Mayweather, McGregor warned over unruly behaviour
FLOYD Mayweather and Conor McGregor have been warned not to “put their hands on each other” before stepping between the ropes for their money-spinning showdown. The two fighters will descend on the Las Vegas strip this week, where they will come face-to face for a final press conference and weigh-in before meeting in the ring at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.
Mayweather and McGregor were involved in a feisty pre-fight publicity tour last month, when their trash talking threatened to boil over across four shows in four nights.
And ahead of this Saturday’s showdown the Nevada State Athletic Commission, who sanctioned the fight, have warned both boxers that they risk punishments if they engage in any “physical altercation” before fight night.
“It wouldn’t be in (Mayweather and McGregor’s) best interest to put their hands on each other, and they both know that,” NSAC chief Bob Bennett told Sky Sports.
“Both of them are professionals that know the repercussions from inappropriate behaviour. I don’t expect either one of them to get into any physical altercation. They are supreme athletes that know the rules and regulations.”
Both fighters have risked the ire of the NSAC in the past. McGregor paid a £19 400 ($25 000) fine earlier this year after plastic bottles were thrown during his press conference with UFC rival Nate Diaz.
Mayweather, meanwhile, appeared in front of the commission ahead of his 2014 showdown with Marcos Maidana.
The 40-year-old was asked to prove that sparring sessions in his Las Vegas gym were safe after footage emerged of people placing bets as two fighters sparred for 31 consecutive minutes. — MailOnline.