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Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather
The latest news on Floyd Mayweather, American boxing promoter and former professional boxer, including boxing news and updates.
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24 Feb 1977
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CJ Hendry with a collection of Juju plushies at “Juju World”. Photo: courtesy Pacific Place
Artist's Studio

From Instagram to Pacific Place: CJ Hendry’s Juju World is a fluffy delight!

The Australian artist talks making attainable art, embracing AI and creating cute characters and free flowers.

Boxing

Philippines’ Manny Pacquiao says Floyd Mayweather fight ‘not an exhibition’

Boxing

Mayweather says rematch with Pacquiao an exhibition, with venue still undecided

Boxing

Mayweather to fight Pacquiao in long-awaited Las Vegas rematch in September

Bout announced days after Floyd Mayweather comes out of retirement and will be rematch of blockbuster 2015 clash.

Floyd Mayweather (left) hits Manny Pacquiao during their 2015 welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. Photo: AP
Boxing

Biggest fight in Japanese boxing history: ‘Monster’ Inoue has plan for Nakatani

Two of world’s best pound-for pound boxers must first clear Mexican opposition before Nakatani can have shot at Inoue’s title.

Manny Pacquiao

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao hints at possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather

Filipino former world champion says he is involved in ‘a lot of ongoing negotiations’ and a bout against the unbeaten American is one of them.

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Fame and celebrity

Hermès levels up the ‘man purse’ trend – male stars love the Birkin and Kelly

Famous men are embracing their love of Hermès’ coveted bags, with A$AP Rocky, Marc Jacobs and others spotted with pieces from the maison.

Timothée Chalamet with his orange Mini Kelly; Travis Scott with his Birkin Cargo HAC 40. Photos: Ulices Ramales; JosiahW/Backgrid
Boxing

Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton dies aged 46

Body of British boxer reportedly found at his home in Manchester on Sunday morning.

ONE Championship

ONE: Rodtang would ‘destroy’ Mayweather in striking contest, Chatri says

CEO Chatri Sityodtong says it would ‘not even be close’ if ONE Championship’s flyweight Muay Thai king took on legendary American boxer – with elbows and kicks allowed.

ONE Championship

Mayweather says he’s fighting ONE’s Harrison, ‘Hitman’ shoots it down

Chatri Sityodtong claims Floyd Mayweather is ‘posting fake news’ and insists Liam Harrison is ‘exclusive to ONE Championship’, but Muay Thai star confirms discussions had started.

Floyd Mayweather (left) says he was set to fight Liam Harrison in an exhibition boxing bout. Photo: AFP/ONE Championship
Boxing

Mayweather KOs MMA fighter as Japanese fans blast politician’s ‘shameful’ act

Fans slam ‘disgraceful’ Takushi Okuno on social media after leader of Burdock political party throws flowers at Floyd Mayweather’s feet before his boxing bout with Mikuru Asakura.

Boxer Floyd Mayweather of the US throws a punch against mixed martial artist Mikuru Asakura of Japan at the Super Rizin event in Saitama. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Has boxer Floyd Mayweather blown his US$1.2 billion fortune?

The legendary boxer loves to lavish millions on luxury houses, jets, cars, jewellery and bags, as well as betting big on sport – now YouTuber Jake Paul claims he’s broke

Floyd Mayweather to face Japanese MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura in exhibition bout

Undefeated American boxer will take on Japanese featherweight in September exhibition, with date, venue and rules to be announced later this month.

YouTube and YouTubers

Tale of the Tape | Why didn’t Mayweather knock out Logan Paul?

Floyd Mayweather’s draw with Logan Paul means nobody wins, nobody is happy, and we have to endure more stupid celebrity boxing matches.

