Floyd Mayweather has confirmed he will return to the ring later this year after his exhibition clash with Don Moore.
The boxing legend took part in his third boxing showcase where he dropped and dominated his former sparring partner at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Mayweather may have earned up to $100million for his latest outing having already earned $65m for facing Logan Paul last June.
Mayweather has now vowed to return to the Arabian Peninsula after his latest successful event, with a date pencilled in for October in Dubai. "I would like to thank everybody in the UAE, the media, and everybody who covered this fight," Mayweather said after the fight. "This is one of the best countries in the world.
"Don Moore is still undefeated, we are both still undefeated. I will bring another fight back to the UAE this year. It's a secret. I don't want to let the cat out the bag right now. But we have an opponent, and I choose the UAE. It's been a little rollercoaster ride for all of the fighters. I want to commend the fighters on just being patient.
"These types of things happen in life. We go through ups. We go through downs, but we stand strong, stand together, and we made it happen. I just want to say thank you to everyone that's here."
Mayweather certainly enjoyed his latest fight having danced with the ring girl and spoke to the commentary team while exchanging heavy blows with his rival. He also requested a rule change in the ring to three-minute rounds which could be employed in his next exhibition bout.
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A number of different opponents could be included for Mayweather's next fight including recently-retired British star Amir Khan. The 35-year-old was spotted ringside at the event having already met with the star prior to his return.
Khan revealed that Mayweather had asked him to come out of retirement having failed to share the ring throughout their professional careers. He has since admitted it could happen with boxing now having opened new doors to retired fighters.
"Look, exhibitions always happen," Khan explained to talkSPORT. "I met Floyd the other day in Dubai and there was some excitement there, he was like 'don't retire, let's do something, there's something we can do'. "I was like 'maybe if it didn't happen when we were both professional fighters, maybe it can happen as an exhibition'.
"No-one wins, it's just a bit of fun to give the fans a bit of entertainment. I think now with boxing, it's totally changed now where a lot of these fights happen, social media guys fight each other, and a new door's been open. People can just step in after a week of training and have a fight!"
