Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather has been postponed!

Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather has been postponed!
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The much awaited exhibition boxing bout between boxing great Floyd Mayweather and YouTube star Logan Paul has been postponed due to ‘business side of things’ – Logan Paul revealed on his YouTube channel and so did Fanmio Founder and CEO Solomon Engel. The fight was initially scheduled on the 20th of February with worldwide pay-per-view set to feature on Fanmio.

Speaking in his own YouTube channel – Impaulsive, the YouTube star revealed why the fight has been postponed, before going on to tell that he would also need more time to take on someone like Floyd Mayweather. And regarding the postponement, Solomon Engel said, “After an absolutely tremendous response to the fight announcement, we’re hoping to announce a new date very soon along with some new exciting details”.

‘With every day that goes past I get better and he gets older‘ – Logan Paul

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Paul was quoted as saying, “The Mayweather fight is pushed [back] which I am completely OK with. The fight’s still happening [but] we want to have a packed arena somewhere and then the business side of things, we have to iron them out. He’s got a lot of people on his team, [his advisor] Al Haymon got involved, if you know boxing, you know what that means for getting an actual deal done and figuring out a venue.I need as much practice, training, sparring under my belt against this guy. With every day that goes past I get better and he gets older.” [via SkySports]

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Logan Paul, has just fought twice in his boxing career, and both were against the same opponent – fellow YouTuber KSI. The first was an amateur bout, which ended in a draw and KSI emerged victorious in the second, which was a professional bout. Floyd Mayweather, on the other hand, is 50-0 in his professional boxing career, with his last professional fight coming against UFC’s very own Conor McGregor. After his retirement, he then took on Rizin kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, in an exhibition match.

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