LOGAN PAUL has agreed to fight Brazilian comedian and fellow YouTube sensation Whindersson in boxing match.
Whindersson – full name real named Whindersson Nunes Batista – called out Paul after drawing with ex-professional boxer Acelino Popo Freitas.
The South American suffered a nasty cut during the bout but nevertheless earned a draw on the judges scorecards after eight rounds.
Responding to the callout, Paul tweeted: “I accept your challenge. Keep training.”
Whindersson, 27, responded: “Let’s do it.”
Nunes has almost 57million followers on Instagram, more than double Paul’s 22m.
After sharing the ring with former super-featherweight champion Freitas, he has now boxed twice before, winning an amateur bout in 2019.
Paul, 26, on the other hand has fought three times before, starting with a 2018 white collar bout against Brit rival KSI, 28.
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It ended in a draw, before the pair turned pro a year later with KSI winning via scrappy split-decision.
Paul only returned last June but did so in a shock exhibition against boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, 44.
And after eight rounds, Mayweather was unable to score a knockout victory, meaning it technically ended without a winner.
Paul has not fought since, having suffered a hand injury, and later released a drink brand with ex-opponent KSI.
The pair then joked they were ‘retired’ from boxing, but Whindersson callout could make that short lived.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk