Floyd Mayweather Jr. will face Mike Tyson in an exhibition fight in 2026.
CSI Sports announced Thursday that the fame of fame would extend, with all the details to be confirmed.
Mayweather regularly participated in exhibitions after his retirement from an undefeated professional career which saw him win world titles in five different weight classes.
Tyson was beaten by influencer Jake Paul in a unanimous decision in November of last year.
At its peak, Tyson was undoubtedly the most dreaded truck of all time. However, his decision to return to the ring with Mayweather at the age of 59 will probably attract many criticisms, the fight marking another bizarre episode in an often controversial career.
Mayweather: it’s going to be legendary
Mayweather was generally impetuous while he and Tyson talked about the fight as a sporting event for the world to see.
“You already know that if I’m going to do something, it’s going to be tall and it’s going to be legendary,” said Mayweather.
“I am the best of boxing. This exhibition will give fans what they want. ”
Tyson added: “This fight is not something that the world or I never thought of happening or could happen. However, boxing has entered a new era of the unpredictable and this fight is as unpredictable as possible.”
Mayweather can at least be taken into account for a partially responsible part of the announcement of a new era of high -level exhibition fighting involving athletes and celebrities from a range of different arenas. The 48 -year -old arrested the UFC star, Conor McGregor, in the 10th round of his final fight for his professional career in 2017.
He has fought eight times in exhibitions since, although only four of these fights have been marked.
This confrontation of two greats of all time will undoubtedly attract a lot of attention, but the view of Mayweather will face a man from Tyson is likely to make an uncomfortable show. It is at best questionable that real boxing fans really want to attend such a competition, which, according to many, will ultimately only harm sport.
