Rumors have been circulating that an exhibition between Floyd Mayweather and YouTube personality Logan Paul is in the works. And a reliable source told Boxing Junkie that it’s not empty chatter, although this person divulged no further information.
TMZ Sports, citing sources close to Mayweather, is reporting that representatives for Logan have approached the retired boxing star about a possible exhibition – not a sanctioned fight – but that’s as far as it has progressed.
The sides are far from a deal and Mayweather is leaning against it, according to TMZ.
A TMZ reporter ran into Paul at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday and asked him about the rumors.
“You know I can’t say s— right now,” Paul reportedly said.
Mayweather fought MMA star Conor McGregor in his last sanctioned fight in Aug. 2017 and took part in an exhibition with Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in December of the following year.
The 43-year-old hints periodically at a another comeback but nothing concrete has developed.
Paul, 25, made his boxing debut against fellow YouTuber KSI last November, losing a split decision. He had been in talks to face former NFL star Antonio Brown but it never developed.
Paul’s brother, Jake, is scheduled to fight former NBA player Nate Robinson on the undercard of the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. pay-per-view exhibition on Nov. 28 in Carson, Calif.
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