ACTION PACKED LINEUP OF UNDERCARD MATCHUPS SET TO LEAD INTO MAYWEATHER VS. LOGAN PAUL SHOWTIME PPV EVENT SUNDAY, JUNE 6 FROM HARD ROCK STADIUM IN
MIAMI GARDENS
Unbeaten Fighters Jean Torres, Viddal Riley, Adrian Benton, Micky Scala, Jalil Hackett and Dorian Khan Jr. Enter The Ring For Separate Undercard Attractions
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MIAMI GARDENS – (May 27, 2021) – Fighters competing in a series of exciting undercard attractions on Sunday, June 6 will enter the ring at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens for action that leads up to the Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul SHOWTIME PPV event.
The non-televised fight lineup will include unbeaten Puerto Rican super lightweight contender Jean Torres (18-0, 14 KOs) squaring off against West Virginia’s Zack Kuhn (10-7-1, 5 KOs) for an eight-round bout, undefeated lightweight prospect and Cincinnati-native Adrian Benton (4-0, 3 KOs) taking on San Jose’s Pedro Cruz (1-0, 1 KO) in a four-round lightweight affair and unbeaten Phoenix-native Micky Scala (2-0, 1 KO) in a four-round super welterweight showdown against New Mexico’s Adam Ramirez (1-1, 1 KO).
Rounding out the action is unbeaten cruiserweight prospect and popular social media star Viddal Riley competing in a six-round cruiserweight fight against Missouri’s Quintell Thompson, plus a pair of promising prospects make their pro debuts in four-round bouts as Washington, D.C.-born welterweight Jalil Hackett battles Texas’ Angelo Diaz and Phoenix’s Dorian Khan Jr. duels Miami’s Jonathan Conde in a super featherweight fight.
“I’m very excited for this undercard,” said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. “We have a young group of rising hungry talent coming out of Mayweather Promotions’ stable with the opportunity to be aligned with a Mayweather mega event! Not many will have this opportunity beyond this point, and I’m sure that all of them will seize the moment and put on a show come June 6.”
Tickets for the live event are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.
ABOUT MAYWEATHER VS. LOGAN PAUL
Mayweather vs. Logan Paul is a special exhibition bout presented by Mayweather Promotions, FANMIO and Mavathltcs that will take place on Sunday, June 6 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. The telecast, which is being produced by SHOWTIME PPV, will air live beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and can be purchased now at SHOWTIME.com and FANMIO.com. The undercard will feature WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal vs. two-division world champion Badou Jack in a 12-round rematch, plus former unified super welterweight champion “Swift” Jarrett Hurd against Luis Arias in a 10-round bout and in a fourth PPV bout, former NFL star wide receiver Chad Johnson will make his boxing debut in an exhibition match against versatile fighter Brian Maxwell. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.
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Contacts:
Nicole Craig, Mayweather Promotions: (702) 807-1788
SHOWTIME Sports: 212-708-1734
Kelly Swanson, Swanson Communications/Floyd Mayweather: (202) 783-5500
Haley Hileman; Melissa Kates; Viewpoint, Logan Paul: haley.hileman@viewpointla.com/ melissa.kates@viewpointla.com
Paola Argueta, Miami Dolphins/Hard Rock Stadium: (703) 663-0292
Monica Mendez, FANMIO: monica@fanmio.com