Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather set for boxing match in 2026
Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather have reached a deal on a potential exhibition fight in 2026, promoter CSI Sports announced Thursday.
No date or location has been set, but CSI said the heavyweight legend Tyson and the undefeated multi-weight champion Mayweather would meet in spring 2026.
Tyson, 59, compiled a 50-7 record with 44 knockouts in a career that established him as the most feared heavyweight of his generation.
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He last appeared in the ring in a lopsided loss to YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul last November in Arlington, Texas.
Tyson barely landed a punch in that eight-round bout, which nonetheless drew a live crowd of around 70,000 spectators, with an estimated millions more watching worldwide.
Former world champion Mayweather, 48, retired from boxing in 2017 unbeaten in 50 bouts, having won world titles in five weight classes.
Since then, he has continued to compete in exhibitions, including a win over John Gotti III in Mexico in August 2024.
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"When CSI came to me about stepping in the ring with Floyd Mayweather, I thought, 'No way this happens,'" Tyson said in a statement released by CSI.
"But Floyd said yes. This fight is something neither the world nor I ever thought would or could happen. However, boxing has entered a new era of the unpredictable, and this fight is as unpredictable as it gets."
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