The highly anticipated match betweenย Logan Paul and Floyd Mayweatherย goes down tonight!ย
Paul will square off against Mayweather,ย who is 18ย years his senior,ย six inches shorter, and nearly 35 pounds heavier, in an eight-round exhibition atย the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.ย Despite the significant size difference, Floyd comes into the ring with more than two decades of boxing experience, and a sparkling 50-0 record. However, Mayweatherโs last match took place over two years ago when he defeatedย Tenshin Nasukawa in an exhibition that ended in the first round.ย
โItโs going to be fun,โย Mayweather said of the fight, per Boxing Insider. โItโs what I do. Thereโs a difference between being a YouTube fighter and an elite fighter. Iโm a fighter and I donโt worry about anything. Iโve been a professional for 25 years and Iโve fought the best and seen every style and I always came out on top.โย
Paul and Mayweather will be wearing 12 oz. gloves. There will be no judges or official winner read, as per the Florida State Boxing Commission. Knockouts will be allowed at the discretion of the referee.ย
There will be three fights prior to the main event.ย Badou Jack will take on Dervin Colina in a 12-round fight.ย Jarrett Hurd will get in the ring for a 10-round showdown with Luis Arias. Chad Johnson, yes, the former NFL great wide receiver, will make hisย boxing debut againstย Brian Maxwell. Johnson admits heโs โnervousโ and โout of my element,โ but believes being humble is the right approach heading into his match.ย ย
โListen, you keep that same energy when itโs something that you know and youโve done all your life. Thatโs when you come up and you be arrogant, you be cocky, thatโs why I walk the way I did,โ he explained. โIโm stepping into a ring, Iโm sitting on the panel with dudes that do this for a living. This ainโt nothing to take lightly, coming in being arrogant. This ainโt what I do. The fight that I fight ainโt in the ring.โย
The exhibition bout is available to watch for $49.99 on Showtime PPV, or it can be streamed on Showtime.comย or Fanmioย for the same price.ย