Aaron Chalmers went from an oil rig to Geordie Shore - and now fighting Floyd Mayweather

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Geordie Shore - and he can't quite believe he's now fighting Floyd Mayweather.Chalmers put his name forward for The O2 event on February 25 following an injury to Mayweather's planned opponent - eagerly waiting by the phone before getting the career-defining go ahead in late January.Now 35, Chalmers found fame in Newcastle as a Geordie Shore regular and also appeared on Ex on the Beach before making his MMA debut. READ MORE: Floyd Mayweather tipped to 'stir the pot' with Newcastle fans ahead of Carabao Cup finalFollowing three wins on UK based BAMMA he was snapped up by Bellator, winning two of his four bouts before retiring and moving into boxing.Chalmers won on his professional debut at the Echo Arena in Liverpool back in June but began to question his switch before booking a bout with the greatest of all time.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star Sport, Chalmers said: "Towards the end of last year I thought that was me done in boxing.

It was just a bad year. In my personal life and in boxing nothing seemed to go my way."I thought I wasn't getting anywhere with fighting or training, six weeks later I'm in the running to fight Floyd Mayweather at The O2."When I think back, it's been like a f***ing movie.

From oil rigs to Geordie Shore to MMA to boxing and now fighting Floyd Mayweather... it's mad. It's just crazy and I'm rolling with the punches."He added: "It's a dream come true, it's put me right back in the mix for more big fights with the likes of Tommy Fury, KSI and Jake Paul, this puts me right back in."Since his final professional bout against Conor McGregor, which pushed his record to a perfect 50-0, 45-year-old Mayweather has been on a tour of exhibition bouts.A win over Tenshin Nasukawa was followed by eight.