The Pauls have been quite busy lately, as Jake Paul recently took down Ben Askren in a much-talked-about fight just a few weeks ago. Now his brother Logan Paul is back in the ring with one of the biggest fighters around, as five-time world Champion Floyd Mayweather will take on Logan Paul in a fight at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, and now we have an official date, as the fight will take place on Showtime pay-per-view and Fanmio on June 6th (via ESPN). The fight was going to take place in February initially but was postponed.
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Mayweather announced the fight date on Instagram, posting the video teasing the big match and hyping it up with the below caption.
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“#MIAMI Me and Logan Paul will be fighting at the Hard Rock Stadium. @mayweatherpromotions @fanmio and @showtimeboxing have come together to bring an epic Event!!! Tickets will be going on sale next week…. #Exhibition #MayweatherPromotions #Fanmio #ShowtimeBoxing #MayweatherPaul
#BraggingRights”
We still don’t know how many rounds the fight is set for, but we’ll keep you posted as more details come out. Logan’s last match was a loss to KSI, which was actually a rematch after their fight in 2018, which was declared a draw. That was high profile, but this match will be on a whole other level.
Despite his untested record, Paul has said in the past that he could take down Mayweather, saying “If I caught Floyd with one punch โ one punch โ I would snap this fโer in half. “Let me tell you this, if I caught Floyd in a real fight, street fight, whoop his ass! No question,” Paul told TMZ. “MMA? Octagon? Whoop his ass!” The only place I think Floyd is safe obviously is the boxing ring, but to be honest, I don’t give a fโ! I don’t give a fโ! I would fight Floyd anytime, anywhere, any place. Doesn’t fโkin’ matter to me.”
“I’m 8 inches taller, I’m 40 pounds heavier, I’m half his age, I’m 2 times as hungry and 10 times as smart,” Paul said. “I’m used to beating up people weaker and shorter than he is. I grew up with Jake!”
Mayweather last fought in 2017 in the much-hyped match against UFC’s Conor McGregor, which was McGregor’s boxing debut. Mayweather won that match by 10th-round TKO, and now he’s coming out of retirement again to take on Logan Paul.