Floyd Mayweather Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
On Thursday, June 13, in a room set aside by "TMT Japan" (The Money Team) from Tokyo, Japan - there was a press conference held in which Floyd Mayweather Jr., 42, personally attended after arriving to Japan yesterday on his private plane from the US.
Lightweight contender Devin Haney (22-0) had one of the best performances of his young career on Saturday night in Oxon Hill, Maryland. He ended the fight with a one punch, highlight reel knockout of Antonio Moran (24-4) in the 7th round of their DAZN streamed main event.
UFC superstar Conor McGregor is still gunning for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. In August 2017, McGregor made his pro boxing debut when he challenger Mayweather, a five division champion, in a boxing match from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
With everything else he’s accomplished in his incredible career—and continues to achieve even at age 40—you’d think by now that Manny Pacquiao can avoid questions surrounding his old rival and fellow all-time great Floyd Mayweather. Then again, you’d also think he wouldn’t be the one to initiate such conversations.
By Thomas Gerbasi - James “Buddy” McGirt is in the gym, like he has been for much of his life. He’s talking boxing, another something he’s been doing for much of his 55 years. Today’s topic is the modern boxer and said boxer’s reliance on the shoulder roll. “Today, everybody wants to fight like (Floyd) Mayweather,” sai...
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez has his sights trained on taking a significant step towards a place in the history books as he prepares to take on Daniel Jacobs in Las Vegas this weekend. Canelo will put his WBA and WBC middleweight belts on the line against IBF strap-holder Jacobs (35-2) at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
Former two division world champion Bernard Hopkins believes Daniel Jacobs will provide Canelo Alvarez with a stiffer test than Gennady Golovkin, who fought for 24 rounds with the Mexican superstar. Canelo and Jacobs will collide on Saturday night, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the WBC, WBA, IBF middleweight belts at stake.
Manny Pacquiao’s “thumbs up” emoji under Floyd Mayweather’s “announcement coming” social media post led many to believe that a rematch between the two star fighters was in the works. Mayweather’s grand announcement came Wednesday and it didn’t involve Pacquiao or a return to the ring. If you’re into fantasy sports, then Mayweather’s announcement to partner with daily fantasy sports app Daily Number might have mattered to you.
Whether or not Floyd Mayweather’s announcement on Wednesday qualifies as a bombshell would depend on one’s affinity for fantasy sports. The big reveal by the former pound-for-pound king wasn’t a rumored ring comeback or even information on a future Mayweather Promotions event. Instead, it was his latest business venture as he’s partnered up with daily fantasy sports app Daily Number.
Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe has no problem with Vasiliy Lomachenko trash talking with one of his fighters. Ellerbe understands the fight game. Fighters bad-mouthing each other makes promoters’ lives easier. In this sport, you gotta sell, sell, sell. When Lomachenko called Gervonta Davis the best pound-for-pound fighter on Twitter, that’s fair game.