Sources near the knowledge have knowledgeable us that Corridor of Fame legend Floyd Mayweather has one other multi-million greenback exhibition scheduled for November in Dubai. Will probably be Mayweather’s third exhibition of the 12 months, having already confronted Don Moore on Might 21 at Etihad Enviornment in Abu Dhabi and presently scheduled to face MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura on September 25 as a part of the RIZIN 38 card scheduled in Japan.
The 45-year-old Mayweather has made a profitable profession out of exhibitions since formally retiring from boxing in 2017. In his first bout, he earned a fast $9 million for knocking out well-known Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa within the first spherical. Following that efficiency, Mayweather picked up one other huge payday when he confronted well-known influencer Logan Paul in an eight-round exhibition that turned out to be one of many greatest pay-per-view occasions in 2021.
This 12 months, Mayweather already has one eight-figure exhibition below his belt, after he busted up his former sparring associate, and his subsequent one is simply across the nook with a 3rd one scheduled for November. Though the official figures are unknown for the subsequent two exhibitions, FightHype has realized that Mayweather already pocketed a light-weight $280,000 simply to indicate up for a press convention that noticed his bodyguard push his subsequent opponent Asakura in the course of the face off. Not dangerous for a day’s work … or as Mayweather would say, “EASY WORK!”
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