Former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23KOs) is not coming for a payday. The Olympian is confident of overcoming the heavy odds to hand pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) the first professional defeat of his career on September 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, live on SHOWTIME PPV (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT).
LAS VEGAS - In what is expected to be the final fight of his illustrious 19-year career, boxing superstar and pound-for-pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) will put his undefeated record and WBC and WBA Welterweight World Championships on the line against power-punching, two-time welterweight world champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) Saturday, Sept. 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, live on SHOWTIME PPV (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT).
It didn’t carry even a smidgen of the impact of the last time he made a major announcement to confirm his next fight, but Floyd Mayweather has finally broken silence on boxing’s worst kept secret. The World welterweight champ and pound-for-pound king will return to the ring on September 12, when he will face former welterweight titlist Andre Berto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will air live on Showtime Pay-Per-View, marking the last of a six-fight deal Mayweather inked with the network back in 2013. Select undercard bouts will be formally announced by the Showtime team in the very near future, although at least two fights have already been hotly rumored to land on the show.
WBA 'regular' welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22KOs) has no doubt that Floyd Mayweather Jr., the WBC/WBA super champion at 147-pounds, will fight beyond his September 12th return date at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather claims the September fight is his final bout as a pro. Mayweather is likely facing former WBC/IBF welterweight champion Andre Berto in the main event of a Showtime Pay-Per-View. The fight is also Mayweather's last contractual obligation under his exclusive Showtime/CBS agreement.
Virgil Hunter, trainer for former welterweight champion Andre Berto, was not happy with the recent comments that were publicly made by Berto's personal chef, Chef Justine. During a recent interview with TMZ, Chef Justine took a crack at the Chef Q, who is the personal chef for WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. Although not officially announced, Mayweather vs. Berto is likely for September 12th on Showtime Pay-Per-View from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The 'bad blood' angle is being stirred for a planned fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Andre Berto on September 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. A few weeks ago, Berto alleged that Mayweather was continuously pranking his cell phone. Berto claimed, to TMZ, that his friendship with Mayweather's ex-fiancé, Ms. Jackson, was the source of their hostility.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman has no issue with Floyd Mayweather Jr. defending his WBC welterweight title against Andre Berto on September 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Berto is a former WBC welterweight champion and Sulaiman thinks he is capable of presenting a dangerous challenge to Mayweather's undefeated record. The fight has not officially been announced, but many are stating that Berto is the frontrunner being considered and the bout would head to Showtime Pay-Per-View.
Former three-division champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley is ending his nearly two year retirement to face Ricardo Mayorga on August 29th. Mosley said that he is looking for rematches against some of the top names in the sport and leave the upcoming stars to his protege Shawn Porter.
According reports in Puerto Rico, there is great interest from Mayweather Promotions in placing the Roman Martinez vs. Orlando Salido rematch on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather's upcoming return on September 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The frontrunner to face Mayweather is former champion Andre Berto, and the fight appears to be heading to Showtime Pay-Per-View. In one of the better fights of 2015, Martinez captured the WBO super featherweight championship with a decision over Salido on April 11th.
Ryan Burton catches up with Shane Mosley to discuss his rematch with Ricardo Mayorga on August 29th in Los Angeles. Shane Mosley, who fought Mayorga on July 18, 2008, in Carson, California, winning by knockout after consistently going toe to toe with Mayorga through 12 rounds, has held world titles in three weight divisions, IBF lightweight title, Lineal, WBC, WBA (Super) welterweight titles, and Lineal, WBC, WBA (Super), and The Ring magazine's light-middleweight titles and was named Ring magazine's pound for pound best fighter in the world in 2000 and 2001.