THE stage is set for Logan Paul’s huge rematch in the ring with fellow YouTube star KSI.
Paul and his British challenger drew the biggest white-collar boxing fight in history but just who is Logan Paul and what is his net worth?
Logan is an American vlogger and actor, from LA, who became known for his six-second clips on video streaming service Vine.
Since finding social media fame, the 24-year-old appeared in Law & Order and YouTube Red film The Thinning, as well as adverts for brands like Hanes and HBO.
He was born in Westlake, Ohio, on April 1, 1995 – and is the older brother of vlogger Jake Paul.
The 6ft1 star, who bulked up to 90kg for his first fight with KSI, has almost 20 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, Logan Paul Vlogs.
Logan’s videos have proven to be more popular than Brit beauty blogger Zoella, despite their controversial content.
In July 2018, YouTube star Logan confirmed his relationship with Agents of Shield star Chloe Bennet after the pair met on set of the 2019 remake of 80s hit Valley Girl.
Logan earns £110,000 per Facebook post and £59,000 for sponsored Instagram posts, according to Forbes.
In one of his many December videos, Logan boasted about how 2017 was a “rocket fuel” year.
He launched a clothing line, called Maverick Apparel, bought a £4.8 million mansion, bought a brand new Mercedes truck and a school bus – which he converted into a ‘cool bus’.
Logan showed off his home cinema, swimming pool and Rolex watch during a 2017 Year In Review video uploaded on his channel.
According to Forbes, the disgraced YouTuber earned a staggering £9.25m ($12.5m) last year alone. He has a reported net worth of £11.1m ($15m).
He was at risk of losing lucrative contracts with big brands including Disney, Pepsi and HBO in the wake of the ‘suicide forest video’ scandal.
Logan faced a huge backlash when he posted a video of a man who had apparently committed suicide in Japan’s Aokigahara forest on New Year’s Eve.
He was in the country’s so-called ‘suicide forest’, at the base of Mount Fuji, and could be heard yelling “yo, are you alive?” at the dead man during a 15-minute clip.
The camera then zoomed into the man’s body, while Logan asked his tour guide: “Did we just find a dead person in the suicide forest hanging?”
Logan eventually deleted the video, and issued an apology on Twitter around 24 hours after the clip went live.
On March 12, Paul made a bizarre bid to crack the charts with an X-rated song about counting in which he rips out a human heart.
And the LA-based internet star has clearly invested a fair bit of cash in a special effects-packed video for ‘The Number Song’.
At one stage “Paul” is even seen swinging from a ladder below a helicopter as it swoops past some clifftops.
It’s the most high-profile work from Paul since he was blasted over a sick video showing a man hanging from a tree in Japan’s notorious “suicide forest”.
The US YouTube star has marked his return to the platform by posting a video about suicide awareness.
The video is his first post since he faced a worldwide backlash for a video that showed the body of a man who had committed suicide in Japan.
The comeback video is seven minutes long and features Logan meeting activists and talking to a suicide attempt survivor.
He also pledged to donate £700,000 ($1million) to suicide prevention groups in an effort to right his wrongs.
The video has received a predominantly positive response from his online fans.
Most recently Logan has sparked controversy again by holding a casting call for a “real albino woman” to star in a comedy video.
With a great shock to everyone, the judges announced a majority draw for their boxing match on August 25, 2018.
The judges scored it: 57-58 in favour of KSI, 57-57, 57-57.
Paul came out strong and easily won the first two rounds, providing a shock to most in the arena.
Despite the impressive start the American started to tire and KSI made the most of it landing a number of important double punches in the third round.
As the clock ticked down, punches were landed on both sides and fans could tell it was going to be a close one as the judges kept the boxers and the fans waiting.
It took seconds after the decision was announced for a rematch to be agreed and the pair continued to have words in the ring.
Logan Paul said: “I feel like I won the fight, but this rematch is going to be crazy!”
More than 15,000 watched it inside the Manchester Arena, and a massive 784,000 bought it on YouTube pay-per-view.
The pair will now rematch on November 9, 2019 at the Staples Center in LA.
