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Mike Tyson Has claimed his planned exhibition fight with Floyd Mayweather Will be in Africa in March.
It was announced in September Tyson and Mayweather will fight in the spring of 2026However, no venue or date was announced.
And while those details are still not official, Tyson addressed the matter while speaking on a live program last week, An Experience with Mike Tyson.
“Floyd Mayweather, can you believe it?” said the former world heavyweight champion, 59. “It’s going to happen in March, and it’s going to happen in Africa.
“It’s going to be incredible, it’s going to break all records. It’s going to be one of the biggest events in sports this year.”
Mayweather last faced YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in an eight-round professional contest in November 2024. and losing in marksThat bout was Tyson’s first fight since an exhibition against fellow boxing icon Roy Jones Jr, in 2020, and his first professional fight since 2005,
Meanwhile, Mayweather retired with a perfect 50-0 record after stopping former UFC champion Conor McGregor in 2017. boxing Debut. However, since then, the 48-year-old has taken part in several exhibition bouts.
While Mayweather vs. Tyson was announced as an exhibition fight, no date, location, or rules were revealed, and it also seemed as if a rematch between Mayweather and Tyson might occur. Manny Pacquiao Could throw off the All-American competition.
“Right now, it’s in talks,” Pacquiao said in October, Discussion over a rematch with Mayweather, who defeated the Filipino in 2015 in the highest-grossing boxing match of all time.
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“It depends on whether we can understand each other or not,” Pacquiao, 46, said, adding, “My people and their people [are] Coordinating directly.
“I’m sure the boxing world will be excited if the rematch happens soon. It’s his own decision, so I can’t stop him from fighting Mike Tyson.
,[We are] Almost agree with each other, but there are some details we are still negotiating. Probably it will happen in Las Vegas.
“There are also talks going on [former world champion Vasyl] Lomachenko for an exhibition. But the Mayweather thing we’re talking about right now is a real fight.
Pacquiao returned to professional boxing this summer and challenged Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title. Pacquiao played a draw with the 30-year-old.