Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul exhibition fight confirmed for February 20

Floyd Mayweather Jr will fight Logan Paul in February, it has been confirmed.

The undefeated American has been retired since 2017 when he knocked out UFC superstar Conor McGregor.

But the 43-year-old did perform in an exhibition bout in 2018, knocking out undefeated kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Saitama on 31 December. 

And it has been confirmed Paul Mayweather live online will return to the ring once again to face YouTube star Paul in an exhibition fight on February 20.

The pound-for-pound king confirmed the news on his social media channels on Sunday.

Mayweather had already spoken about fighting Paul beforehand, vowing to hand him the “same treatment” as McGregor after being called out.

Three years ago a fighter from the UFC said my name and I had to put a muzzle on that bitch. Logan Paul can get the same treatment before I go conquer Japan again.”

Paul has taken to boxing in recent years with two lucrative bouts with fellow YouTuber KSI.

The first bout was a majority draw before the rematch, this time under professional rules, saw KSI secure victory.

Paul’s brother Jake won his second professional bout earlier this month, beating former NBA player Nate Robinson by knockout on the Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr undercard.

Paul to Pocket 5,000 per Cent More Than Original Pay for Mayweather Fight

Logan Paul and Floyd Mayweather Jr will clash in February in what could get one of the greatest PPV battles in boxing history regardless of the conspicuous bay in experience.

Logan Paul has demanded that he will make a 'great sum' from his Floyd Mayweather standoff.

It had initially been accounted for that the YouTube star would procure far not as much as his adversary, who will be partaking in a second display since his last proficient appearing against Conor McGregor. how to watch Mayweather vs Paul online

Mayweather was said to have been surrendered affirmations front to the measure of £3.6m, just as 50% of the multitude of deals of the Mayweather vs Logan Paul live.

Paul has now tended to the gossipy tidbits, and his companion has given further understanding into his normal profit.

Logan Paul has demanded that he will make a 'great sum' from his Floyd Mayweather session.

He said on his authority YouTube channel: "Everybody needs to think about the cash for this battle.

"Everybody needs to realize what got Floyd to take this battle, was it the cash?

"I'll state this, you're misguided with your evaluations, and you'll never know.

"I'd likely would have done this battle for nothing. It's a notorious chance, this is some heritage s***.

Floyd Mayweather Jr wants to bring in cash no mystery.

"I'd have done this for nothing. This is the coolest thing on the planet. I will beauty the ring with probably the best fighter ever and endeavor to take his head off.

"However, I didn't take it for nothing, I will make a decent sum."

Co-have Mike Majlak at that point proposed that Paul will acquire at any rate $10m (£7.3m) which is 5,000 percent more than the underlying appraisal, which was £147,000 in addition to 5 percent of PPV deals.

Majlak stated: "Eight figures - you're not going to state it, yet eight figures."

That update comes after Solomon Engel, the CEO of Fanmio, uncovered his certainty that the session will outperform the 4.6m and 4.4m PPV deals of Mayweather's sessions against Manny Pacquiao in 2015 and McGregor in 2017. Mayweather vs Paul live streaming

Addressing the Sun, Engel stated: "We do see it breaking the record. We have projections which I would prefer not to remark on yet we do see it breaking the record.

"I can reveal to you we are extremely bullish on beating that number and conceivably by far.

"We have just sold a lot of PPVs, which is somewhat unfathomable almost immediately."