Floyd Mayweather will return to the ring for a fight on February 28 at the Tokyo Dome, it was announced in Japan overnight.
The retired, 50-0 boxing superstar teased last week that he would be ‘doing something big’ at the Tokyo Dome and appeared via video call at a press conference held in the country on Monday morning to make plans more public.
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Details remain scarce regarding the opponent and specific nature of the bout, but what was confirmed is that Mayweather will be competing on the same show as a new MMA event named ‘MEGA 2021’ on Sunday, February 28.
This should not be taken to mean that Floyd will be participating in an MMA fight, of course.
When he was last seen in the ring back in 2018, the American fought an exhibition boxing match to headline a RIZIN MMA event.
He knocked out 20-year-old kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa within the first round and made approximately $ 3million per minute in the process.
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Mayweather is quoted as saying at the presser: “Japan is one of the most wonderful countries in the world. Tokyo is also a wonderful city. I want to entertain Japanese people.
“I train a lot and make an effort as usual. I want to prepare to entertain people.
“The last time I performed in Japan, I didn’t practice that much. I want to prepare well this time…
“I would like to thank all the Japanese fans and Tokyo fans. Thank you for remembering me.
“I have no idea what kind of opponent I am [facing] now. I’m looking forward to going to Tokyo anyway.
“It’s a place where great games have been organised, so I just want to go to Japan to entertain Japanese fans.”
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In the video from last week, Mayweather teased: “Tokyo, Japan, I’m coming back, in 2021.
“I know the Olympics is in Japan in 2021, but me, myself, Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather and my team will be doing something big in Tokyo Dome… Japan, I’m on my way.”
The Tokyo Dome is most famous in the Western world for being the venue at which Mike Tyson was knocked out by Buster Douglas in 1990.