knockout.
KSI dominated most of the fight between the YouTubers in a performance that was better than most could have expected from a pair of boxing neophytes. KSI landed most of the hard punches, and by the end of it, Weller could barely stand.
Here’s how KSI finished the fight.
In case you’re interested in the ending of the YouTube star fight, here’s how @KSIOlajidebt TKO’d @joe_weller_ in the third round. pic.twitter.com/QHI9TrZPQL
— Josh Katzowitz (@joshkatzowitz) February 3, 2018
After the bout, KSI was presented the YouTube boxing championship belt.
The rivalry between KSI (17.5 million subscribers) and Weller (4.7 million subscribers) has been brewing for months, since KSI left his popular YouTube gaming group, the Sidemen. The two have traded barbs that have included fat-shaming and misogynistic and gay slurs, and KSI has made fun of Weller’s depression.
It’s unclear if the feud was real or manufactured, but the fight in front of a sold-out 7,500-seat arena in London was true. It wasn’t good, but it was real. Just ask Weller, who seemed to the be fan favorite but who couldn’t compete with KSI’s punching power.
Plenty of people watched, as well. With KSI and Weller both streaming the bout on their YouTube channels, more than 1.4 million people were tuned in when the two combatants stepped into the ring. As many as 1.6 million people viewed the fight at some points, and the crowd in the arena was boisterous.
I’m fairly certain there hasn’t been a bigger boxing audience at the Copper Box since the Olympics in 2012.
— Tom Craze (@TomCraze) February 3, 2018
In the first round, KSI bloodied Weller’s mouth, and in the second, KSI focused on hitting Weller’s body. In the third round, KSI knocked out Weller’s mouthguard, and then the referee gave Weller two standing eight-counts before he stopped the fight.
“I talked the talk and I walked the walk, motherfucker,” KSI said afterward. “Joe, you were way tougher than I thought. Fair play, bro. Respect for you getting in the ring and for giving me a tough battle.”
So, what’s next for KSI and the YouTube boxing championship?
“If any YouTuber wants it, you can come get it,” he said. “Jake Paul, Logan Paul, any of the Pauls. I don’t care.”