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Once again, a member of the Paul family is the center of attention in the boxing world Sunday night. This time, it’s older brother, Logan Paul, who is in the spotlight when he faces the legendary Floyd Mayweather in an eight-round exhibition match at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.
Follow along here as Yahoo Sports will provide coverage during and after the show.
The four-fight main card opens with an exhibition featuring former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson. Johnson, who trained in Houston with world champions Jermell and Jermall Charlo, will fight Brian Maxwell.
“The Charlos beat me up pretty good,” Johnson said at the pre-fight news conference. “Of course I’m nervous.”
In the two pro bouts on the card, Jarrett Hurd will face Luis Arias in a middleweight bout and Badou Jack will meet Dervin Colina in a light heavyweight match. Colina was a late replacement for Jean Pascal, who tested positive for four different banned substances.
Mayweather, who was 50-0 in an epic career that ended with a win over ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor in 2017, will close the show against Paul, the YouTube star who has followed his younger brother, Jake, into boxing.
The bout won’t be scored and no winner will be announced. Knockouts will be allowed. Paul will have a 34.5-pound weight advantage. He weighed in at 189.5 on Saturday, while Mayweather came in at 155. In his 50-bout pro career, Mayweather never weighed more than the 151 pounds he weighed when he fought Miguel Cotto on May 5, 2012, in Las Vegas.
“[Sunday] I will beat the greatest boxer in the history of the planet,” said Paul, who is 0-1 as a pro.
Mayweather wasn’t so certain. He told Yahoo Sports he expected “a spectacle,” but pronounced himself ready following the weigh-in.
“I’ve been at the top for 25 years so I know what it takes when it’s a fight of this magnitude,” he said.
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Mayweather-Paul main card results (Live now on Showtime PPV)
Special exhibition: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Logan Paul
Light heavyweight: Badou Jack vs. Dervin Colina
Middleweight: Jarrett Hurd vs. Luis Arias
Special exhibition: Chad Johnson vs. Brian Maxwell
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