{"id":295189,"date":"2026-02-21T12:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T12:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/295189\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T12:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T12:54:16","slug":"floyd-mayweather-to-come-out-of-retirement-from-professional-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/295189\/","title":{"rendered":"Floyd Mayweather to come out of retirement from professional boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Details will be revealed \u201cin the coming weeks\u201d, said the statement.<\/p>\n

Nicknamed \u201cMoney\u201d, Mayweather was once the world\u2019s highest-paid athlete, with earnings of US$300 million in 2015, according to Forbes.<\/p>\n

At his peak he was widely considered boxing\u2019s pound-for-pound king, dominating the welterweight division for more than a decade.<\/p>\n

Despite his success, Mayweather has long been a controversial figure.<\/p>\n

He was often criticised for an overly defensive style and accused by some of dodging the most dangerous opponents simply to embellish his record.<\/p>\n

Mayweather has also spent time in prison for one of a string of domestic violence incidents.<\/p>\n

But his supreme fitness, work ethic, athleticism and boxing brain earned him the respect of his peers in the ring.<\/p>\n

Mayweather\u2019s last professional bout was in 2017 against UFC star Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n

\"FloydFloyd Mayweather, retired since 2017, remains a controversial figure but is respected for his boxing prowess. Photo \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

He has continued to appear in exhibitions, including a victory over John Gotti III in Mexico in August 2024, as well as bouts with reality television stars and YouTube fighters.<\/p>\n

Mayweather has signed an exclusive agreement with promoter CSI Sports\/Fight Sports, to begin after his Tyson bout.<\/p>\n

Boxing outlet Ring Magazine recently reported that Mayweather\u2019s exhibition fight with Tyson will take place on April 25 in the Congo, though neither date nor location has been officially confirmed.<\/p>\n

Tyson, 59, last appeared in the ring in a lopsided loss to YouTuber-turned prizefighter Jake Paul in November 2024 in Texas.<\/p>\n

Tyson barely landed a punch in that Netflix-backed bout, which was watched by a live crowd of about 70,000 spectators with millions more estimated to have tuned in around the world.<\/p>\n

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