Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor have finally set the date. For their mega bout, that is.
The UFC superstar broke the news with a tweet, in which he “accidentally” used the photo of Floyd’s 64-year-old father, confirming that the fight is on. Minutes later, the retired pound-for-pound boxing champion also took to Twitter to confirm the date: August 26 in Las Vegas.
Early this week, the Nevada Athletic Commission approved a request from the Mayweather Promotions to put on an August 26 boxing card at the MGM Grand, even though neither of the two fighters currently has a license to box in the state. Meanwhile, TMZ Sports quoted Dana White who said it will be a 12-round boxing match that will take place at the T-Mobile Arena.
White reportedly said “there will be an undercard,” and it will be boxing matches, with Mayweather Promotions handling the matches.