Former boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather is to come out of retirement to take on UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor in a light middleweight boxing match on the 26th of August.
The 40 year old posted a video on Twitter confirming the details with the message: “It’s official.”
28 year old Irish lightweight champion McGregor said: “The fight is on.”
Each fighter could earn as much as 100 million dollars from the bout, which would be one of the richest in boxing history in Las Vegas.
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Mayweather retired unbeaten in 2015 after equaling Rocky Marciano’s record 49 unbeaten bouts.
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