Mayweather, Logan Paul announce June 6 fight in Miami
Retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and YouTube star Logan Paul have announced their agreement to fight on June 6 at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium.
The historic crossover event is signed & sealed! ✍🏽
— Mayweather Promotions (@MayweatherPromo) April 27, 2021
Mayweather vs. Paul live at Hard Rock 🏟 Sunday, June 6th 🥊 #MayweatherPaul #BraggingRights pic.twitter.com/GLa0S9gWQl
The bout will air on Showtime pay-per-view.
Both fighters will be subject to weight limits for the exhibition. Mayweather must weigh in at no more than 160 pounds, while Paul's weight cannot exceed 190, sources told The Athletic.
The Mayweather-Paul exhibition match was originally scheduled for February before being postponed. The sides tentatively agreed last week to fight on June 5, the same date that WBO, IBF, and WBA lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez Jr. is scheduled to defend his belts against mandatory challenger George Kambosas. Mayweather and Paul ultimately chose to avoid going head-to-head with Lopez-Kambosas, which is being aired on Triller.
Mayweather won nine major titles across five different weight classes during his remarkable professional boxing career. The 44-year-old's most recent fight was a knockout win over Tenshin Nasukawa on Dec. 31, 2018.
Paul, 26, is a YouTube star now attempting to follow his brother and fellow YouTuber Jake's crossover into boxing. While Jake Paul has shown promise in the ring, winning his most recent fight against former UFC fighter Ben Askren, Logan lost his lone bout to YouTube personality KSI via split decision in 2019.
The Mayweather-Paul undercard will feature a rematch between former light heavyweight champion Badou Jack and WBA regular light heavyweight titleholder Jean Pascal, sources told Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix. Pascal beat Jack via split decision in 2019.