- Stephen Colbert stated Logan Paul “getting punched in the head”A great sporting memory was made by KSI
- Colbert was referring a 2019 match of Paul and KSI. Olajide Olatunji is their real name.
- After a deal worth $700 million, the Staples Center will be renamed Crypto.com Arena.
Stephen Colbert stated Logan Paul “getting punched in the head”A boxing match was a memorable sports moment.
Wednesday night’s episode “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,”During a segment, where he spoke about the renaming of the Staples Center Los Angeles to Crypto.com arena, comedian and talkshow host, KSI referenced Paul’s boxing match with Olajide Olatunji or the YouTuber KSI.
“The Staples Center had so many great sports memories,”On the show, he listed as examples Kobe Bryant’s 81 point win against Toronto Raptors (January 2006) and the LA Kings’ Stanley Cup victory against New Jersey Devils (June 2012).
“Logan Paul getting punched in the head,”Colbert then added to the crowd’s loud applause.
The show then showed a slow motion clip of Olatunji punching Paul on the side of his head during the boxing bout at the Staples Center on November 9, 2019.
The match. Which went to Olatunji in split decisionThis rematch was held after a 2018 summer fight that ended in draw.
Paul and Olatunji, along with Jake’s brother Jake are both YouTubers who entered the world boxing.
Paul rose to fame on Vine in the early 2010s. He has a history involving controversial behavior, including his actions in 2018. He uploaded a YouTube video which appeared to show a dead bodyIn Japan’s Aokigahara Forest. He hosts the podcast and has over 23,000,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. “Impaulsive,”It has close to 3.5 Million YouTube subscribers.
The social media star was able to survive the eight rounds against Floyd Mayweather Jr., but connected with significantly fewer punches.
The Staples Center was built in 1999. It is the home of the Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers NBA teams and the Los Angeles Sparks WNBA team. It will be Known as Crypto.com Arena since December 25,. Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency exchange company based in Singapore, reportedly reached a $700m deal with AEG to secure the arena’s name rights for 20 years. According to The Los Angeles Times.
Paul has not made any comments on Colbert’s segment, and a representative did not respond to a request. Colbert did not respond when asked for comment.
You can watch the entire segment by Colbert here.