Former boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. has given an off-the-record confirmation of his upcoming exhibition match against popular UK YouTuber Deji. Deji did not win any of his boxing matches as an amateur, before surprisingly claiming victory in his first pro bout against fellow YouTuber Yousef "Fousey" at the Misfits Boxing event.This isn't the first time Floyd Mayweather Jr. has taken on an influencer in a boxing ring. In June 2021, the 45-year-old boxing veteran decided to try out his gloves against American YouTuber Logan Paul at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida. Since it was an exhibition match, no winner was announced.MUFCTylerDurden@SaqeebAbdullahFloyd finally confirmed his fight with Deji1735Floyd finally confirmed his fight with Deji https://t.co/WsYRuY66KdFloyd Mayweather Jr. to take on Deji in DubaiIn the interview, originally uploaded to the TMZSports YouTube channel, the veteran shared further details of his plans to partake in exhibition matches, also stating that he has other scheduled fights. Presently, Mayweather Jr. is in Japan to take on a MMA fighter in an exhibition match. He stated:"This Saturday, which in Japan will be Sunday, I have an exhibition with a hell of a fighter from Japan. I think he's big in UFC and also big on YouTube"In the conversation, he also revealed his plans to take on Deji. He said:"And then I got one with the guy, Deji, I wanna make sure his name is right, Deji right?...we will be doing an exhibition in Dubai at the Coca Cola Arena and that is in November"Deji's brother, JJ "KSI", who was among the pioneers of YouTube boxing, had already reacted to the news last week while on tour in Germany. Upon being asked by one of the audience members to speak about the potential match, he said:"Deji is just a man on a mission. I mean yeah, we'll see if it's true..."Fans react to the newsConsidering that Deji has managed to win only one of his four fights so far, the YouTube community was certainly taken aback by news of him taking on the five-time world champion.Here are some of the reactions :iessa hussain@iessa_hussain1@socialzonepromo Ngl deji gonna get knocked out but either way this fight is a win win situation for deji if he make sure he gets paid.35@socialzonepromo Ngl deji gonna get knocked out but either way this fight is a win win situation for deji if he make sure he gets paid.m.m💚@underooswebsss@socialzonepromo Deji wins this even on a bad day🤷🏽‍♂️3171@socialzonepromo Deji wins this even on a bad day🤷🏽‍♂️ https://t.co/LFnmKL60VHFrNzK {Pugilist Specialist}@FrNzK1@socialzonepromo twitter.com/FrNzK1/status/…FrNzK {Pugilist Specialist}@FrNzK1Here is a edit i made for the idiots saying Floyd Has any chance against @Deji44Here is a edit i made for the idiots saying Floyd Has any chance against @Deji https://t.co/6LxmMCm1vq@socialzonepromo twitter.com/FrNzK1/status/…KSI NEWS@ksinews_@socialzonepromo Deji still ducked swarmz to fight Floyd13283@socialzonepromo Deji still ducked swarmz to fight Floydmason@masonmuller2@socialzonepromo Deji’s doing a Logan 155932@socialzonepromo Deji’s doing a Logan 😂 https://t.co/ikrJy1bZRRT 🇧🇬@TomaYNWA@socialzonepromo5953@socialzonepromo https://t.co/oAxk35xNfr#SellDeGea@SellDeGlued@TomaYNWA @socialzonepromo9@TomaYNWA @socialzonepromo https://t.co/pZQUNaHRNPUTDKinsyyy@UTDKinsyyy@socialzonepromo In my 50 years of boxing experience I have never seen anyone quite like Deji. His drive, his relentlessness is just unparalleled. Am I saying that he is the best boxer of all time? No. But I do believe that given the opportunity he could KO Mike Tyson in his prime?? Yes17@socialzonepromo In my 50 years of boxing experience I have never seen anyone quite like Deji. His drive, his relentlessness is just unparalleled. Am I saying that he is the best boxer of all time? No. But I do believe that given the opportunity he could KO Mike Tyson in his prime?? YesSwarmz@Swarmzboxing@socialzonepromo In Japan Deji is known as George Foreman of our generation28@socialzonepromo In Japan Deji is known as George Foreman of our generationHarley♡@haizjide@socialzonepromo @AOTP_HUNTER Asking who we got like this Floyd dude has a chance against the 113@socialzonepromo @AOTP_HUNTER Asking who we got like this Floyd dude has a chance against the 🐐After taking on Floyd Mayweather, Deji is also likely to feature in an upcoming Misfits Boxing event that was teased by KSI on his Twitter account. According to the British YouTuber-cum-boxer, the event is likely to take place in January. Influencers such as Logan Paul and former Twitch streamer Jidon "JiDion" Adams may also feature in the fight card.