Boy Aged 4 Wins 'Josh Fight' Over Name, Battle Video Watched Over 7 Million Times

A viral video of a battle between people named Josh has been viewed more than 7 million times on social media.

The 20-second-clip uploaded by Channel8 KLKN-TV reporter Yousef Nasser showed a large crowd standing in a circle, ready to do battle over who was the top Josh.

As the video continued, numerous people launched themselves into the center of the circle and, armed with pool noodles, did battle over the right to be crowned winner of the Josh Fight.

Dozens of Joshes were seen whacking each other with the foam battens at the Air Park Green Area in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Saturday.

But, there could only be one winner.

Little Josh Vinson Jr. was declared victorious after the fight. The announcer declared he was aged 5, but the boy's father later clarified he was in fact 4 years old.

Following the fight, Vinson Jr. was interviewed and presented with a Burger King crown and ceremonial belt that signaled he had bested his fellow Joshes to the top spot.

His interview and crowning have since been viewed more than 3 million times and have been liked by some 244,100 accounts.

Organizer Josh Swain started the bizarre event after he started a joke online. "under a spell of boredom." about having a fight with people who shared his name.

According to KSNB Local4, Swain challenged them to a brawl and selected Lincoln after putting in random coordinates.

Ahead of the fight, Josh told the network: "This is going to happen and it's going to be insane. There were so many people. People coming from Houston from Colorado from Washington. People coming all over for this event.

"I don't know why but it's insane. It's incredible."

As of April 23, gatherings of no more than eight and maintaining six feet between individuals or groups in Lincoln was changed from a requirement to guidance. According to the Lincoln city website, this COVID guidelines includes gatherings, youth activities and sports.

On a fundraising page, Swain added: "Almost a year ago, under a spell of pandemic boredom, I made a group chat of all the people on Facebook that I could find with the same first and last name as mine, and I challenged them to a fight for the right to keep this common name.

"This was a complete joke, and I have posted jokes to my Twitter before, but when I posted the screenshots to my Twitter, the internet ran away with it and ran with enough endurance to remember a year later.

"That doesn't happen very often, so I'm afraid I have to oblige the internet to trek all the way across the contiguous United States to defend my name.

"It is not often that someone has the opportunity to have the attention and focus of a large number of people and so I thought it would be a great idea to use this attention to donate to a worthy cause in the state in which the 'battle' is taking place."

Swain also announced the fundraiser would deliver thousands of dollars for Nebraska's Children's Hospital and The Food Bank of Lincoln.

As of Sunday morning, the fundraiser had reached more than $9,600 following donations from 198 people.