Floyd Mayweather ‘set for ring return to fight YouTuber Logan Paul in a money-spinning exhibition match on June 5… with five cities across America vying to host the showdown’
- Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul will go head-to-head on June 5 in their exhibition bout
- The mega-money fight was due to be held on February 20, but was postponed
- It has now been scheduled for June and will be shown on Showtime pay per view
- Mayweather will be limited to 160lb for the flight, while Paul will be limited 190lb
- The fight will take place in either Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas or Atlanta
Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul are set to go head to head on June 5 in their rearranged exhibition bout.
The money-spinning match was due to be held on February 20, but was postponed due to what Paul describes as ‘complications’ with Mayweather.
However, according to The Athletic, the fight has now been scheduled for June and will be shown on Showtime pay per view.
Mayweather and Paul are set to go head-to-head on June 5 in their rearranged exhibition bout
As a result, the fight will take place on the same night Teofimo Lopez takes on George Kambosas in a quest to defend his lightweight world titles.
The undercard for that fight would also see Evander Holyfield return to the ring to take on Kevin McBride in an exhibition fight.
As it stands, the location of Mayweather’s bout with Paul is yet to be determined but the 44-year-old did take to Instagram to identify the five cities under consideration.
He asked his fans whether they would like to see the fight take place in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas or Atlanta.
However, Mayweather – who retired in 2017 with a perfect 50-0 record – held the last 15 professional fights of his career in Nevada and could be tempted to return to familiar territory.
Mayweather will have to weigh in at 160lb, while Paul (right) will have to weigh in at 190lb
Mayweather last fought in an exhibition bout with kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Japan
According to reports, Mayweather will be limited 160lb for the fight, while Paul will be restricted to 190lb.
Paul has previously stated that the fight will see him go six three-minute rounds against the sport’s best pound-for-pound fighter. However, official terms of the rearranged bout have not been released.
The social media phenomenon has only fought professionally twice – when taking on fellow YouTuber KSI – while his brother Jake has won three professional fights.
Mayweather’s last fight saw him beat UFC superstar Conor McGregor, though he did have an exhibition bout with featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in December 2018, in which he won inside the first round.