Undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather has announced his fourth return from retirement, planning his first sanctioned professional bout in almost ten years, according to his new promotional company CSI Sports/Fight Sports on Friday. The identity of his opponent remains undetermined.
Prior to his professional comeback, the 48-year-old champion has scheduled an exhibition match against heavyweight legend Mike Tyson, though organizers have not revealed the date or location for this event.
“I still have what it takes to set more records in the sport of boxing – from my upcoming Mike Tyson event to my next professional fight afterwards – no one will generate a bigger gate, have a larger global broadcast audience and generate more money with each event – than my events,” Mayweather declared in a statement posted on his promotional company’s website.
This announcement represents Mayweather’s fourth attempt at ending retirement, having previously stepped away from professional boxing in 2007, 2015, and 2017. His most recent retirement followed his victory over mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor, which preserved his perfect 50-0 professional record. Since then, he has participated in multiple exhibition contests.
Throughout his thirty-year boxing career, Mayweather conquered numerous elite opponents from his generation and starred in the three most financially successful fights in boxing history, facing Manny Pacquiao, Conor McGregor, and Canelo Alvarez.
