Floyd Mayweather Announces “$200 Million” Exhibitions for 2022

Athletes are known to make exorbitant amounts of money for their talents and skills in their field. Very few athletes have racked in a billion dollars through their events. One such icon is the billionaire boxer, Floyd Mayweather. The five-division champion has made an incredible amount of money in boxing and he shows no signs of stopping as yet.

Since his retirement from the sport of boxing, Mayweather has channeled all his focus and energy into exhibition fights. Additionally, he shed light on his boxing plans for this year.

Floyd Mayweather makes a million-dollar announcement

Floyd Mayweather has established himself in the history of boxing as one of the greatest of all time. Moreover, Mayweather has earned more money than any other fighter in history. His pay-per-view sales are through the roof. Following his last exhibition fight against Don Moore, Mayweather has revealed his plans for exhibition fights this year.

During an interview with FightHype, the five-division champion announced that he will be doing 3 exhibition fights or 1 professional fight and 2 exhibition fights this year. However, he didn’t reveal anything else. Although, Mayweather mentioned how much he will earn through these fights.

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He said, “I got 3 more exhibitions this year, could be 1 fight and 2 exhibitions. But guess what, you better know it’s at least, in the low, I’m talking about, $200 million.” According to the 50-0 fighter, he is set to earn $200 million this year through exhibitions.

Floyd Mayweather’s biggest career paydays

The undefeated fighter has earned a whopping $1.1 billion, one of only six athletes, to have achieved this feat. His biggest payday came in the last fight of his career against the UFC fighter, Conor McGregor, in 2017, when he earned $300 million, making it the biggest payday in the history of sports.

Furthermore, Mayweather earned almost a similar amount for his fight against the Philippines legend, Manny Pacquiao, in 2015. Mayweather earned $250 million as he defeated Pacquiao via decision.

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