Chad Johnson to box on Mayweather vs Paul undercard

Former star NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson is swapping his cleats for boxing gloves. The 43-year-old has agreed to fight on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul boxing bout in June.

Who the ex-Bengals WR will face in the exhibition bout hasn’t been confirmed but Johnson seems keen to step into the boxing ring.

Johnson recently said on the I AM AN ATHLETE podcast:

"So Leonard Ellerbe, Floyd's manager, hit me up like 'hey I got an opportunity for you,'" Johnson said. "'Floyd is fighting June 6th, at the Hard Rock, you can make a cool million and do a few rounds.' It's something I really couldn't pass up. I could pass it up but why not? Everything in life I'm good at, besides golf. I called Ellerbe back and said let's do this."

The athlete, who changed his name from Johnson to Ochocinco from 2008-2012, has long been a combat sports fan. He recently showed up at the UFC 261 press conference and asked UFC welterweight title challenger Jorge Masvidal some questions.

"Is that Chad Ochocinco?"@GamebredFighter fielded questions from @ochocinco at the #UFC261 press conference 😅 pic.twitter.com/6N62vDZplz
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 22, 2021

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Not the first time Johnson has attempted another sport

This isn’t the only time that Chad Johnson has tried his hand at another professional sport. In 2011, during the NFL lockout, he famously tried out for the MLS with the Sporting Kansas franchise.