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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Floyd Mayweather will be back in the ring to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul in an eight-round exhibition Sunday night (Showtime PPV and Fanmio PPV, 8 p.m. ET) at Hard Rock Stadium.
Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs) comes into this fight as a big favorite, but hasn't fought since he stopped kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in the first round of an exhibition on Dec. 31, 2018, in Japan.
"It's going to be fun. It's what I do," Mayweather, 44, said on Thursday. "There's a difference between being a YouTube fighter and an elite fighter. I'm a fighter and I don't worry about anything. I've been a professional for 25 years and I've fought the best and seen every style and I always came out on top."
The 26-year-old Paul (0-1) has fought professionally only once, losing a decision to fellow YouTuber KSI in November 2019. He also had a draw with KSI in an exhibition in 2018.
"I think I have to knock [Mayweather] out. Someone's getting knocked out. Someone's gonna quit," Paul said.
Due to the stipulations of their contract, by the time they get in the ring on Sunday, Paul could have more than a 30-pound advantage over Mayweather. Paul can't weight more than 190 pounds for the fight and Mayweather can't weigh more than 160 pounds. Mayweather has never fought above 151½ pounds in his career. At 6-foot-2, Paul is also six inches taller than the 5-foot-8 Mayweather.
Next fight: Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul, 8 rounds, "special exhibition"
Results:
Jack dominates late-replacement Colina in fourth-round TKO
Badou Jack isn't finished yet. Jack turned in his best performance in four years overcoming an opponent obsessed with holding to secure a fourth-round TKO of Dervin Colina.
Jack knocked down Colina three times in the fourth round, the last time in the final seconds of the fight. The three-knockout rule made that the end the fight though Colina likely would have struggled to make the 10-count.
Colina (15-1, 13 KOs) was a short-notice replacement for Jean Pascal who tested positive for multiple performance-enhancing drugs that got him yanked out of the bout. He certainly looked like it, getting docked multiple points for holding and putting up a lackluster performance. It was two short right hooks -- one to the head and one to the body -- that were the finishing blows for Jack to close the fight.
As good as Arias- Hurd was, Colina - Jack was not. Bad body language from the beginning, Colina didn't want to be there. Pretty ugly. #MayweatherPaul
— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) June 7, 2021
Jack, who somehow always finds himself on a big stage, plans to move up to the cruiserweight division saying he's tired of cutting weight at an older age. Jack, of Sweden, could become a three-division champion if he wins a title at cruiserweight.
"I just got to be patient," Jack said. "This is God's plan. I got to keep pushing."
Arias upsets Hurd via split decision
Luis Arias already has a nickname. It's "Cuba," after his Cuban father. But he might want to consider changing it to "Rain Man."
In a steady downpour, Arias put forth the best performance of his career, beating the heralded favorite Jarrett Hurd via split decision (by judges' scores of 94-95, 97-93 and 96-93) in a middleweight bout.
The first round was relatively uneventful. But after the bout was paused in the second due to the rain, which caused Arias to slip in the ring, Arias turned it on, throwing and landing haymaker after haymaker amid brief pauses to wipe down the slippery canvas.
As good as Arias- Hurd was, Colina - Jack was not. Bad body language from the beginning, Colina didn't want to be there. Pretty ugly. #MayweatherPaul
— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) June 7, 2021
Hurd never went down and was never hurt badly. But Arias kept the pressure on and rarely backed off, pummeling Hurd with power punches -- huge overhand rights and left hooks -- for a significant portion of the bout. Over and over. Hurd ate all of them, but didn't block most. After the second, Arias' face was covered in blood, but it didn't play a huge factor.
"You could have had me out of there," Arias said to Hurd. "I was definitely buzzed. If you found a way, you could have got me out me out of there."
Hurd had some moments in the fifth and sixth rounds. It seemed like Arias was slowing down, because he was pushing an intense pace. During that stretch, Hurd was able to land sharp uppercuts in close, as well as crisp left hooks. The shots did damage -- just not enough to keep Arias from coming forward. In the seventh round, Hurd landed two straight left hooks low, which potentially gave Arias time to recover.
Arias finished strong in the ninth and 10th rounds with hard combinations and blistering overhand rights.
"Jarrett is a hell of a fighter and he's not done," Arias said.
Arias (19-2-1), fighting out of Milwaukee, snapped a three-fight streak without a victory. Hurd (24-2) has dropped two of three. Hurd is the former unified super welterweight champion, and he moved down to middleweight for this bout. He was clearly the bigger man in the ring, but it didn't matter.
Ex-NFL Johnson knocked down, finishes his exhibition fight against Maxwell
Chad Johnson's boxing debut was off to a surprisingly impressive showing until midway through the fourth round when a big right hook from Brian Maxwell dropped him to the canvas.
Getting knocked down will be the highlight that comes out of Ochocinco's journey into the ring Sunday night at Hard Rock Stadium.
Johnson, 43, can take pride in getting up from the punch as he finished the four-round exhibition against a professional combat fighter in Maxwell.
"My life has always been about taking chances and doing crazy stuff -- this was on my bucket list," Johnson said. "This was a message to everyone out there don't be scared to take chances. Don't be afraid to fail. It's OK."
The fight went the distance and there was no official judging so no winner was declared.
