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Floyd Mayweather to unretire, resume boxing after his Tyson exhibition bout

Posted on 2/20/26 at 7:42 pm
Posted by SPEEDY
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Posted on 2/20/26 at 7:42 pm
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Just days before his 49th birthday, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has announced that he will end his retirement and resume his professional boxing career after his spring 2026 boxing exhibition with Mike Tyson

Mayweather has signed an exclusive agreement with CSI Sports/Fight Sports as his promoter for the next stage of his career.

"I still have what it takes to set more records in the sport of boxing," Mayweather said in a written statement to ESPN. "From my upcoming Mike Tyson event to my next professional fight afterwards -- no one will generate a bigger gate, have a larger global broadcast audience and generate more money with each event -- then my events. And I plan to keep doing it with my global media partner, CSI Sports/FIGHT SPORTS."

Mayweather retired from boxing at the age of 40 after his August 2017 knockout win over MMA star Conor McGregor, running his record to a perfect 50-0 with 27 wins by stoppage. Mayweather has since competed in several exhibition boxing matches with the likes of Logan Paul, Mikuru Asakura and John Gotti III.


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It was announced last September that Mayweather and Tyson would meet in an exhibition match in spring 2026. There have been reports that the fight will take place on April 25 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but ESPN could not confirm that it will happen on that date, and no network has been established to carry the bout.


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Mayweather has been in the news over the past few weeks as he filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Showtime earlier this month. Mayweather claims he is owed "at least" $340 million from his reported $1.2 billion in career fight purses.


Dude must be really broke

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Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
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Posted on 2/20/26 at 7:45 pm to
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Dude must be really broke

Sad...

I thought he was on "The Money Team"?
Posted by GeauxZone90
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2010
3328 posts
Posted on 2/20/26 at 8:24 pm to
The money drys up fast. Dude was spending like no tomorrow
Posted by chRxis
None of your fricking business
Member since Feb 2008
27586 posts
Posted on 2/20/26 at 8:39 pm to
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Dude must be really broke

if this dude is broke, then he is literally the WORST athlete of all time as far as money management goes....
Posted by BowDownToLSU
Livingston louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
21384 posts
Posted on 2/20/26 at 8:49 pm to
He’s broke no doubt about it
Posted by Rainier Fog
Member since Jul 2025
855 posts
Posted on 2/20/26 at 8:57 pm to
Rematch with Manny?
Posted by Boodis Man
Member since Sep 2020
7984 posts
Posted on 2/20/26 at 9:11 pm to
This is sad...guy is broke spending all that money stupidly and gambling like a degenerate. Now hes going to ruin his boxing legacy looking like Larry Holmes flabby and sick
Posted by chalmetteowl
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Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 2/20/26 at 9:13 pm to
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if this dude is broke, then he is literally the WORST athlete of all time as far as money management goes....


I guess so spending like he’d always be fighting…
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
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Posted on 2/20/26 at 9:38 pm to
He broke and he sees the current landscape of nobody's in the boxing world now.

Posted by JoeyP239
Member since Nov 2025
494 posts
Posted on 2/20/26 at 11:21 pm to
With his extremely boring point fighting style I’m sure he could still win at this level but I don’t know anyone that would want to watch.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
83831 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 12:47 am to
I hope Mike Tyson wrecks him although I know it won’t happen
Posted by lsu xman
Member since Oct 2006
16770 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 2:00 am to
Mayweather can't resist the easy money.
Posted by bamarep
Member since Nov 2013
52492 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 7:08 am to
They're setting up another fight with Manny.


Floyd has let the Money Team bleed him dry.
Posted by TT9
Seychelles
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 8:03 am to
So he fights another fighter past his prime, how convenient.

Did he ever fight anyone in their prime other than Canelo?
Posted by JackDempsey
Lake Charles
Member since May 2023
769 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 8:28 am to
He definitely did some cherry picking. He was an all time great defensive fighter but he consistently played it "safe" and avoided exchanges and going for knockouts. One of my least favorite fighters ever.

The opposite mentality of Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Arguello, Sanchez, etc., etc. They were killers and that's why we loved them.
Posted by TT9
Seychelles
Member since Sep 2008
91656 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 8:35 am to
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The opposite mentality of Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Arguello, Sanchez, etc., etc. They were killers and that's why we loved them.
loved all of these guys and throw in my favorite Hearns.
Posted by bamarep
Member since Nov 2013
52492 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 8:43 am to
Canelo was hardly in his prime. He was young when they fought.
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
54229 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 8:47 am to
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With his extremely boring point fighting style I’m sure he could still win at this level but I don’t know anyone that would want to watch.


Black folks love anyone black who achieves greatness…
Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
Lift every voice and sing
Member since Oct 2011
40959 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:36 am to
The best ever
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
37880 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:46 am to
Does anyone even care ?
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