Soulja Boy, Chris Brown boxing match is off

Both hip-hop stars announced last month that they signed on for a three-round bout to be televised on pay-per-view

Last updated: November 01, 2018 | 00:47

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It looks like the highly anticipated boxing showdown between singer Chris Brown and rapper Soulja Boy could be off.

Both hip-hop stars announced last month that they signed on for a three-round bout to be televised on pay-per-view and promoted by Floyd Mayweather.

On Monday, Soulja Boy said on Twitter that Brown’s manager called his manager Sunday to tell him the fight is off and Brown wouldn’t be signing his contract.

Brown hasn’t responded on social media, but announced over the weekend that he will be going on tour beginning on March 31.

Representatives for Brown and Mayweather didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.

File picture of R&B singer Chris Brown posing at the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, March 29, 2015. Australia intends to refuse a visa for U.S. singer and hip-hop star Chris Brown, a government spokesman said on September 27, 2015, following through on a threat made last week over the singer's history of domestic violence. Brown, 26, had been due to perform at a series of concerts in four Australian cities in December. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/Files

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