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Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. and YouTuber Logan Paul announced Sunday that they will fight each other in an exhibition boxing match early next year.
Mayweather, who has a 50-0 record, came out of retirement, again, to fight Paul, who lost his only professional fight to YouTuber KSI. Early odds show that Mayweather, 43, is the big favorite over Paul, 25, in the ring.
Fanmio, a platform that connects fans with celebrities, will host the live pay-per-view fight on February 20. The fight currently costs $ 24.99, but will increase to $ 39.99 after a million PPV units have been sold. Then it will cost $ 59.99 starting on December 29th and then it will go down to $ 69.99 on February 11th.
Mayweather’s last win in boxing was against UFC Champion Conor McGregor in 2017. Last year, he said he would come out of retirement in 2020 and teased a possible appearance with the UFC. Fanmio CEO Solomon Engel said the Mayweather-Paul fight it had been in the works for a while.
“It took a long time to do it, but now it’s official!” Engel tweeted.
Paul, an internet personality with a massive following on social media, is perhaps best remembered for a controversy two years ago when he posted a video of what appeared to be the body of a suicide victim in Japan.
Mayweather hinted at the fight when he tweeted Paul last month.
“These YouTube girls better find Barbie dolls to play with, because I’m not a kid’s game,” Mayweather said.
Snoop Dog, who is reportedly launching a celebrity boxing league with Triller, is showing interest in providing commentary for the fight. The legendary rapper was praised last month for his comment during the game with Paul’s brother Jake against former NBA player Nate Robinson and boxing icons Mike Tyson against Roy Jones Jr. in an Instagram post showing to the wrestlers, wrote: “I have this.”
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