The end of Floyd Mayweather Jr.‘s professional boxing career was perfect. Having beaten everyone there was to beat, Mayweather set up a final fight to get him to 50-0. His opponent, Conor McGregor, was outmatched as a UFC fighter, but the event was a commercial success and Mayweather was able to close out his career with a perfect record and hit the half-century mark.
Since that August 2017 fight, Mayweather hasn’t exactly ridden into the sunset. Money Mayweather has taken part in five exhibition bouts to rake in some extra cash and keep himself in boxing form. Up next is another money-maker, this time against Mike Tyson in a lopsided affair – given Tyson’s performance against Jake Paul.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. will return to pro boxing at 49 years old
But once Mayweather gets past Tyson, he has more shocking things on his mind. He announced on Friday that he’s making a return to professional boxing after the Tyson fight, at the ripe age of 49.
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.
It’s unclear in which weight class Mayweather would return to, or who his potential opponents would be. Given that his former rival, Manny Pacquiao, had a relatively successful return to the sport at 46 years old and is getting ready to fight again in April, the talks of a rematch will once again begin.
Mayweather and Pacquiao seemed close to setting up an exhibition match last year, but it hasn’t come to fruition yet. If Mayweather is truly returning to professional boxing, an officially sanctioned bout against Pacquiao will certainly be on the table.
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