Floyd Mayweather Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
The highest-grossing boxer of all time is set to once again embark on the exhibition circuit. Floyd Mayweather Jr. confirmed widespread rumors of his return to the ring, as the former five-division world champion and pound-for-pound king will face YouTube star and boxing novice Logan Paul. Their exhibition bout will take place February 20, 2021, Mayweather announced on his verified Instagram account on Sunday.
Fight fans get a rare opportunity to savour the skills and savvy of arguably the most unsung domestic fighter of this millennium when Paddington warhorse Ashley Theophane makes his long awaited return to these shores, live on free-to-air Channel 5 on Friday 11th December.
YouTube star Jake Paul (2-0, 2 KOs) has vowed to continue his boxing career. The 23-year-old certainly stole the show on Saturday night, when he brutally knocked out NBA veteran Nate Robinson in two rounds.
No funds shall be left behind for Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. The Fighter of the Decade is officially throwing his name in the hat of being the latest all-time great fighter to entertain the idea of exhibition matches. The 43-year-old Mayweather Jr. still insists that he’s retired from boxing, but when it comes to exhibition matches, and even sanctioned fights with UFC fighters, he wants to be the pound-for-pound king of practice paired with premium paydays.
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has continued to create headlines with some of his controversial comments in the last few days. After months of silence, Wilder took to social media and created a firestorm of press clippings.
SAN ANTONIO – Floyd Mayweather wants Gervonta Davis to fight at least twice in 2021, three times if possible. Mayweather wouldn’t discuss who Davis might fight next year, however, when he was asked about potential opponents during a post-fight press conference after his brutal sixth-round knockout of Leo Santa Cruz late Saturday night at Alamodome. As soon as undefeated, elite lightweights Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney were mentioned as possible foes for lightweight title fights, Mayweather, whose company promotes Davis, declared that this wasn’t the appropriate time to talk about upcoming opponents.
Eight pieces of gear used by legend Floyd Mayweather during his run to a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics are up for auction but with Mayweather claiming the goods were stolen from him years ago.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. had a full-blown tirade last week criticizing sanctioning bodies and promotional companies, including his own, for bestowing too many belts on boxers, and for enabling the “champion” billing on pugilists.
SAN ANTONIO – Floyd Mayweather didn’t attend the Gervonta Davis-Leo Santa Cruz press conference Thursday, but he was otherwise busy promoting their fight on one of the most prominent platforms in sports.
A memorable rail against the sanctioning bodies by one all-time great seems to have drawn the ire of another. Roy Jones Jr. is not among those who were left in awe by the choice words recently offered by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in relation to the number of alphabet titles which exist in the sport today. Mayweather took a hard stance against boxing’s version of participation trophies as part of an impromptu rant during a recent media workout for Gervonta Davis (23-0, 22KOs), ionically whose three-time title status includes having won a vacant 130-pound title and a vacant secondary version of a 135-pound strap.