Boxing Legends Floyd Mayweather and Mike Tyson will face a show on a spring fight in the northern hemisphere (between March and June), as announced on Thursday (4). The event will be organized by CSI Sports/Fight Sports, with exact dates and places still uncertain.
owner of a cartel with 50 wins, 44 knockouts, and 7 losses, has not won a professional victory since the technical knockout against Clifford Etienne in February 2003, with the four latest fights over 22 years ending with three losses and a draw.
. The match against Mayweather, however, will not tell for the professional history.
It is already known for the history of 50 wins and zero defeat, retiring from professional boxing after winning by Conor McGregor technical knockout in August 2017. Since then, he has participated in four display fights, with three triumphs and a draw.
“When the CSI came to me to discuss the possibility of fighting Floyd Mayweather, I thought, ‘This will happen,’ but Floyd accepted,” Tyson said in a press release.
demonstrated confidence in the event.
“I have been doing this for 30 years and there was not a single fighter who could stain my legacy. You already know that if I do something, it will be big and legendary. I’m the best in boxing. This exhibition will give fans what they want,” he said.
CSI Sports co -founders, Richard and Craig Miele, will announce specific details about the place and the weight category in the coming months.
“We are planning a robust promotional campaign, with premium weekly narratives and worldwide marketing reach. The event itself will be held in a world class site and presented to a global audience with new technological elements in the ring that will reshape how the boxing is presented and how the score is achieved in the coming years,” he said.
