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On Sunday, Floyd Mayweather Jr. returns to the ring for yet one more exhibition. Mayweather will face YouTuber Deji Olatunji from Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.
The struggle might be Mayweather’s fifth exhibition bout since he retired from the skilled ranks after defeating UFC star Conor McGregor in August 2017. The win over McGregor allowed Mayweather to retire with an unimaginable 50-0 document as knowledgeable.
Mayweather has dominated his exhibition opponents. After knocking out Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa within the first spherical, Mayweather technically battled social media star Logan Paul and former boxer Don Moore to attracts, however solely as a result of these bouts weren’t scored underneath American exhibition guidelines. His most up-to-date outing noticed Mayweather knock out blended martial artist Mikuru Asakura in September.
Olatunji misplaced three beginner bouts in opposition to social media stars, together with a TKO loss to Jake Paul in August 2018. He turned skilled in August, scoring a TKO over one other social media persona, Fousey. Olatunji is the youthful brother of KSI, one other on-line persona who has transitioned to the world of boxing in recent times.
Mayweather vs. Deji card
Floyd Mayweather vs. Deji, exhibitionJadier Herrera vs. Franklin Manzanilla, tremendous featherweightsDelfine Persoon vs. Ikram Kerwat, girls’s tremendous featherweightsFaizan Anwar vs. Harley Benn, middleweightsTommy Fury vs. Paul Bamba, mild heavyweights
How to look at Mayweather vs. Deji
Date: Nov. 13 | Location: Coca-Cola Arena — Dubai, U.A.E
Time: 1 p.m ET
Stream: DAZN PPV | Price: $14.99