YouTube vs. TikTok: Former Eastern Washington standout, YouTube celebrity Austin McBroom …

When former Eastern Washington guard Austin McBroom connected, it was often from long range. The graduate transfer from Saint Louis University knocked down 115 3-pointers in his lone 2015-16 season in Cheney, well before his social media personality earned him millions, mansions and Lamborghinis. McBroom, who has 19 million YouTube subscribers, 6.5 million Instagram followers and 1.7 million Twitter followers, is now looking to take the open, short-range shot: body shots. McBroom will box Bryce Hall on Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami as part of the highly publicized Battle of the Platforms: YouTube vs. TikTokers. McBroom and Hall – who has a TikTok account of more than 19 million followers – are the main card in a pay-per-view event that features musical guests DJ Khaled, Lil Baby and Migos. It’s fair to say McBroom, 29, and Hall, 21, don’t like each other. The two have engaged in two pre-fight scuffles since the match was scheduled. Their first altercation was at the event’s news conference in West Hollywood, California, which nearly turned into a melee. The two got into it again last week in Miami just before former world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather fought actor and social media personality…
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