{"id":569792,"date":"2026-05-06T19:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/569792\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T19:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:43:07","slug":"mike-tyson-speaks-out-on-status-of-floyd-mayweather-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/569792\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson speaks out on status of Floyd Mayweather fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Questions remain over whether the Mike Tyson<\/a> and Floyd Mayweather exhibition will indeed still go ahead.<\/p>\n

It was announced late last year that Tyson and Mayweather were set to take part in an exhibition contest<\/a> in early 2026, bringing together two of boxing\u2019s biggest names together.<\/p>\n

Since that initial announcement, a lot of twists and turns have led to confusion over whether the bout will actually take place, with a planned April date already coming and going.<\/p>\n

Mayweather revealed he was set for two other fights this year, first a June exhibition with kickboxer Mike Zambidis, before a planned professional rematcg with former foe Manny Pacquiao, and while there are also doubts over those match-ups, it adds to the issue on if there is time for a Tyson battle.<\/p>\n

However, Tyson has now refused to rule out the bout being completely off, telling Casino.org<\/a> that even though there are certain things he can not discuss, he still finds the possibility of facing Mayweather as an \u2018interesting\u2019 one.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s not much I can talk on, but it\u2019s pretty interesting. I\u2019m just happy that I\u2019m in the condition I\u2019m in to be able to do this to the degree that I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans may take the vague update as a signal that behind the scenes the bout may not be going ahead, particularly given the simultaneous drama with the Pacquiao event, which Mayweather has cast doubt on by saying it is an exhibition rather than a pro bout \u2013 something the Filipino\u2019s team have denied.<\/p>\n

Tyson announced earlier this year that he had suffered a hand injury<\/a> during training that may have played a part in the delay to a Mayweather fight, but with that now seemingly behind him, he also confirmed his interest in competing against others.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know when [I\u2019ll stop fighting]. I only think of it when somebody brings me a check. I can think of a lot of people (I want to fight).\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyson last fought in November 2024 in a controversial contest with Jake Paul. \u2018The Problem Child\u2019 claimed a comfortable points win, but \u2018Iron Mike\u2019 looked a shadow of his former ruthless self, so many fans would perhaps like to see him retire for good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Questions remain over whether the Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather exhibition will indeed still go ahead. It was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":569793,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-569792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=569792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/569793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}