Former world champions Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather are set to compete in an exhibition bout next year.The event will be put on by CSI Sports/Fight Sports but details regarding the date, location, broadcasters and rules of the event are yet to be announced.Tyson, 59, is a former undisputed heavyweight champion while Mayweather, 48, retired undefeated after 50 fights, winning multiple titles across a number of weight classes.”This fight is something neither the world nor I ever thought would or could happen. However, boxing has entered a new era of the unpredictable and this fight is as unpredictable as it gets,” said Tyson.Tyson is competing for the first time since ending his 19-year retirement in November in a controversial defeat by Jake Paul.He spent the entirety of his career, which yielded 50 wins from 59 fights, at heavyweight while the latter stages of Mayweather’s career were at welterweight.
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Mike Tyson v Floyd Mayweather: Former world champions to compete in exhibition bout
