Conor McGregor: It Would Be an Honor To Return To Boxing

According to UFC superstar Conor McGregor, he is focused on returning to the sport of boxing to fight for a world title.

The Irishman is set to make his UFC return 15 months on from a submission defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov when he faces Donald Cerrone in Las Vegas on Saturday.

While McGregor, a former two-weight champion in UFC, has his immediate focus on the Octagon, he still wants a second crack at the sport of boxing after being stopped in ten round by Floyd Mayweather Jr in a blockbuster bout in August 2017.

A rematch with Mayweather remains a goal for McGregor, who said there are talks to face Manny Pacquiao, who currently holds the WBA welterweight strap that he captured from Keith Thurman in July of 2019.

"I would love that Floyd rematch. For what was in front of me I thought I done very well and with some slight adjustments I'd have done even better," McGregor said at a news conference ahead of UFC 246.

"I feel now I could take that victory. Manny Pacquiao, talks have been ongoing.

"For me, an aspiration of mine now also is to win a boxing world title.

"I think that would be a phenomenal feather in the cap and something I look to achieve in the future and something I will achieve.

"I'm back with my boxing coaches at Crumlin Boxing Club where I learnt to throw a punch.

"They've sat me down on my punches, we've cleaned up some things and I'm feeling really confident in my boxing abilities.

"It'd be an honour to come back into boxing."