Mayweather disputes comeback rumour
LOS ANGELES – A mouthwatering once-off collision of combat sport kings?
Or a pointless circus sideshow with little or no intrinsic value as a spectacle?
Whatever your viewpoint, the drumbeat of headlines linking retired former welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather to a showdown with mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor suggests a money-spinning fight is edging closer.
On Tuesday, the Irish Sun, citing an anonymous source reported that the two camps had agreed terms for a multimillion-dollar deal.
McGregor cancelled an appearance in Dublin this week in order to fly to the United States to shoot an anti-bullying video as part of a deal to obtain a boxing licence from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which later confirmed that the 28year-old had indeed arrived in Las Vegas.
The only final hurdle to the fight deal being signed was an unidentified “third-party holdup”, the paper added.
Within hours, however, Mayweather appeared to distance himself from the reported deal, insisting he remained “happily retired.”
“Let the record show, there hasn’t been any deals made in regards to a fight between myself and any other fighters,” Mayweather said.
“I am happily retired and enjoying life at this time. If any changes are to come, be sure that I will be the first to let the world know. ”–