According to Sconzo, the mistake was a "plain simple human error". On June 14, ISKA director Tom Sconzo released a statement overturning the result and giving the victory to AnEsonGib by unanimous decision. According to Holder, AnEsonGib weighed more than the agreed-upon limit this forced Holder to artificially inflate his weight, presumably with weights in his pocket. During the post-fight interview, AnEsonGib said that he was "robbed" Holder also disagreed with the result, saying that he should have won. Based on the punch statistics, AnEsonGib fared substantially better and led many fans to wonder if there was a mistake or the fight was rigged. Although Fousey was blamed by many, he disagreed with the results and said that AnEsonGib should have won.
Based on the scorecard, it could only have been a unanimous or split decision in favour of one of the fighters. AnEsonGib–Holder controversy Īfter AnEsonGib and Tayler Holder's bout, Fousey announced that the match was a majority draw the official scorecard was 49-46, 49-46 and 50-46.
Fox criticized Storms and said that he was willing to fight, but the commission would not allow it. At ringside, ring announcer Fousey interviewed Fox. On the Social Gloves live stream, it was announced that Fox had pulled out. Controversies Storms–Fox controversy Īfter Tanner Fox and Ryland Storms had their weigh-in one day before the fight, Storms claimed that Fox pulled out of the match because of their weight difference. A pay-per-view image would show in the screen, blocking the person watching the main card for free. Cale Saurage and Landon McBroom vs Ben Azelart, were broadcast free of charge on YouTube.
The first two fights on the undercard, Ryan Johnston vs. It featured performances by DJ Khaled, Lil Baby, Migos and Trippie Redd. Fousey was the ring announcer for the fights, except for the main event. The event was a pay-per-view broadcast on LiveXLive. For the co-main event, AnEsonGib weighed 179 lb (81 kg) Tayler Holder weighed 175 lb (79 kg). Austin McBroom weighed 172lb (78 kg), and Bryce Hall The weigh-in, also hosted by Keemstar and Fousey, was held on June 11 in Miami. Weigh-in īefore the weigh-in began, there was an altercation backstage between Fousey and Deji, who was noticeably unfit in comparison to the other fighters. Near the end of the press conference, a fight between McBroom and Hall broke out on stage. The YouTube and TikTok boxers had their first press conference on May 18, which was hosted by YouTubers Keemstar and FouseyTube. TikToker Cale Saurage was added to the card. YouTuber Danny Duncan also left, and was replaced by Ryan Johnston. TikToker Nick Austin later left the event, and was replaced by Ryland Storms. A majority of fans chose AnEsonGib in the fight against Tayler Holder. The semi-main event was between British YouTuber Deji and TikToker Vinnie Hacker. In the third fight, TikToker Tayler Holder was scheduled to face a YouTuber chosen by fans YouTuber Danny Duncan was also scheduled to face a random TikToker chosen by fans for the fourth fight. The third fight was between YouTuber and rapper DDG and TikToker Nate Wyatt. TikTokers in which YouTuber Tanner Fox was scheduled to face Nick Austin and YouTuber FaZe Jarvis was scheduled to face TikToker Micheal Le. On March 18, LiveXLive announced a full card of YouTubers vs. McBroom feuded on Twitter with TikToker Bryce Hall in early March 2021, and a match was booked between them. The event sold 135,000 PPV buys, but was a commercial failure because it cost $20 million to produce but only generated between $6.5 milion to $10 million in revenue. The first two undercard matches were broadcast free of charge on social-media sites, and the pay-per-view was broadcast on LiveXLive. The event was promoted as the Battle of the Platforms by Social Gloves. Overall, Team YouTube defeated Team TikTok 6-1. In the co-main event, AnEsonGib defeated Tayler Holder via unanimous decision. In the main event, Austin McBroom defeated Bryce Hall via technical knockout in the third round. It was held on Jat Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The co-main event was between YouTuber AnEsonGib and TikToker Tayler Holder. The main event was between American YouTuber Austin McBroom and American TikToker Bryce Hall. TikTokers, billed as Battle of the Platforms was a exhibition boxing event which featured YouTubers and TikTokers. Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S.
