
Photos: Floyd Mayweather Opens TMT Boxing Academy in Russia
Retired former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., 40 years old, has officially opened up a boxing gym 'The TMT Boxing Academy' in Zhukovka, Russia.
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Retired former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., 40 years old, has officially opened up a boxing gym 'The TMT Boxing Academy' in Zhukovka, Russia.

AS previously reported, the proposed super bout between UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and undefeated five division world champion Floyd Mayweather inched closer to reality when UFC president Dana White told TMZ that he wouldn’t “stand in the way of Conor making that type of money.”

Hall of Famer Roberto 'Hands of Stone' Duran, 65 years old, has joined the ranks of active and retired boxers who believes a potential fight between Floyd Mayweather and UFC superstar Conor McGregor is a very bad idea.

According to UFC President Dana White, he will not stand in lightweight champion Conor McGregor's way if the mixed martial arts superstar agrees terms for a much-hyped crossover boxing match with five division world champion Floyd Mayweather.

Former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez is firmly against the potential cross-sports fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC superstar Conor McGregor. The two athletes have been baiting each other for a potential fight for the last year.

LAS VEGAS - Floyd Mayweather Jr., who retired from the sport of boxing in 2015, will head the list of 2017 inductees in the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, officials announced Tuesday. Race car driver and team owner Sam Schmidt, golf professional Butch Harmon, former football player and high school coach Overton Curtis and the Las Vegas Bowl are also slated for enshrinement at a June 2 induction ceremony at the Orleans Arena.

Olympic silver medal winner Shakur Stevenson is aiming to become even bigger than his idol, former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., who retired in September 2015. Stevenson won an Olympic medal at the 2016 games in Rio. He signed a promotional agreement with Top Rank and he is scheduled to turn pro on April 22 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Stevenson is managed by James Prince and unified light heavyweight champion Andre Ward.

Former four division champion and HBO expert analyst Roy Jones Jr. is fully on board with a cross-sport boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC superstar Conor McGregor. Mayweather is turning up the heat to get McGregor in the ring. A few days ago, he went as far as to say he's no longer retired - in order to apply pressure on McGregor to sign a contract.

Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. has frowned at the idea of a cross-sport boxing match between former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26 KOs) and UFC superstar Conor McGregor. The two popular athletes have been discussing the idea of facing each other in the boxing ring for several months.

As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather has declared himself "out of retirement" to fight UFC superstar Conor McGregor and demanded the Irish mixed martial arts champion commit to a crossover bout in June.