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Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather agree to a 2026 fight. Here’s what we know — and don’t know.
The boxing world was hit with a big announcement on Thursday night when former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and former multi-division champion Floyd Mayweather said they agreed to a bout to be held in the spring of 2026.
Details on a date, location, television partner and any potential professional sanctioning of the bout were not immediately released, though both Hall-of-Fame boxers appeared excited about the fight in a press release distributed by CSI Sports.
“I still can’t believe Floyd wants to really do this,” Tyson said in the release. “It’s going to be detrimental to his health, but he wants to do it, so it’s signed and it’s happening!”
“I’ve been doing this for 30 years and there hasn’t been a single fighter that can tarnish my legacy,” Mayweather said. “You already know that if I am going to do something, it’s going to be big and it’s going to be legendary. I’m the best in the business of boxing. This exhibition will give the fans what they want.”
While Mayweather noted that the bout would be an exhibition, meaning it wouldn’t be sanctioned by an athletic commission or count toward either fighter’s professional record, this was not confirmed by the fight promoters. But the sanctioning of the bout is just one of multiple outstanding questions surrounding this clash between two of the biggest names in boxing history. Below, we’ll break down a few others.
Will it be a professional, sanctioned bout?
This is arguably the biggest question surrounding the bout but it’s unlikely to be professionally sanctioned, despite the fact that Tyson just fought his first professional fight in 19 years when he lost to Jake Paul last November. Mayweather has had multiple exhibition bouts since retiring in 2017 following a knockout win against Conor McGregor. But he hasn’t fought professionally since then, when he left the ring with a perfect 50-0 record. Mayweather indicated that the fight with Tyson will be an exhibition but he did not immediately respond to a CBS News request for further comment.
What weight class would the fight be held in?
This will largely depend on whether the bout is professional or an exhibition. If it’s the former, then the boxers will need to agree on a weight limit that they would both be held to. But if it’s an exhibition, which seems to be the case, it’s likely that both boxers will enter the ring around the weight they last fought at. That means Mayweather would be around the middleweight limit, while Tyson is likely to be around the 220-pound range he often fought at as a champion in the 1980s and 1990s. Tyson tipped the scales at 230 pounds for his fight with Paul 10 months ago.
Would the fight be held under non-standard rules?
Whether it’s a pro fight or an exhibition, there may be other, non-standardized rules in play here. Tyson is 59 years old. Mayweather is 48 years old. Boxers in that age range, when they do enter the ring, tend to perform under different rules and regulations. When Tyson fought Paul last fall, for example, the length of the rounds was reduced to two minutes from the standard three. And it was limited to an eight-round fight, when it normally would have been 10 for a non-championship affair. Both boxers also wore heavier gloves in the bout than is the norm, which is likely to be the case for a Tyson-Mayweather affair, too.
Is this a new trend in boxing?
Boxing exhibitions featuring retired champions is nothing new to the sport. Mayweather and former foe Manny Pacquiao have done so multiple times in recent years. While it may not be a boxing purist’s preference, it’s not unusual.
What is a bit unique, however, is that this will be Tyson’s third fight in approximately six years, after retiring from the sport in 2005. He fought an exhibition against former champion Roy Jones, Jr. in 2020 and Paul last November. Paul, meanwhile, who boxed Tyson as a heavyweight, appears to be moving on to his own exhibition fight against former lightweight champion Gervonta Davis, in an another match between boxers in wildly different weight classes. That fight was announced for Nov. 14.
- Quetta LG polls to be held on December 28, 2025: ECP.
- Says peaceful and uninterrupted polling must be ensured.
- ECP member warns harsh winter may reduce voter turnout.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday rejected Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti’s petition to postpone local government elections in Quetta.
Bugti filed the petition on Monday, citing the deteriorating law and order situation in the provincial capital and the suspension of internet services as reasons for postponing the local government elections in Quetta.
In its written order today, the ECP said that the polls will be held as per the previously announced schedule.
The Election Commission stated that polling in Quetta district will take place on December 28, 2025, saying that all institutions must assist in accordance with the Constitution.
“Every possible support must be extended to the bodies assigned the responsibility of conducting elections in Quetta,” the ECP said. It also directed that foolproof security arrangements be made to ensure the safety of voters, candidates, the public, and polling staff.
“Peaceful polling in Quetta must be ensured without interruption,” the ECP order read.
However, ECP member Shah Muhammad noted in a dissenting note that harsh winter conditions could reduce voter turnout. He highlighted that people often migrate to other districts during the winter season.
King Charles must have taken a sigh of relief after he received a positive update from Sarah Ferguson amid her threatening move talks.
The year 2025 turned Fergie’s world upside down after her private email to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein leaked in the media, in which she addressed him as her ‘supreme’ friend.
Though in a statement, Sarah’s team clarified that she ‘deeply regrets’ sending a message to the paedophile financier, and it was done under fear.
However, it was too late, and the damage was already done. From personal to professional setbacks, Fergie dived into controversies alongside her ex-partner Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
After losing all the royal perks, questions were raised on how the former Duchess of York maintain her lifestyle.
Will she write a bombshell memoir or appear in an explosive tell-all interview to disgrace the royals? Fans keep making theories.
But a royal expert shared good news with the King and the royal family.
Richard Palmer wrote in The i Paper that Sarah has no plans to publicly attack the royals as she remains ‘loyal’ to them.
“She would never do anything like that. When has she ever written a tell-all book or threatened to do anything like that? That’s not Sarah,” he shared.
Prince William and Kate Middleton are doting parents to their three children and have long established how much they prioritise them.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have also not shied away from breaking several royal protocols and traditions for the well-being of Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, and made their own.
The children are well-loved by the public and fans are always eager to see the young royals during royal events, especially at the balcony. As the eldest Wales child, George, is ready for the next phase in his royal heritage, William and Kate have lingering concerns for their youngest.
Prince Louis is known for his cheeky antics that have captured the hearts of the fans and is dubbed, ‘cute’ for being unable to maintain the poise that his elder siblings so easily carry.
Sources have revealed that William and Kate “are easier on Louis because he’s the baby of the family” but they fear one day will come when he would have to grow out of it.
According to the insider, the parents do their “best to teach him how to behave, but understand these events are tiresome” and Louis is “quite a handful”. The source told OK! magazine that William and Kate “don’t want to break his little spirit”.
The source claimed that William and Kate are like any other parents who are much more lenient towards the youngest. However, they are well-aware that “the day will come and making faces won’t be ‘cute.’ Hopefully, Louis will grow out of it”.
There has been a notable change though as Louis is getting older. Recently, he joined his family on Friday to mark the Together At Christmas Concert, helmed by Princess Kate.
He was seen obediently following with his siblings; and while he no longer made faces, he still garnered adoration from the onlookers.
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