Floyd Mayweather has announced he will face KSI’s brother Deji in exhibition fight on November 13

Floyd Mayweather has confirmed he will fight YouTube star Deji in an exhibition bout on November 13 in front of 17,000 fans at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. 

The news comes after the 45-year-old made $20million after he knocked out MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura in just two rounds during an exhibition match on Saturday night.  

‘Money’, who retired from professional boxing in 2017 with a fight record of 50-0, has continued to rake in the big bucks fighting in several exhibition matches while retaining his unbeaten record. 

Floyd Mayweather has announced he will take on YouTube star Deji on November 13 in Dubai

Deji (right) is the brother of KSI and got his first win inside the ring last month against Yousef Erakat (left)

Mayweather completed a routine victory over Japanese kick-boxer Tenshin Nasukawa in 2018, before he faced YouTuber Logan Paul in 2021 in a landmark fight for influencer boxing, that earnt the American approximately £72m. 

He was also taken the distance by his former sparring partner Don Moore in May but will now take on Deji, the brother of YouTube sensation KSI, later this year in an event that is being hosted by Global Titans Fight Series. 

Deji, who has 10.7m subscribers on the online video platform, defeated fellow YouTuber Yousef ‘Fousey’ Erakat last month via a third-round stoppage after losing his first three bouts. 

Deji, the brother of YouTuber KSI (left), has 10.7m subscribers on the video streaming site

The 25-year-old has previously lost by knock-outs to Jake Paul in 2018 and model Vinnie Hacker in 2021, while also losing via split decision to YouTuber Alex Wassabi back in March.

As of now it is unknown what the purses will be for this bout, but Deji could expect to make a similar figure to Paul who earnt approximately £10m from his 2021 fight with Mayweather, despite no winner ever being confirmed from the fight. 

‘Huge thanks to Global Titans and my team for creating this incredible opportunity,’ Deji said on Monday.

‘It’s a privilege to be headlining this phenomenal spectacle in Dubai, against the all-time great Floyd Mayweather. This is going to be fun!’ 

Mayweather fought Logan Paul back in 2021, a fight that saw him earn approximately £72m

This is Mayweather’s fifth exhibition fight since retiring after he defeated UFC legend Conor McGregor in 2017 and is showing no signs of slowing down. 

Mayweather said: ‘I am delighted to bring this incredible boxing experience to Dubai. Global Titans will give fans an unrivalled boxing match with a huge undercard. 

‘It is an honour to be a part of such an iconic event in an iconic city, and I would like to thank the Global Titans team for reaching out to me and giving back so much to the sport I love.’