Mike Tyson has spoken out following concerns about his planned exhibition with Floyd Mayweather.
It was announced last year that Tyson and Mayweather were set to meet at some stage in 2026, with it then reported that April 25 in the Congo was the proposed date and location.
Those plans appear to be dwindling after it was since claimed that the bout would be unlikely for that date, leading some fans to question if it will still go ahead after Mayweather announced other contests for the next six months.
An exhibition against kickboxer Mike Zambidis has been confirmed to take place in Athens in June, before Mayweather then ends his professional retirement for a rematch against long-term rival Manny Pacquiao at The Sphere in Las Vegas on September 19.
Despite that, Tyson has insisted that he will indeed still be facing Mayweather, after he was asked by Ring Magazine if the fight is going ahead.
“It’s going to happen, thank god. I’m so grateful for it.”
Tyson and Mayweather have traded some choice words with one another over the years, but Tyson insists there is no bad blood heading into the clash.
“I have no animosity. We’re just boxing. I’m not knocking out anybody, nobody is knocking me out, we’re going to fight.”
Tyson was last in action in November 2024 when he was beaten by YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in their controversial fight, with ‘Iron Mike’ set to be 59-years-old when he takes on a 49-year-old Mayweather at some stage in the next few months.
