Jean Pascal vs . Badou Jack and Jarrett Hurd vs . Luis Arias Also on Tap for Event at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens Meer, Former NFL Star Chad Johnson Makes His Boxing Debut in an Exhibition Fight NEW YORK - (Mei 6, 2021) – All-time boxing great and 2020 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Floyd "Money" Mayweather will make his return to the ring as the undefeated , 12-tijd, five-division world champion squares off in an exhibition bout against social media sensation and pro boxer Logan “The Maverick” Paul , headlining a blockbuster SHOWTIME PPV event on Sunday , Juni 6. The anticipated clash pits superstars from two different worlds in a must-see showdown for sports and entertainment fans around the globe . The event is presented by Mayweather Promotions , Fanmio and Mavathltcs and will take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens , Florida. The pay-per-view event also will feature a pair of intriguing professional boxing showdowns , as WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal en wereldkampioen in twee divisies Badou Jack meet in a 12-round rematch in the co-main event . Meer, former unified super welterweight champion "Swift" Jarrett Hurd terug naar de ring te staan Luis Arias in een 10-ronde Bout. In a fourth PPV bout , former NFL star wide receiver Chad Johnson will make his boxing debut in an exhibition match against an opponent to be announced . After years of off-season training with Mayweather in Las Vegas , the man once named Chad Ochocinco will test his skills in the boxing ring and bring his unique brand of fan-friendly entertainment to the star-studded event . The pay-per-view telecast will begin live at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Sunday , Juni 6. Tickets for the live event at Hard Rock Stadium will go on sale next week with additional details regarding tickets and the pay-per-view telecast to be announced shortly . Mayweather, who was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020, heeft een perfecte 50-0 record met 27 knock-outs. He racked up 12 world titles in five weight divisions during his illustrious career that spanned three decades . His brilliant boxing resume includes 24 wins over world champions , including Manny Pacquiao , Oscar De La Hoya and Canelo Alvarez . Tijdens zijn carrière, he was named the world’s highest paid athlete multiple times by Forbes, Fortuin en Sports Illustrated . Mayweather has accumulated numerous “Fighter of the Year” awards , waaronder vijf ESPY Awards en twee 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 against fellow YouTube star KSI . The Ohio native is a former high school wrestling standout and has been training for more than two years . Nu, 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 . Pascal (35-6-1, 20 KO) earned a narrow split-decision victory over Jack in their December 2019 title showdown that saw both men hit the canvas . Prior to that fight , Pascal captured his interim title by handing Marcus Browne the first defeat of his professional career . Pascal scored four knockdowns in that fight , eventually earning a close technical decision when a cut suffered by Browne on an accidental head butt stopped the fight after eight rounds . The 38-year-old has been in the ring with the top fighters of his era during his brilliant career , including Bernard Hopkins , Sergey Kovalev, Carl Froch, Lucian Bute, and Chad Dawson . Pascal, who was born in Port-Au-Prince , Haiti and now lives in Laval , Quebec, won his first light heavyweight world title with a unanimous decision over Adrian Diaconu in 2009. Krik (22-3-3, 13 KO) will look to avenge the razor-thin defeat he suffered to Pascal in their first match . Jack mounted an impressive rally on the scorecards that nearly turned the match in his favor . Born in Stockholm , Krik (who represented his father’s home country of Gambia in the 2008 Olympische Spelen) now lives in Las Vegas . Jack won the 168-pound world title with a majority decision against Anthony Dirrell in 2015 and successfully defended the belt three times before being handed a hard-fought majority draw against James DeGale in one of 2017’s best fights . In his first bout at 175 pond, Jack stopped Nathan Cleverly to pick up the WBA light heavyweight title before fighting to a majority draw against then WBC champion Adonis Stevenson in May 2018. In zijn meest recente uitje, Jack won a unanimous decision over Blake McKernan in November 2020. The 30-year-old Hurd (24-1, 16 KO) unified the WBA and IBF 154-pound titles in 2018, dropping longtime champion Erislandy Lara in the final round to win a close decision in a fight that was the unanimous 2018 Fight of the Year. The Accokeek , Maryland native lost the titles in one of 2019’s best fights , dropping a decision to Julian Williams . Hurd first became champion in February 2017 when he stopped former champion Tony Harrison in the ninth round , before going on to defend the title against another former champion in Austin Trout . Meest recent, Hurd scored a unanimous decision victory over Francisco Santana in January 2020. Born in Milwaukee , Arias (18-2-1, 9 KO) will return to the ring for the first time since August 2019 when he takes on Hurd on June 6. The 30-year-old has faced some of the best in the middleweight division , including going the distance with former middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs in a 2017 duel . Arias racked up wins in his first 18 pro-gevechten na het inschakelen van een professional 2012 and is now training in Las Vegas as he prepares for this fight . # # # Voor meer informatie bezoek www.SHO.com/sports , www.mayweatherpromotions.com en www.fanmio.com , the Official Digital PPV provider . Volg op Twitter @FloydMayweather, @LoganPaul, @SHOWTIMEBoxing , @MayweatherPromo and @Fanmio , and on Instagram @FloydMayweather , @LoganPaul, @ShowtimeBoxing, @MayweatherPromotions and @Fanmio .
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