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Floyd Mayweather's YouTube rival 'not scared' of 700ft helipad fight – 'I did skydiving'

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Floyd Mayweather's expected next boxing opponent insists he holds no fear coming up against the former world champion despite the fight taking place on a helipad 700ft in the air.YouTuber Money Kicks is set to face the American next month, and is in the finals stages of contract negotiations ahead of the exhibition event.Mayweather recently announced that he would be taking part in another money-spinning fight, with this latest affair set to take place in the sky.A special arena will be constructed on the helipad at the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, with a select few lucky guests invited along to take in the exclusive show.And the former world champion at several weights will be taking on Money Kicks – real name Rashed Belhasa – who lives in the city.The 20-year-old boasts a massive online following with more than five million fans across his YouTube channel and Instagram account alone.He has recently joined the phenomenon of social media stars cashing in on their fame with a boxing career, and is undefeated at 2-0 having taken part in a couple of Social Knockout events.His third bout will no doubt be the strangest and most high-profile of them all, but whether or not he is nervous about facing one of the best boxers ever, Belhasa says the venue does not faze him.Are Floyd Mayweather's boxing exhibitions hurting the sport?

Have your say in the comments section.""I did skydiving, I'm not scared!" he told SunSport."But it's a different experience, but it's not my event, it's Floyd's event."So when they told me they're going to do an event on the helipad, I was like, 'That's crazy'."Mayweather's upcoming fight will not be the first time the helipad at the top of the famous Dubai hotel has been used for a sporting publicity.

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