Overview

• CSI Sports and Fight Sports confirmed contracts are signed for an exhibition between Mike Tyson, 59, and Floyd Mayweather Jr., 48, targeted for spring 2026.
• No date, venue, ruleset, weight terms or broadcast partner has been disclosed, and regulatory sanctioning details are also unresolved.
• Both fighters say it will be an exhibition that will not affect their professional records; Mayweather called it “legendary,” while Tyson labeled it unpredictable and warned it could be detrimental to Mayweather’s health.
• Promoters are pitching new in‑ring technology and have added veteran media executives John Skipper, Mark Taffet and Chris DeBlasio as they court a global audience.
• Reaction has included concern over health risks and age and size disparities, with Tyson last competing against Jake Paul in 2024 and Mayweather remaining active in exhibitions since 2017, including bouts with John Gotti III.