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Ben Davies

Jake Paul ranked No.1 as first official influencer boxing standings are released

Jake Paul has topped the first official influencer boxing rankings chart ahead of rival KSI and former opponent AnEson Gib.

There has been a sharp rise in celebrity boxing in recent years with the trend first begun by British YouTubers KSI and Joe Weller who settled their differences in a white-collar bout that generated huge interest. The trend then escalated further with Paul's brother Logan taking on KSI - real name JJ Olatunji - in a professional bout before Jake was handed an opportunity on the undercard of boxing legend Mike Tyson's exhibition.

Logan was then given a huge opportunity to share the ring with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather in a huge exhibition bout last June which seemed to be the pinnacle of celebrity boxing. However his YouTube sibling has now also launched an entire career in the sport and has picked up five victories including wins over UFC stars Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren.

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