14:38, 15 June 2017 | GMT +6
Mayweather v McGregor superfight confirmed
ASTANA. KAZINFORM The media reports that the long-anticipated fight between the great Floyd Mayweather and UFC superstar Conor McGregor was confirmed to take place on August 26 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
According to Eurosport, McGregor has agreed that this will be a boxing match, with a boxing undercard to be organized by Mayweather Promotions.
THE FIGHT IS ON. pic.twitter.com/KhW0u3jRft
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 14, 2017
The pair will fight at the boxing junior middleweight weight limit of 154 pounds and the fighters will use 10-ounce gloves, heavier than anything McGregor has fought with in MMA.
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