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Former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather put on the fireworks at his kick-off press conference to officially announce the exhibition fight with Youtube star Logan Paul.
Their Showtime pay-per-view fight will go down on June 6 in Miami, Florida.
During the Thursday media event, Mayweather went face to face with Logan’s younger brother, Jake Paul – and their short war of words erupted in a full brawl.
Jake Paul swiped Mayweather’s cap and ran away. He was chased down by Mayweather and his security team. There were a few punches thrown by both teams. Jake Paul, who a few hours later was sporting a black eye, claims a Mayweather security member punched him in the face.
“He told me he was going to do it [and] I told him not to,” Logan Paul told reporters.
After what happened to his brother, Logan Paul says the contest has become personal for him.
“F— yeah, bro,” Logan Paul said. “This sh!t is so personal now. This sh!t is so f——- personal. I thought this sh!t was going to be kind of cute and we’d go out and put on a show. But it’s going to be a fight, bro. It’s going to be a f—— fight, bro. It’s going to be a f—— war.”
Logan Paul, even with his significant size and weight advantage, is a huge underdog in the fight.
Mayweather, at 44-years-old, is regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all-time.
Logan on the other hand, has a single pro fight on his record and lost a controversial six round split decision against Youtube rival KSI in 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Logan was unable to move forward with any fights in 2020.
