Mayweather To Fight Conor McGregor August 26

The Nevada Athletic Commission on Wednesday approved the much anticipated fight between Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor.

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The boxing match slated for August 26, 2017, will be staged at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be contested at 154 pounds, UFC president Dana White, says.

Billed as The Money Fight, the match will be a standard, 12-round boxing match with 10-ounce gloves, White added, and will see each man earn in excess of $100 million.

The Commission approved the request from Mayweather Promotions, who will be the lead promoter for the game.

The bout will be distributed via Showtime pay-per-view and will be an entirely boxing card.

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Mayweather was ranked by ESPN as the greatest boxer, pound for pound, of the last 25 years. He was retired after compiling a 49-0 pro record from 1996 through 2015. The fight with McGregor, will give him the opportunity to improve to 50-0.

McGregor is a professional mixed martial artist who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, and former UFC Featherweight Champion.

The 28-year-old Irish boxer, who is one of the elite mixed martial arts fighters in the world, but has never boxed before, either amateur or pro.

McGregor has already applied for a boxing license in Nevada.

He won the UFC’s featherweight title in a 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo on December 12, 2015.

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Mayweather retired undefeated in 49 professional fights, is a huge favourite: early Las Vegas odds had him at 1-10 to win the fight with McGregor 7-1.

The Mayweather Promotions CEO added that the financial details including the purse split will not be disclosed and are protected under a confidentiality agreement.

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