Floyd Mayweather will tackle YouTube star Logan Paul in an exhibition bout at Miami’s Onerous Rock Stadium, the 2 fighters have confirmed. This will likely be Paul’s second skilled struggle, and Mayweather will not put his unbeaten document on the road.
Mayweather is about to return to the ring for the primary time since 2018 towards YouTube star Paul.
The fighter, extensively thought to be among the best of all time, will not be placing his unbeaten document on the road.
The 2 have been initially set to struggle on February 20 in Los Angeles, although the date was scrapped just a few weeks earlier than.
At one level, it appeared the struggle was destined to by no means occur, with Mayweather as a substitute flirting with the concept of combating the youthful of the 2 Paul brothers, Jake Paul.
However now, it has been rescheduled, with each fighters confirming the brand new date and venue on their social media platforms.
The struggle, which will likely be an exhibition bout, will happen in Miami.
The Onerous Rock Stadium, which was the house of final 12 months’s Tremendous Bowl, is the chosen venue, and the struggle will happen on June 6.
Paul will likely be combating for the second time as knowledgeable, having misplaced to fellow YouTuber KSI in his debut.
Mayweather hasn’t fought since 2018, when he took half in an exhibition bout towards kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa.
His final struggle earlier than that got here in 2017 towards Conor McGregor within the ‘Infamous’ first skilled struggle.
Mayweather’s final true skilled struggle got here in 2015 when he beat Andre Berto in his ultimate world title struggle.
However regardless of making an extortionate amount of cash in his profession, he appears intent on combating exhibitions any further.
Mayweather’s long-term supervisor Leonard Ellerbe just lately confirmed the occasion could be “nothing like” the 50-Zero star has ever accomplished earlier than.
“Look, I commend all those that go on the market and attempt to depart their mark. If it brings extra eyeballs to the game, I’m all for it.
“On the finish of the day, it’s all about leisure. For this reason I can by no means be mad at anybody who thinks outdoors the field.
“When you begin dwelling in that bubble and solely do issues inside that bubble, you don’t ever have an opportunity to separate your self.
“Who’s seeking to be peculiar? Nothing about us has ever been peculiar.
“We’re all the time making an attempt to suppose outdoors the field. Floyd is all the time seeking to do one thing completely different. This present goes to be nothing like Floyd has ever accomplished earlier than.”