Maxwell, 33, claimed victory after the fight saying "ask the world who Brian Maxwell is now. Brian Maxwell is here. Thank you Chad. It was an honor to fight my idol."
Maxwell is currently a bare knuckle fighter with an 0-3 record with two losses by knockouts. He also was 0-1 in standard boxing fights and 2-3 in MMA fights.
OCHO VS SCIENCE! Salute brother! @ochocinco 🙏🏾
— LeBron James (@KingJames) June 7, 2021
Johnson-Maxwell was the first fight on the main card of Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul, and it was surprisingly entertaining for an exhibition bout.
There were plenty of NFL ties in the building to see Johnson's first bout including Terrell Owens, who was in his corner showing him love after the fight. Other attendees included Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores, rookie wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, former wideout Brandon Marshall and former linebacker Channing Crowder.
The crowd at Hard Rock Stadium was pro-Johnson, who is a Miami native. They gave him cheers before and after the fight.
Johnson spent two months training for this boxing opportunity including a few week with brother titlists Jermall and Jermell Charlo. He also did some work with UFC star Jorge Masvidal.
Johnson came out strong, winning the first round after landing a solid right jab and an impactful left hook multiple times. Johnson, who outlanded Maxwell 17-to-14 per CompuBox, would have had a strong argument to winning the bout before being knocked down in the fourth round.
Johnson told the "I Am Athlete" podcast that Mayweather manager Leonard Ellerbe offered him a chance to potentially make a "cool million" for this fight and that he couldn't turn it down.
One week before the fight, Ochocinco told ESPN his goal was for "people who are buying tickets, people that are showing up, I want them to leave and say, 'I doubted Ocho, but to see him get in the ring, knowing that someone tried to kill [him]. He put on one hell of a f---ing show.'"
The big story will be Johnson suffering a highlight and meme worthy knockout, but overall he did achieve his goal. He entertained and performed better than many expected.
"I lost my virginity tonight and it was fun," Johnson said. "I think I'm ready for McGregor."
Torres scores another KO win to get closer to a title opportunity
Junior welterweight contender Jean Carlos Torres (18-0, 15 KOs) wants a title shot, and Sunday's statement knockout win over journeyman Zack Kuhn (10-8-1, 5 KOs) should only help his cause. After a slow start to the first round, Torres handled business knocking Kuhn down three times including a flush left hook that led the referee to immediately call an end to the bout in Round 2.
It was Torres' debut fight under the Mayweather Promotions banner, after signing on September 2020. Undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor likely has eyes on moving up to 147 pounds to face WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford, squaring off against unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez at 140 or defending his title against fellow British contender and mandatory challenger Jack Catterall.
But Torres has done enough recently to get his name in the title mix. The 30-year-old Puerto Rican has now scored a knockout in seven of his last eight fights. Four fights, four wins for Mayweather Promotions fighters on Sunday night's non-televised undercard.
TMT prospect Benton outpoints Cruz for fifth win
It might not have been the kind of performance some would have wanted out of a top Mayweather Promotions prospect. But Adrian Benton got the job done.
Benton beat a very game Pedro Cruz via unanimous decision (42-36, 42-36, 42-36) in a four-round lightweight bout. Benton had a lot of success early, but Cruz never went away and was actually the aggressor at times late in the bout.
This was the first time since his pro debut that the 21-year-old Benton had gone the distance.
Benton messed around with stance switches throughout the bout. He landed big combos in both the first and second round. In the first, Cruz actually appeared to drop Benton with a right, but it was ruled a slip. Benton opened up a cut over Cruz's right eye in the second and was busier as he landed the harder punches in the third and fourth round, but Cruz was right there at the end, pressuring Benton.
Benton (5-0), a Cincinnati native, had not fought since December 2019. Cruz (1-1), fighting out of San Jose, California, won his pro debut in Mexico in 2019.
Hackett demolishes Diaz in first-round KO
Welterweight prospect Jalil Major Hackett made easy work of Angelo Diaz in his pro debut, overwhelming him with a bevy of power combinations before dropping and finishing Diaz just 1:11 minutes into the opening round.
The bout didn't even feel that long.
Hackett, an 18-year-old Mayweather Promotions boxer from Washington D.C., started off aggressive and confident, wasting little time hurting Diaz to the body. But it was his work to the head that left Diaz retreating the most. The finishing blow was a strong right hand that drove Diaz to the canvas with no hope of beating the 10-count. Diaz remained on the deck for at least a minute after the fight before being helped up. Diaz, from Odessa, Texas, was also making his pro debut.
Khan stops Gray in Round 2
It took Dorian Khan Jr. about one round to get warmed up. But after that, it was serious one-way traffic.
Khan, in his pro debut, pummeled Jonathan Gray throughout the second round, culminating in a finish at 2:59 of the second via TKO. Khan ripped hard combinations with Gray stuck in the corner before the referee stepped in to stop the action.
In the first, the southpaw Khan peppered Gray with combinations, using a nice right hook and straight left. But the heavy stuff came in the second round. Khan really started letting his hands go hard with combinations. He dropped Gray with a left uppercut to the body, and it was more of the same when Gray got back to his feet.
Khan (1-0), from Arizona, is a Mayweather Promotions product. He is just 18 years old. Gray (0-4) of Maryland has dropped three in a row this year after making his pro debut in 2020.
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