2020 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Floyd “Money” Mayweather will make his return to the ring as the undefeated five-division champion squares off in an exhibition bout against social media sensation Logan “The Maverick” Paul (0-1), headlining a Showtime pay-per-view broadcast on Sunday, June 6th. Still no details on the weight limit or length of the exhibition. The event will take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The pay-per-view telecast will begin live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Sunday, June 6th.  Tickets for the live event will go on sale next week.

 

Mayweather, who was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020, has a 50-0 record with 27 knockouts. He racked up world titles in five weight divisions during his illustrious career that spanned three decades. His resume includes wins over Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya and Canelo Alvarez. During his career, he was named the world’s highest paid athlete multiple times by Forbes, Fortune and Sports Illustrated. Mayweather has accumulated numerous “Fighter of the Year” awards, including five ESPY Awards and two Boxing Writers Association of America awards. His 2015 showdown with Pacquiao shattered the all-time pay-per-view television record with 4.6 million buys, a record that still stands. Mayweather last fought in a boxing exhibition on New Year’s Eve 2018 in Japan.

 

His last professional boxing match was his 2017 stoppage win over Conor McGregor, the second biggest pay-per-view event in television history.  

 

As Mayweather dominated boxing en route to a perfect professional record and international stardom, Paul rose to fame on the internet. Paul, 26, welcomed the world into his life on various social media platforms including YouTube, where he has amassed more than 20 million subscribers. His legions of devoted fans supported him as he stepped into professional boxing in 2019 and sold out the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in his six-round debut, a controversial loss against fellow YouTube star KSI. The Ohio native is a former high school wrestling standout and has been training for more than two years. Now, he readies himself to face an undefeated boxing legend. While Paul stands six inches taller than Mayweather and owns an 18-year age advantage, the social media sensation will be challenging the best boxer of his generation, in his arena.