Mayweather Announces Boxing Return
Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced he will return to professional boxing this summer, nine years after retirement. The 48-year-old undefeated champion told reporters he's been "itching to compete" and believes he still has the ring IQ and training discipline to perform at a high level. Details on his opponent and event are still forthcoming, but the comeback is expected to be a major box office draw.
- Mayweather's last professional bout was a 10th-round TKO victory over UFC star Conor McGregor in August 2017. That win pushed his final record to a perfect 50-0, surpassing the 49-0 record of heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano. - Since his 2017 retirement, Mayweather has participated in a series of high-profile exhibition matches against figures such as YouTube personality Logan Paul, Japanese mixed martial artist Mikuru Asakura, and John Gotti III, the grandson of the infamous mob boss. - This marks the fourth time the fighter has come back from retirement, having previously hung up the gloves in 2007 and 2015 before his most recent departure from the sport. - Before his professional return this summer, Mayweather is slated to face 59-year-old Mike Tyson in an exhibition bout announced for the spring, though a specific date and location have not been officially confirmed. - Across his storied career, Mayweather won 15 major world championships over five different weight classes: super featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight. - In recognition of his career achievements, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the class of 2021. - Known as one of the most lucrative pay-per-view attractions of all time, his 2015 fight against Manny Pacquiao remains one of the highest-grossing bouts in boxing history.
