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Floyd Mayweather will face YouTube boxer Logan Paul in a ‘super exhibition fight’ in February 2021 when undefeated ‘Money’ returns to the ring for the first time in two years.
- Floyd Mayweather will face Logan Paul in an exhibition fight in February 2021
- American boxing legend will put his 50-0 undefeated record at stake
- Paul, 25, was beaten up by fellow YouTuber KSI in Los Angeles 13 months ago
Floyd Mayweather will face YouTube boxer Logan Paul in an exhibition fight in February 2021.
The American boxing legend, who is 50-0 undefeated, has not fought in just under two years and only once since knocking out Conor McGregor in 2017 in another exhibition fight.
The fight will be broadcast via pay-per-view and the fight will take place on Saturday, February 20 of next year.
Floyd Mayweather (above) will face YouTube’s Logan Paul in an exhibition fight in February
Paul (right) was beaten up by fellow YouTuber KSI (not pictured) in November 2019
His fellow American Paul, 25, fought fellow YouTuber KSI twice in the past three years, the first of which resulted in a draw before the Briton clinched a rematch victory in 2019.
Paul’s younger brother Jake, who is also a YouTuber, has stepped into the world of professional boxing and beat former basketball player Nate Robinson explosively last month.
Jake even recently claimed that he’s the “next Floyd Mayweather” when it comes to entertainment after just one white-collar fight and two pro fights.
Both Mayweather and Logan Paul have reportedly been in talks about a fight for a while, with an announcement about the fight set to break up Sunday night.
It will be Mayweather’s third exhibition fight since 2017, the first being against Conor McGregor.
This week, Mayweather had to ignore claims that he was preparing to face a rematch with McGregor.
He told Drink Champs: ‘I took it (the McGregor fight) seriously, but I wanted to have a little fun in the fight and I wanted to entertain people.
‘You have to give people a show, so I gave people a show.
‘If I wanted to go out and fuck him and throw him out the door, I could have. But my thing is this, if I’d done that, it probably wouldn’t be part two. ‘
Mayweather hasn’t fought since New Years Eve 2018 when he beat Tenshin Nasukawa (right)
Mayweather then participated in a second exhibition fight since retiring from professional boxing against Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Tokyo.
The 2018 New Year’s Eve fight saw the American win in one round, in which Tenshin’s camp threw in the towel after an explosive start from Mayweather.
The 43-year-old is believed to have made £ 6.7 million in that round in Japan, on top of the £ 223 million he made in McGregor’s exhibition fight in 2017.
Meanwhile, Logan Paul (right) was defeated by fellow YouTuber KSI (left) in 2019.
Logan’s fights with KSI in 2018 and 2019 were also popular as YouTuber’s boxing influence continues to grow in the sport.
The first contest between KSI and Logan Paul was an immediate success and became the largest non-professional boxing match of all time with 1.3 million pay-per-views worldwide, a figure that included 800,000 live purchases.
The second fight in 2019 saw both fighters receive around $ 900,000 each, although the figures are believed to be higher for both KSI and Logan Paul.