How boring was Floyd Mayweather’s fight with Logan Paul? So boring there wasn’t even a winner. Photo: AP
YouTube and YouTubers

Mayweather v Paul: Canelo Alvarez mocks fight, Jake Paul wants fight

‘You can’t sell PPVs,’ younger brother tells Mexican, ‘I would eat you alive’ while KSI claims to be ‘best boxer in the world’

Floyd Mayweather Jnr and Logan Paul in action in their exhibition boxing bout in Miami. Photo: USA Today Sports
YouTube and YouTubers

Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul fight out uneventful exhibition draw

Pair scrap out a dour bout in Miami, Florida, as Mayweather throws a total of 107 punches in the exhibition.

YouTube and YouTubers

Mayweather unfazed by critics ahead of Paul exhibition bout

Sunday’s bizarre exhibition bout against Logan Paul, with no judges ringside, is scheduled for eight rounds at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

Mayweather working on ‘huge deal’ with UFC and Rizin

Retired boxing icon Floyd Mayweather Jnr invites MMA promoters Dana White and Nobuyuki Sakakibara to his home as trio tease crossover partnership.

Floyd Mayweather (right) with UFC boss Dana White (centre) and RIZIN CEO Noboyuki Sakakibara. Photo: Instagram
Manny Pacquiao

Who will Manny Pacquiao fight in his boxing comeback?

‘Pac Man’ announces he is in training camp – will it be for a Floyd Mayweather Jnr rematch? A Ryan Garcia – new vs old generation bout? Or is there someone else in mind?

MMA

Mayweather and Jake Paul get heated in boxing feud

Floyd Mayweather says he will face ‘fake professional fighter’ Jake Paul if YouTuber beats retired MMA star Ben Askren, as social media exchanges turn sour.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC: Mayweather reignites McGregor racism feud

Floyd Mayweather calls Conor McGregor a ‘con artist’ who ‘can steal everything from me and be loved but I’m hated’, then rips into the Irishman’s potential Manny Pacquiao crossover bout.

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Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jnr punches MMA star Conor McGregor in their super welterweight boxing crossover fight at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas in 2017. Photo: Zuffa LLC
US presidential election 2020

Trump counting on backlash against cultural change to earn re-election

Debates about racial equality and police brutality, as well as Supreme Court rulings on gay rights and young immigrants, have created a volatile political environment.

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People fold an American flag near an empty casket during a Juneteenth celebration in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photo: Bloomberg
Conor McGregor

UFC: ‘I will be waiting to punish’ retired McGregor, says Mayweather Jnr

Floyd Mayweather Jnr trolls Conor McGregor, who announced his retirement from MMA on Saturday – ‘didn’t you tell Mike Tyson you could beat me if we fought a second time?’

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George Floyd protests

Boxing legend Mayweather to cover the cost of George Floyd’s funeral

Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe confirms that Floyd Mayweather Jnr is ‘definitely paying for the funeral’ for the late George Floyd on for June 9.

Conor McGregor

McGregor promises to beat Mayweather after Mike Tyson praise

Conor McGregor thanks Mike Tyson for lauding his display against Floyd Mayweather, and says he now has the knowledge to ‘crack the puzzle’ in their ‘inevitable rematch’.

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Floyd Mayweather throws a punch at Conor McGregor. Photo: AFP
Conor McGregor

The Takedown | A McGregor-Pacquiao farce would be another swindle

McGregor and Mayweather managed to dupe millions into paying to watch their farcical spectacle three years ago, now history is in danger of repeating itself as the Irishman talks up a similar crossover exhibition with eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao.

Conor McGregor celebrates his loss to Floyd Mayweather with a dram of his own branded whiskey in Las Vegas. Photo: Getty Images
Ultimate Fighting Championship

Mayweather Jnr ‘didn’t really train’ for McGregor bout

Floyd Mayweather Jnr recalls his lax training schedule ahead of Conor McGregor boxing bout in 2017 – ‘sometimes I wouldn’t go to the gym for a week’.

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MMA

UFC: Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather fuel rematch

Conor McGregor calls Floyd Mayweather ‘far from retired’ after the undefeated boxer posts mock fight posters with the Irishman and UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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