Floyd Mayweather continues to be linked to a professional comeback, seemingly willing to put his iconic 50-0 record on the line in a bid for Ryan Garcia’s WBC welterweight world championship. Now, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has responded to the reports.
Mayweather has not fought professionally since 2017 when he stopped Conor McGregor to secure his landmark half-century of successes, but he has been rumoured to be returning to the ring throughout 2026, and even annoucned a rematch with fierce rival Manny Pacquiao.
However, whilst their second encounter was postponed indefinitely, ‘TBE’ has also been mentioned for a possible challenge for Garcia’s 147lb world title, where a win could see him become the oldest world champion in boxing history.
Speaking with Fight Hub TV, Sulaiman compared Mayweather’s potential comeback to that of other legends and said that he would be permitted to compete for the WBC crown should he pass the necessary medical examinations.
“Ryan fought the mandatory, Conor Benn. We mandated that at the last convention. You can never count out Floyd Mayweather.
“We have so many examples, most of them are bad examples; Muhammad Ali, [Julio Cesar] Chavez, those great champions that end their career on a low, [Mike] Tyson.
“But, there are also good examples [like] Manny [Pacquiao], he was criticised and we were criticised for allowing that fight and he almost became champion. There are also [Daniel] Zaragoza, Sergio Martinez.
“It is a matter of evaluating if Floyd has full medicals and has a boxing license. The rules of the WBC rule book allow him to fight for the title.”
Garcia is expected to return to action on Saturday, February 6, with, according to him, both Mayweather and current WBA welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez in the running to be his opponent.
