Five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather has revealed that he plans to complete five bouts in 2023, the first of which will be in the UK. It is understood that Mayweather takes his trip to England very seriously, hinting that there will be 2-3 matches played there.
This week, Mayweather will land in Dubai, Middle East, against British Internet celebrity Deggie Oratunji, the outside world believes that there will be no suspense in this fight, although it is an exhibition match, it is expected that Mayweather will easily draw Deji. Nowadays, many fans and media are speculating about Mayweather's next opponent, according to sources, Mayweather has been tentatively scheduled to appear in the UK in February next year, so who will fight Mayweather has become the focus of heated discussion.
Since Mayweather completed his last real professional game in 2017, all he has played so far has been exhibition matches, and although the amount of honorarium has gradually decreased, you have to admit Mayweather's influence, because there are always people willing to give him a show, and because the risk of exhibition games is extremely low, Mayweather can usually earn millions of dollars just after sweating, making many people envious and jealous.
Currently, the media has listed several potential opponents for Mayweather, one of which is KSI, the older brother of Mayweatherer opponent Deji this week, and also an internet celebrity, who previously defeated Logan Paul in 2019. KSI is from the UK and has a strong fan base in the local area, so the confrontation between Mayweather and KSI in the UK is still quite interesting.
However, KSI will meet with Jack Paul this week to discuss a potential confrontation between the two sides, so the battle with Mayweather is in doubt.
In addition to KSI, there is another person who is a potential opponent of Mayweather, that is, Ali Eisen Gibb, an internet celebrity born in Saudi Arabia. Gibb now lives in the UK and, like KSI, has a strong fan base there, having played Jack Paul in 2020 and was destroyed in 1 round.
Since his career, Mayweather has never left the United States to fight overseas, and long before he officially retired, the organizer invited Mayweather to appear in the United Kingdom, but he refused. Now that Mayweather has retired and focused on exhibition matches, he no longer cares where he competes, but hates to go around the world, which will attract a large number of casual fans, as long as there is attention, Mayweather's pockets will naturally bulge.
In addition to the aforementioned KSI and Gibb, Mayweather is likely to play against his old rival Richie Hatton. Hatton confronted Mayweather in 2017 and suffered a fatal knockout. After Mayweather retired, it has been rumored that he is expected to play an exhibition match with Hatton, and if Mayweather chooses Hatton, it may attract a lot of nostalgic fans, plus Hatton is popular in the UK, so it is indeed one of Mayweather's considerations.
As mentioned above, Mayweather plans to complete 5 fights in 2023, all of which are exhibition matches, so fans don't have to be so happy, but Mayweather has his own way of making money, you don't believe it, as for his hint some time ago to have a real professional boxing rematch with Manny Pacquiao, in the author's opinion, it was just a smoke bomb, Mayweather will not really be so.