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Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are set to meet in an early 2026 matchup of boxing Hall of Famers.
Tyson, who will flip 60 subsequent yr, will return to the ring after his loss to Jake Paul final yr in an eight-round bout. He’ll meet the unbeaten Mayweather, 48, who stated the “exhibition will give the fans what they want.”
No date or web site was offered in the announcement Thursday by CSI Sports, the reside boxing manufacturing firm which is able to launch a media streaming and broadcast partnership with this occasion.
“When CSI came to me about stepping in the ring with Floyd Mayweather, I thought, ‘No way this happens,’” Tyson stated in the discharge saying the battle. “But, Floyd said yes.”
“This fight is something neither the world nor I ever thought would or could happen. However, boxing has entered a new era of the unpredictable — and this fight is as unpredictable as it gets,” Tyson added. “I still can’t believe Floyd wants to really do this. It’s going to be detrimental to his health, but he wants to do it, so it’s signed and it’s happening!”
Tyson was a heavyweight champion and although Mayweather gained titles in 5 weight lessons, none was above the 154-pound restrict of junior middleweight. His final official bout of his 50-win profession was towards MMA star Conor McGregor in 2017.
That battle, alongside together with his victories over Manny Pacquiao and Canelo Alvarez, had been the three richest bouts in boxing historical past.
“I’ve been doing this for 30 years and there hasn’t been a single fighter that can tarnish my legacy,” Mayweather stated. “You already know that if I am going to do something, it’s going to be big and it’s going to be legendary. I’m the best in the business of boxing. This exhibition will give the fans what they want.”