Floyd Mayweather to return to the ring in 2020; names his opponents
- Floyd Mayweather is gearing up for another six figures after hinting on making a return to the ring
- Mayweather has put smiles on the faces of his loyal fans as he prepares to come out of retirement this year
- He has released photos of the two opponents he might be facing
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Boxing great, Floyd 'Money' Mayweather is gearing up for another six figures after hinting on making a return to the ring.
Mayweather has put smiles on the faces of his loyal fans as he prepares to come out of retirement this year.
Mayweather, who has an unblemished record made the announcement via his official Instagram handle.
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The richest boxer in history released a poster featuring UFC star Conor McGregor, the same he knocked out a year ago.
Shortly he then released another poster featuring a UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov. the Russiam star who destroyed McGregor.
It is unclear which fighter Mayweather will be facing this year but one thing for sure the Money man is set for a return.
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Whether Mayweather goes in for a rematch with McGregor takes on Nurmagomedov, it will really be a mega fight.
Mayweather's latest posts about his opponent came shortly after McGregor took care of his UFC opponent, Donald Cerrone on Saturday, January 18, 2020.
Before the fight, Conor was seeking a win for the first time in three years, and after being greeted by the fans, he replied the gesture by destroying his American opponent.
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McGregor, who had not fought since being submitted by Khabib Nurmagomedov 15 months ago won the heart of the fans with his superb display against Cowboy.
He showed his opponent no mercy immediately the fight started giving Cowboy a sublime high kick which was so powerful.
Referee Herb Dean decided Cerrone had taken too many elbows from a resilient Notorious and the fight was stopped with 20 seconds left on the clock.
YEN.com.gh previously reported a story of how Mayweather Jr. was named Fighter of The Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA).
In a report sighted by YEN.com.gh on ESPN.com, on Friday, January 17, 2020, balloting results were announced and Mayweather was voted the winner of the Joe Louis Fighter of the Decade award and Alvarez, a fighter of the decade nominee, won the 2019 Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year award.
The reports further stressed that they will be honored, along with the rest of the award winners, at the 95th annual BWAA awards dinner in the spring at a site to be determined.
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