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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 13: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (L) and Deji Olatunji pose during a news conference at the Mayweather Boxing Club on October 13, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather is scheduled to fight Olatunji in an exhibition match in Dubai on November 13, 2022. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 13: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (L) and Deji Olatunji pose during a news conference at the Mayweather Boxing Club on October 13, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather is scheduled to fight Olatunji in an exhibition match in Dubai on November 13, 2022. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
Floyd Mayweather and Deji are all set to clash on November 13 at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. This is going to be Mayweather’s fifth exhibition fight since he retired from professional boxing. A little more than a month ago, on September 24, Mayweather fought Mikuru Asakura from Rizin. After Tenshin Nasukawa, Asakura was the second Japanese fighter Mayweather fought in an exhibition ring.
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Mayweather has greatly benefited from these exhibition fights. On November 13, as he earlier said, Mayweather would want to live life, have fun, and give the people what they want to see. While the former world champion Mayweather is 45, Deji is only 25 years old. The YouTuber would only head towards his fifth boxing fight.
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Undoubtedly, it is Mayweather who is the main seller of the card: Mayweather vs. Deji. Although retired and past his prime, Mayweather is still a “massive draw” as Jake Paul said in boxing. Irrespective of who he is fighting, it is always exciting to see ‘TBE’ fight and grace the ring.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 21: Floyd Mayweather speaks during a press conference, ahead of the WBA Lightweight Championship fight between Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero on December 5, at Staples Center on October 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
As we near the fight, here are the disclosed figures comprising the purse of the Mayweather vs. Deji fight. According to updates in the world of boxing, Floyd Mayweather is likely to earn $32.9 million from this upcoming fight. On the other hand, Deji, who rose to fame through creating content on YouTube and gaming, would possibly earn $11.74 million from this exhibition fight.
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Floyd Mayweather made $1 million for answering call over Deji fight
Let alone purse and PPV, Mayweather reportedly made $1 million just for attending the call over the Deji fight. Mayweather is yet to fight Deji and is already planning a comeback to the UK in 2023. However, here is what Mayweather said regarding the arrangement of the Deji fight:

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MIAMI, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 13: Floyd Mayweather attends 2021 Ballerfest: Music Lives at Bayfront Park on November 13, 2021 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Aaron Davidson/Getty Images)
“They said we’ll get you on the phone and they wired me one million dollars. They said they wanted me to do [a fight] with a YouTuber and I said, yo, let’s make it happen,” Mayweather revealed by saying. Looks like no one is doing it like ‘TBE’.
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