Floyd Mayweather Makes Announcement on Boxing Future After Mike Tyson Exhibition Fight

Floyd Mayweather has announced that he will be coming out of retirement after his forthcoming exhibition match with Mike Tyson.

"I still have what it takes to set more records in the sport of boxing," Mayweather said in a statement to ESPN's Andreas Hale. "From my upcoming Mike Tyson event to my next professional fight afterwards -- no one will generate a bigger gate, have a larger global broadcast audience and generate more money with each event -- then my events. And I plan to keep doing it with my global media partner, CSI Sports/FIGHT SPORTS."

Mayweather, who turns 49 years old on Tuesday, went 50-0 during his professional career with 27 knockouts. He won 15 major world championships over five weight classes.

CSI Sports/Fight Sports previously announced last September that Mayweather and the 59-year-old Tyson, who was once the heavyweight champion of the world and one of the most feared boxers in the sport's history, would fight in the spring of this year. No official announcement has been made regarding the fight's date and location.

Hale relayed that there have been reports the Democratic Republic of Congo would host the fight on April 25, but he stressed that hasn't been confirmed.

Mayweather hasn't fought professionally since Aug. 2017, when he had a knockout win over former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor. He has fought in exhibition matches since then, with a bout against John Gotti III in June 2023 being the latest.