Overview

• Promoters CSI Sports/Fight Sports say the exhibition is agreed for spring 2026, with the date, venue, rules and broadcast yet to be announced.
• Tyson told SportsRadio 94WIP he accepted after Mayweather “started talking a lot of s—” and challenged him.
• At the Canelo Alvarez–Terence Crawford event in Las Vegas, Tyson delivered a body shot that floored YouTuber MrBeast in a staged stunt.
• Tyson is coming off an eight-round unanimous-decision loss to Jake Paul last November, a result he called “really depressing,” dropping his record to 50-7.
• Questions about Tyson’s health and age persist, while Mayweather has remained active in non-scored exhibitions since retiring from official competition in 2017, most recently against John Gotti III in August 2024.