YouTube’s biggest boxing rematch isn’t going to stream on YouTube

Logan Paul and JJ “KSI” Olatunji are two of YouTube’s biggest creators, but their upcoming boxing rematch on November 9th is going to completely bypass the platform that helped build their careers due to piracy concerns.

Paul and Olatunji’s fight will stream exclusively in the United States, Canada, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Japan, and Brazil via a streaming service called DAZN, which appears to be largely dedicated to fighting events. It’s unclear what platform will be used to stream the event in the United Kingdom, but Liam Chivers, Olatunji’s manager, said it will be “confirmed in due course.” Chivers did not respond to further questions from The Verge about whether YouTube is a possible streaming option in the UK….

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