Floyd Mayweather news reveals that "Money" will be fighting Marcos Maidana once again for his scheduled fight on September 13th. The current pound-for-pound king of boxing made the announcement himself in an interview with LATen Media.
"September 13, back to business, Marcos Maidana vs Floyd Mayweather Part II," he said about the Floyd Mayweather news. "Then in May, I'll have a big surprise for you."
Reports on Floyd Mayweather news, particularly about his next fight have been floating around. One was about "Money's" desire to fight in England's grandest arena, the prestigious Wembley Stadium.
"It's been a goal to come to the UK and put on a spectacular event and the plan is to do just that," Mayweather said in an interview with ESPN.com in late-June. "I love all my fans in the UK and I want to go there and give a good show at Wembley before I retire. I plan to come in the near future."
Floyd Mayweather's intent to hold an event in the UK opened the possibility of a fight against Britain's very own Amir "King" Khan, a match-up that has been clamored about for a quite a long time already.
But due to the fight's scheduled date, which also falls on the season of Muslim holiday Ramadan that requires Islam people to undergo fasting, it posed as a conflict for "King Khan", who is a practicing Muslim.
Marcos Maidana, on the other hand, was already on the shortlist of fighters who Floyd Mayweather intends to face next, despite the fact that he was branded as a "dirty fighter".
"He's definitely in the mix," Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe told ESPN.com about the Floyd Mayweather news. "He's a very dirty fighter. He used a lot of dirty tactics, but Floyd handled him easily and he gave the fans a great fight."
Meanwhile, Forbes has given "Money" another distinction, this time as one of the most powerful celebrities today, where he is ranked number seven. He falls behind other notable figures in show business, such as musicians Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and television hosts Oprah Winfrey and Ellen Degeneres, among others.
"Mayweather is the first athlete besides Tiger Woods to earn $100 million in Forbes' annual tally of highest-paid athletes," an excerpt from an article from the site reads.
