FLOYD MAYWEATHER has announced plans to return to professional boxing after his proposed exhibition bout against Mike Tyson.
The American great officially retired in 2017 after beating star in round ten of their crossover clash.
Floyd Mayweather has announced plans to return to professional boxingCredit: PA
Mike Tyson is set for an exhibition with Mayweather this yearCredit: Getty
But Mayweather – who walked away with a perfect 50-0 record – has continued to box in exhibitions against stars of the boxing, MMA and celebrity world.
His last came in August 2024 in Mexico against the grandson of notorious New York crime boss John Gotti.
Mayweather, 48, last year announced that he had signed a contract to fight Tyson, 59, in 2026.
The spectacle showdown – between a pair of legends with a combined age of 107 – is tentatively targeted for April in the Congo.
And Mayweather claims it will pave the way for another comeback – this time for real with his undefeated record to go on the line.
“I still have what it takes to set more records in the sport of boxing,” Mayweather said in a statement.
“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 – then my events. And I plan to keep doing it.”
Tyson returned in 2020 after 15 years out of the ring for an eight-round exhibition against Roy Jones Jr – which ended in a draw.
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will make his return in April against Arslanbek Makhmudov, is closing in on a world title shot and Fabio Wardley will defend his newly won heavyweight crown.
Canelo Alvarez will be hoping to return after his defeat to Terence Crawford and heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk will also need to defend his straps.
Derek Chisora will fight for the 50th and (perhaps) final time against Deontay Wilder, while Daniel Dubois is also on the comeback trail.
A whole bunch of British stars could also take a leap into superstardom, with the likes of , Hamzah Sheeraz and Adam Azim ready to join the very top of the sport.
Here’s all the big fights coming up…
February
- Sat 21 – Ryan Garcia vs Mario Barrios – WBC welterweight title – DAZN PPV
- Sat 21 – Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington – DAZN
- Sun 22 – Claressa Shields vs Franchon Crews-Dezurn – heavyweight unification – DAZN
- Sat 28 – Emanuel Navarrete vs Eduardo Nunez – super-featherweight unification – DAZN
March
- Sat 14 – Jazza Dickens vs Anthony Cacace – WBA super-featherweight title – DAZN
- Sat 28 – Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin – DAZN
- Sat 28 – Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman – Amazon Prime PPV
April
- Sat 4 – Derek Chisora vs Deontay Wilder – DAZN PPV
- Sat 11 – Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov – Netflix
- Sat 18 – Callum Smith vs David Morrell – DAZN
- Sat 18 – Manny Pacquiao vs Ruslan Provodnikov
- Sat 25 – Mike Tyson vs Floyd Mayweather
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He then fought again four years later, this time against YouTuber-turned-boxer – who was 31 YEARS younger.
Paul, now 29, won on points in what was controversially sanctioned as a professional bout and streamed on Netflix.
Over 100 MILLION watched and sparked Netflix’s involvement with live boxing.
The streaming service were last year reported to have been interested in airing a rematch between Mayweather and .
Pacquiao, 47, himself returned last July in a WBC welterweight world title fight, drawing to Mario Barrios, 30.
And the Filipino icon – beaten by Mayweather in 2015 – faces former world champ Ruslan Provodnikov in an April 18 Vegas exhibition.
Manny Pacquiao has also made a comebackCredit: Reuters
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