Floyd Mayweather to face Don Moore in an exhibition bout in Dubai

Floyd Mayweather will return to the ring as soon as once more for one more exhibition bout, as he’s set to tackle former skilled boxer Don Moore. TMZ Sports activities has acknowledged the battle, an eight-round affair, will happen on Could 14. 

Set on prime of a helipad on prime of the Burj Al Arab in Dubai within the UAE, it is an occasion match for the person named “Cash” Mayweather. He’s the best incomes boxer of all time.

Mayweather introduced in January that he could be returning to the ring in Dubai, and now it’s confirmed that this battle will likely be a part of a brand new sequence of fights titled “International Titans Combat Collection.”

UFC legend Anderson Silva will likely be featured on the undercard, in addition to former two-weight world champion Badou Jack.

🥊 ANNOUNCED: Floyd Mayweather will return to the ring for an eight-round exhibition battle towards Don Moore on Could 14th on the helipad on prime of the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, UAE. It is being reported that the undercard will function Anderson Silva and Badou Jack. pic.twitter.com/ePEm1g78Ki

— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) April 7, 2022

Who’s Don Moore?

Mayweather’s opponent will likely be former professional boxer Don Moore, who had a 17-year profession between 1999-2016. Unbeaten as a professional, he gained 18 fights, with 12 coming inside the distance. Moore additionally has one attract his profession. 

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Regardless of his unbeaten file, he by no means fought anybody with a successful file. His final battle was in 2016, a TKO win towards DeShaun Williams. 

Moore is aware of Mayweather from the previous as he was one of many former world champion’s sparring companions.

Has Mayweather competed in an exhibition earlier than?

In fact, this is not the primary time Mayweather has fought in an exhibition bout. He fought YouTube sensation Logan Paul in an eight-round exhibition bout again in 2021. That battle did not depend in the direction of his skilled file.

Considered one of his first exhibition fights was towards kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in December 2018. In a boxing match, Mayweather beat Tenshin by way of TKO after knocking him down 3 times. 

Mayweather additionally confronted MMA celebrity Conor McGregor in 2017 in what was a licensed professional bout between the pair. That battle got here two years after his preliminary retirement in 2015, as he stopped the Irish fighter within the tenth spherical to stretch his file to 50-0. 

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He has saved energetic since then within the sport as a promoter along with his firm Mayweather Promotions. This has seen him handle and promote light-weight star and three-weight world champion Gervonta Davis.

How a lot cash has Mayweather constructed from PPVs?

Considered one of Mayweather’s most outstanding nicknames is “Cash” due to the actual fact he has earned essentially the most cash from boxing pay-per-views within the sport’s historical past.

Even in his exhibition bout with Paul, the battle offered a million pay-per-view buys, which earned Mayweather over $35 million in income from that battle. 

From 2005-2017, Mayweather was part of 16 PPV occasions, with the super-fight between himself and Manny Pacquiao being the best performing occasion.

It is mentioned his fights have generated over $2.4 billion in income complete and it’s reported that he’s price $450 million as of 2022.