Floyd Mayweather to come out of retirementUS boxer Floyd Mayweather (L) fights against Japanese mixed martial artist Mikuru Asakura during their exhibition boxing match at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on September 25, 2022. LOS ANGELES, United States — Floyd Mayweather is coming out of retirement and will return to professional boxing after his exhibition fight with Mike Tyson this spring, the 48-year-old announced Friday (Saturday, Manila time). "I still have what it takes to set more records in the sport of boxing," Mayweather, said in a statement to AFP. A first professional fight is tentatively scheduled for this summer, against an opponent to be announced. "Iron Mike" Tyson, 59, last appeared in the ring in a lopsided loss to YouTuber-turned prizefighter Jake Paul in November 2024 in Texas.

Source: Philippine Star February 21, 2026 06:17 UTC