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Logan Paul confirms £14m purse for Floyd Mayweather fight – less than a FIFTH of what rival will earn
LOGAN PAUL will earn £14million for his exhibition fight against Floyd Mayweather next month.
The YouTube sensation will receive less than a fifth of Mayweather’s reported purse, which is said to be a lucrative £72m.
Mayweather and Paul will meet in Florida for an exhibition fight[/caption]
The pair had their first press conference together last week[/caption]
Speaking to TMZ, Paul revealed the fight – which will take place in Miami, Florida on June 6 – could generate around 100 million dollars.
It will be Paul’s third bout in a boxing ring, the other two coming in the form of amateur and professional contests.
The 26-year-old drew an amateur fight against fellow internet star KSI in 2018, before turning pro and losing their rematch the following year.
Meanwhile, Mayweather – widely regarded as the best boxer of his generation – retired from the sport with a perfect 50-0 record.
The American’s clash with Paul will not go down on his professional record as it is an exhibition.
In the first press conference for the fight last week, Mayweather and Logan’s brother Jake – who is a 3-0 pro boxer – got involved in a brawl.
Jake Mayweather’s hat off his head, an act which prompted Mayweather to try and retaliate, but the melee of people managed to break it up.
When asked about the altercation, Logan said: “When you have a guy with the resources and the wealth that Floyd Mayweather has and the connection and the network and he’s saying s**t, ‘I’mma kill that motherf***er’ — kill?! Death?!
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“You’re gonna kill my brother over a f***ing hat?! Yo, we take that s**t seriously man!”
Mayweather has been linked with a fight against Jake after he takes on Logan.
And Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather promotions, has refused to rule out the possiblility.
He said: “Who knows? Who knows what the future might hold.
“But right now we have a huge, huge event it’s the biggest event of the year in the sport of boxing and we’re just really, really excited.”
