Floyd Mayweather News

Cole Shelton - September 21, 2022

Floyd Mayweather will be getting paid when he faces MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura in a boxing exhibition match at RIZIN 38 at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on September 25. The fight will only be nine minutes, and even though it is short and an exhibition, Mayweather still got a hefty purse for it. He has said he wants to work smarter and not harder for his money and he’s doing just that as he revealed he is making a few million every minute.

Ryan Harkness - September 21, 2022

Rumors have been circulating since mid-summer about a Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor rematch in boxing, and now ‘Money’ himself has come out and publicly called for the fight in 2023. Mayweather is set to fight popular social media celebrity and MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura in Japan at Super RIZIN on September 25th. It’s not a serious or competitive bout, but the money is extremely good. According to Floyd, he’ll pocket $20 million for the nine minute boxing match … which could end quickly if Mayweather decides not to play with his food.

Josh Evanoff - September 14, 2022

Floyd Mayweather is reportedly working on another exhibition match with a YouTuber. ‘Money’ is set to return to the boxing ring later this month in Japan. Mayweather will face MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura at the Saitama Super Arena, and will be his second bout in RIZIN. He first faced Tenshin Nasukawa in December 2018.

Ryan Harkness - September 14, 2022

Floyd Mayweather returns to Japan for another exhibition bout under the RIZIN banner on September 25th, and now his bodyguard ‘Jizzy’ will compete alongside him on the undercard. Ray Sadeghi, known professionally by his questionable nickname ‘Jizzy Mack,’ will compete at Super RIZIN against kickboxer ‘Kouzi,’ aka Koji Tanaka. The bout was recently revealed on RIZIN FF’s official Twitter account, so we assure you this is real. The announcement states the ‘free weight’ fight will be contested under ‘standing bout rules.’

Josh Evanoff - June 27, 2022

UFC president Dana White isn’t interested in Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather 2. In August 2017, fans were treated to a crossover superfight at the T-Mobile Arena. After a long press tour and build-up, Conor McGregor clashed with Floyd Mayweather in the boxing ring.

Josh Evanoff - June 23, 2022

Former UFC dual-weight champion Conor McGregor may share the boxing ring with Floyd Mayweather again soon. According to a report from FightHype, there are discussions ongoing for a rematch between the two megastars. The report comes following McGregor putting up an intriguing post on Instagram earlier today. The post showed a shot of their first fight, with a simple caption.

Cole Shelton - June 21, 2022

Logan Paul claims Floyd Mayweather’s team reached out to offer him a rematch. Paul and Mayweather fought in June of 2021 with the fight going all eight rounds in an exhibition bout. Since then, however, Paul has accused Mayweather of not paying him – roughly two to five million, he revealed – but the pro boxer came out and said that was not true and the YouTuber-turned-boxer wanted a rematch.

Josh Evanoff - June 16, 2022

Undefeated professional boxer Floyd Mayweather isn’t stressing ahead of his return against Mikuru Asakura. ‘Money’ retired from the sport of boxing following a 2017 knockout of Conor McGregor. Sitting at 50-0 in his professional career, Mayweather has cemented his place as one of the greatest to ever put on the gloves. However, while he’s retired from pro contests, he’s not retired from exhibitions.

Josh Evanoff - June 6, 2022

Logan Paul has reflected upon his fight with Floyd Mayweather one year later. One year ago in Miami, fans were treated to one of the strangest matchups in boxing history. Despite being an 0-1 professional boxer, Logan Paul faced off against the 50-0 Floyd Mayweather. Granted, it was in an exhibition setting.

Fernando Quiles - May 22, 2022

Floyd Mayweather gave Don Moore a beatdown in Abu Dhabi. Mayweather and Moore collided in an eight-round exhibition match on May 21. The bout was initially supposed to take place atop a helipad in Dubai. Plans changed after the passing of UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed.

Cole Shelton - May 17, 2022

Floyd Mayweather will still be boxing after all. Mayweather was supposed to box Don Moore on May 14th atop the helicopter landing pad at Burj Al Khalifa Hotel in Dubai. Former UFC champion Anderson Silva was set to be on the card as well. However, just days before the event, due to the death of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, which has prompted the country to announce a three-day suspension of work, the event was canceled.

Susan Cox - May 13, 2022

The Floyd Mayweather vs Don Moore exhibition fight has been cancelled. It was to be boxing legend Floyd Mayweather against fellow undefeated pugilist ‘Dangerous’ Don Moore on Saturday, May 14th atop the helicopter landing pad at Burj Al Khalifa Hotel in Dubai. The two were to battle in the Global Titans Fight Series pay-per-view (PPV) main event.

Susan Cox - April 22, 2022

UFC star Aljamain Sterling has revealed Floyd Mayweather tried to ‘steal’ his girlfriend back in 2016 when the pair were out in the same venue. Sterling (21-3 MMA) most recently retained his bantamweight title at UFC 273, defeating Petr Yan (16-3 MMA) by a split decision. It was the second time the two met, the first being at UFC 259 in March of 2021, where Sterling was awarded the title after Yan was disqualified by an illegal knee.

Harry Kettle - March 4, 2022

MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has given his thoughts on the “lie” that he says Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor was. Back in summer 2017, sports fans were treated to one of the biggest crossover events of all-time as Floyd Mayweather went toe to toe with Conor McGregor in a mammoth boxing showdown. The master technician Mayweather squared off against McGregor who was easily the biggest star in mixed martial arts – and still is to this day.

Josh Evanoff - February 15, 2022

Floyd Mayweather has responded to Logan Paul’s accusation that he hasn’t been paid from their June 2021 boxing match. The pair notably had a high-profile exhibition bout last year. Against all odds, the YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul was able to make it to the end of the eight-round contest. ‘The Maverick’ slowed the bout down with the clinch, and the former champion had issues getting much offense off. The fight was a no-contest, due to there being no judges on hand for the fight.

Cole Shelton - February 15, 2022

Logan Paul says he will be suing Floyd Mayweather as he hasn’t been paid for their boxing match. Back in June, Paul and Mayweather had a highly-anticipated exhibition match that went all eight rounds and the YouTuber did better than expected. The fight was also a massive success as it did over one million pay-per-view buys. But, even with that, Logan Paul was not paid. Jake Paul later revealed that his brother was going to sue Mayweather over the debacle.

Josh Evanoff - February 3, 2022

Khabib Nurmagomedov has weighed in on the 2017 superfight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. The boxing match between the UFC lightweight champion and one of the GOATs of boxing is the second-largest PPV ever. The fight sold 4.3 million buys in the United States, and over a million in the U.K. as well.

Cole Shelton - January 4, 2022

Floyd Mayweather will be returning to the boxing ring once again. Mayweather recently teased an announcement in Dubai which many thought was an exhibition bout. Now, he’s confirmed such announcing he will be returning on February 20, but the location is a unique one as the fight will take place on a helipad at the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel in Dubai.