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Mayweather to fight YouTube star Logan Paul on 6 June

The former welterweight king will fight for the first time since 2018

Floyd Mayweather Jr. poses for a photograph with his opponent Tenshin Nasukawa. (Reuters/Issei Kato)
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Meet Japan’s ‘Ninja Boy’, the prodigy who aims to stun Mayweather

Tenshin Nasukawa, the baby-faced southpaw with a blond quiff, will rumble with Mayweather on New Year’s Eve

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Mayweather stripped of belt won from Pacquiao

Floyd Mayweather Jr has been stripped of his WBO welterweight title for refusing to pay a sanctioning fee and violating division rules.

Floyd Mayweather defeated Manny Pacquiao via a unanimous decision at the beginning of May.

Mayweather, Pacquiao fight shatters revenue and US pay-per-view records

The "Fight of the Century" may not have lived up to the hype, but it still raked in the cash like never before.

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Can Mayweather’s visit revive SA boxing?

The sports ministry is counting on boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr’s six-day South Africa tour to resuscitate boxing in the country.

Mayweather’s $41m win – biggest in boxing history

Floyd Mayweather’s victory over Mexico’s Saul Alvarez has earned the boxing star the biggest purse in the history of the sport.

Pacquiao ready to fight Mayweather before retiring

Pacquiao ready to fight Mayweather before retiring

World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao announced on Wednesday that he wanted to face Floyd Mayweather for his last professional fight.

Pacquiao showdown with Mayweather called off

Talks over the hotly anticipated welterweight bout between Filipino Manny Pacquiao and American Floyd Mayweather Jr were aborted on Wednesday.

Untroubled De La Hoya outpoints Forbes

Multiple world champion and overwhelming favourite Oscar De La Hoya registered a unanimous decision victory over fellow American Steve Forbes in a non-title bout on Saturday. In…

Mayweather defeats Hatton by TKO

Floyd Mayweather Jr retained his World Boxing Council welterweight title with a 10th round stoppage of Britain’s Ricky Hatton on Saturday, the American setting up the win with…