Logan Paul appears set to return to the ring after accepting a problem from Brazilian star Whindersson.
Paul appeared to have retired from boxing following his exhibition bout with ring legend Floyd Mayweather final summer season.
The YouTube star survived all eight rounds towards Mayweather having beforehand misplaced his solely skilled bout to social media rival KSI.
He has since launched an vitality drink together with his former rival whereas conceding his combating days had been behind him.
However Whindersson – actual named Whindersson Nunes Batista – has known as out Paul for a struggle after his personal exhibition with former skilled boxer Acelino Popo Freitas.
Whindersson was badly minimize through the bout however the judges scored the struggle a draw after eight rounds.
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And whereas Freitas known as out former UFC champion Jose Aldo, Whindersson demanded a struggle with Paul who later tweeted, “Problem accepted”. Whindersson replied: “Let’s do it”..
Whindersson made his title as a YouTube star in Brazilian and has the second greatest channel in his homeland.
He boasts 57million Instagram followers, greater than twice as many as Paul who’s one in all America’s main social media figures.
Paul first ventured into the ring in 2018 when he took on KSI in a white-collar bout in Manchester with the pair combating to a draw.
They clashed once more the next yr after they turned skilled for a six-round contest in Los Angeles which KSI gained by split-decision.
He then took on Mayweather in Miami however there have been no choose and so the struggle was not formally scored.
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And requested lately what he and KSI do for a dwelling by TikTok star ItsDanielMac, the latter responded, “Effectively we was boxers however we’re retired now,” to which Paul added, “Yeah”.
Paul had been linked with an exhibition towards heavyweight legend Mike Tyson however the former undisputed champion has dominated out a return.
He made a comeback towards Roy Jones Jr in 2020 however stated lately: ” I’m not even occupied with doing these items.
“It was simply enjoyable at first. If it was again once I first began, sure, and we had been each combating on the identical card and each energetic, yeah, we may do it. However, it simply turned … it simply turned unhealthy. It didn’t end up proper.
“I wished to do it the primary time only for enjoyable to have enjoyable after which some individuals took it to a different stage and made it monetary, after which the enjoyable went out of it.”
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