Former world champion Floyd Mayweather has announced he will come out of retirement for a fourth time following his upcoming exhibition bout with Mike Tyson, to take part in his first professional fight for nearly 10 years – against an unnamed opponent.
The 48-year-old American, whose most recent retirement was in 2017, is due to face former undisputed world heavyweight champion Tyson, 59, in the spring, although the date and venue are still to be confirmed.
Mayweather won titles across five weight classes and his last fight was a 10th-round technical knockout of mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor nine years ago, securing his 50th professional win to remain undefeated.
“I still have what it takes to set more records in the sport of boxing,” Mayweather said in a statement.
No details of an opponent, date or location for the fight have been released.
He continued: “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 – than my events.”
Mayweather previously retired in 2007 (twice) and 2015, and since he left the sport again as a professional after his 2017 victory over McGregor, he has competed in a number of exhibition bouts, with his last outing coming against John Gotti III in August 2024.
During his career, Mayweather has headlined the three highest-grossing bouts in history against eight-weight world champion Manny Pacquiao, Mexican pound-for-pound great Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, and McGregor.
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