50-0 former champion targets sanctioned bout after Mike Tyson exhibition
Floyd Mayweather says he will fight professionally again after his Spring 2026 exhibition with Mike Tyson. The 48-year-old former champion has signed an exclusive agreement with CSI Sports/Fight Sports and plans a sanctioned bout in Summer 2026.
Mayweather, 50-0, has not fought professionally since stopping Conor McGregor in 2017. He has worked exhibitions since then, protecting his body while keeping his name active in the market.
“I still have what it takes to set more records in the sport of boxing,” Mayweather said. “From my upcoming Mike Tyson event to my next professional fight afterwards – no one will generate a bigger gate, have a larger global broadcast audience and generate more money with each event – than my events.”
The business side is clear. CSI Sports gains the most bankable free agent in modern prizefighting, and Mayweather gains a broadcast partner willing to finance a late-career run built around his name.
“Signing Floyd Mayweather to un-retire after he captures another world-wide audience with his Mike Tyson match-up, highlights our commitment to providing our global audience with the most high-profile fighters in the sport,” said Richard and Craig Miele of CSI Sports.
Mayweather has always managed risk like a matchmaker who laces up his own gloves. He studied styles, controlled negotiations, set weight terms. He never chased contenders on bad terms and never accepted short money for high danger. That blueprint built 50-0 and it will guide any sanctioned return.
The alphabet groups respond to revenue. A major site fee and a strong broadcast partner smooth conversations about ratings. Rankings move when sanctioning fees are paid and the event brings a real gate. If the money is there, the pathway appears.
If this turns into a sanctioned bout with a legitimate contender, the physical limits will surface early. If the matchmaking is managed around his brand, Mayweather can still pick his spots, control range, and slow the pace in measured stretches. Over twelve rounds against a ranked welterweight or junior middleweight in his prime, footwork and conditioning decide it.