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Floyd Mayweather Jr. will face YouTube celebrity Logan Paul in February boxing match

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. is coming out of retirement and will face YouTube personality Logan Paul in an exhibition match Feb. 20, the former boxing champion announced on his Instagram page Sunday.

The pay-per-view event will be streamed, according to the event’s website. The cost is $24.99 for the first 1 million buys, ESPN reported. The price will increase to $59.99 on Dec. 29 and jumps to $69.99 on Feb. 11, CNN reported.

On paper, the fight appears to be a mismatch. Mayweather, 43, won world titles across five weight divisions during his professional career. He went 50-0 with 27 knockouts, according to The Sporting News. Paul is 0-1-1 after a split-decision loss to rapper Olajide “KSI” Olatunji in November 2019, according to CNN. The duo also fought to a draw.

Mayweather retired in 2017 after defeating former UFC champion Conor McGregor, ESPN reported. Mayweather also faced kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa on New Year’s Eve in 2018 in an exhibition that reportedly earned him $9 million, the sports network reported.

Paul’s brother, Jake Paul, has fought two YouTubers and knocked out former NBA star Nate Robinson in a co-main event with the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. bout on Nov. 28 in Los Angeles.

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