Floyd Mayweather has announced he will return to professional boxing after an exhibition fight with Mike Tyson. Photo / Alfredo Estrella, AFPFloyd Mayweather to come out of retirement from professional boxingFloyd Mayweather has announced he will return to professional boxing after an exhibition fight with Mike Tyson. Photo / Alfredo Estrella, AFPFloyd Mayweather is coming out of retirement and will return to professional boxing after his exhibition fight with Mike Tyson this autumn, the 48-year-old announced today. Former multi-weight world champion Mayweather retired from boxing in 2017, unbeaten in 50 bouts, though he has appeared in several exhibition fights since. “I still have what it takes to set more records in the sport of boxing,” Mayweather said in a statement to AFP.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 21, 2026 04:39 UTC