A series of boxing matches between Spanish-speaking influencers reached a peak of 1.5 million viewers on Twitch. This is prompting imitators: Félix “xQc” Lengyel wants to duel with a Spaniard but has to gain weight first and start eating the crusts of his pizzas.
This is the situation:
- A week ago, boxing in the Spanish-speaking Twitch created extremely high viewership numbers. A series of boxing matches between streamers like former LoL pro Antonio “Reven” Pino and Elm “Elmillor” Cherto saw over 1.5 million viewers. The huge Spanish-speaking streamer Ibai broadcasted the event. With 1.5 million viewers, he achieved the second-highest “concurrent viewers on Twitch” value of all time, ahead of the legendary “Ninja and Drake” moment and only behind TheGrefg
- The boxing match was presented by Webedia Spain and broadcasted on Ibai’s channel. The remarkable aspect was the high viewership not only at peak but also throughout: the streamer maintained over a million viewers for more than 2 hours.
- Boxing matches between influencers are actually a “YouTube” trend, but this could now also reach Twitch via Spain. Perhaps it will even come to Germany.
Spanish asks xQc for a challenge because “you have the same height as me”
This is the challenge to xQc: As it is on Twitch: When one does something and succeeds, others immediately copy the idea.
The Spanish-speaking Twitch streamer Rubius (9.1 million followers) is also eager to throw punches in the ring. He says in English during a stream: He wants to fight xQc (5.7 million followers). Because both have the same height: Both are about 187 cm tall.
Rubius is confident that he can “kick the Canadian’s ass.” The fight could either be a boxing match or take place in “Ultimate Fighting” style.
This is how xQc responds: He humorously addresses the challenge but has concerns.
xQc says: Although he has a large reach and is quick, he doesn’t know if Rubius might be heavier than himself. He needs to know that beforehand and maybe start “eating the crusts”: This refers to some people avoiding eating pizza crusts for weight reasons, as they are considered bad carbohydrates that cause weight gain.
Celeb boxing for the Twitch generation
This is what it’s about: “Influencers beating each other up on the internet” has been trending for about two years: This was hyped by a fight between Logan Paul and “KSI.” Back then, it was called one of the “biggest amateur boxing matches in history.”
The combination of boxing and influencers seems to have an extreme appeal. Public disputes are often staged that then call for a “resolution” in the ring. The verbal jabs between the opponents heat up the mood in advance and result in high viewership numbers.
Spaniards are known for successfully copying trends from the USA and achieving great success with them. Spanish-speaking Twitch has experienced a massive boom in recent months.
In Germany, there were already such “boxing” formats between celebrities in reality TV over 20 years ago: As early as 2001, entertainer Stefan Raab faced professional boxer Regina Halmich in a showcase fight and lost. The format later became known as “Celebrity Boxing.”
It also seems certain that the trend is coming to Germany. US trends like “Streaming Servers for Rust” or “opening packs of Pokémon cards” have been successfully adopted by German Twitch streamers. German Twitch streamer Trymacs has announced plans to hold a boxing event in Germany this August.
The idea of US Twitch stars rearranging each other’s faces had already been raised a year ago by US streamer Tfue. He wanted to face his predecessor and longtime rival Tyler “Ninja” Blevins in a UFC-style ring. The two had one of those conflicts that brewed over the years. Tfue apparently always felt “in the shadow” of Ninja, found himself unfairly treated, and wanted to resolve that in the ring:
Fortnite: Twitch star Tfue wants to fight Ninja now – UFC, MMA, whatever
Disclaimer: Webedia Spain presented the boxing match in Spain. MeinMMO also belongs to the Webedia group.
