Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather is set to return to the ring in 2026 with a former world champion opponent revealed.
Floyd Mayweather is returning to the sport in 2026, with an exhibition bout announced today to take place on the June 27 at the OAKA Arena in Athens, Greece.
Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather ended his career with a record of 50-0, going down as one of the all time greats, as well as the sports highest earning fighter of all time.
Mayweather fights against Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor go down as some of the sports biggest grossing fights of all time.
Since retirement, Mayweather has continued to fight, in exhibitions bouts, with the most notable opponent being crossover star Logan Paul.
Mayweather’s next opponent has been revealed, as the legend is set to return in 2026 with a fresh exhibition bout.
Floyd Mayweather will face Iron Mike Zambidis which will be billed as the ‘Battle of the Legends’.
Iron Mike Zambidis is an 18-time kickboxing world champion, with 158 career wins.
An exhibition bout with one of boxing’s financial juggernauts will likely be a career high pay day for Zambidis.
The bout will be broadcasted worldwide, with a specific broadcast platform yet to be announced.
In 2025, Mayweather teased a showdown with Mike Tyson for 2026, a potential matchup that will inevitably capture the imagination of fight fans worldwide.
Both Mayweather and Tyson are two of sports most recognisable figures.
While that is not next for Mayweather, defeating Iron Mike Zambidis sets up a narrative to then fight Iron Mike Tyson.
Mayweather is currently in the process of suing his former broadcaster and partners Showtime.
He has claimed that former long-term advisor Al Haymon has misappropriated $340 million of earnings that Mayweather should have.
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