His two-weight world championship belts saw him rise to UFC superstardom, but he swapped the octagon for a Dublin boxing ring for a bout with local fighter Michael McGrane.

Conor McGregor may currently be 'retired' from mixed martial arts but it seems the Irishman fancies giving boxing another go.

Floyd Mayweather is set for another enormous payday in Japan as the 'Money Man' is targeting another lucrative exhibition. He banked £7million for a first round knockout last year.

Tyson Fury versus Deontay Wilder II is being projected to eclipse the $600million (£476m) amassed in revenue when Floyd Mayweather Jnr fought Manny Pacquiao in 2015.

Floyd Mayweather has dismissed talk of a rematch with Conor McGregor, saying: 'These kids are some circus clowns'. 

Manny Pacquiao distanced himself from a rematch with Floyd Mayweather, insisting the 'Money Man' should stay retired if he cannot fight at an elite level anymore. 

But Mayweather, who made £7million by out-punching Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa last year, is not running out of money if his recent Instagram activity is anything to go by.

The two renewed their rivalry on social media this week following Pacquiao's dominant victory over the previously unbeaten Keith Thurman. But is a rematch on the cards between the pair?

Carlos Balmodir, 48, was told his fate today having been held in custody since the end of 2016 and found guilty of repeatedly abusing the youngster between 2012 and 2014.

The Filipino has been pushing for another clash with American legend Mayweather, who won their 2015 clash by unanimous points decision.

Manny Pacquiao's coach believes Floyd Mayweather is avoiding a mouth-watering rematch. The great rivals met in 2015 with Mayweather cruising to a unanimous points decision victory.

Pacquiao experienced arguably the greatest moment of his illustrious career last month, beating Keith Thurman by split decision to win the WBA Super world welterweight title at the age of 40.

Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard has called on Floyd Mayweather to come out of retirement and face Manny Pacquiao in the ring one more time. Leonard believes it would be a 'great fight'.

Manny Pacquiao has called for a 'real fight' with Floyd Mayweather rather than an exhibition. The 'Money man' recently posted a video claiming he was working on setting up an exhibition bout.

Tension has simmered between the pair ever since McGregor released pictures of him sparring Malignaggi in the build up to his boxing fight with Floyd Mayweather in 2017.

Mike Tyson is adamant he would win a street fight against Floyd Mayweather in comfortable fashion as it wouldn't be a match due to his sheer strength and size. 

The fighter had posted a clip of himself showing off his multi-million pound possessions, and urged his followers to 'catch up' whilst revelling in the price tag.

Mayweather, who technically retired in 2017 following his bout with Conor McGregor, laced up his gloves to make £7m in an exhibition with Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa.

Floyd Mayweather had to pay for protection and ate Snickers bars to survive, according to details of his 2012 prison stay that have recently come to light.

Floyd 'Money' Mayweather lived up to his nickname by reportedly tipping every chef £235 after enjoying dinner with friends in Las Vegas this past week.

The heavyweight boxer was pictured with the undefeated welterweight former world champion at a Jewel nightclub in Sin City on Wednesday as he looked to blow off steam.

West Brom starlet Nathan Ferguson 'is on the radar of Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Marseille' as he enters the final year of his Baggies contract.

Manny Pacquiao has issued a direct call-out to his age old rival Floyd Mayweather, offering the boxing legend an interesting proposition.

Mayweather was pictured with UFC President Dana White at a basketball game in November and announced that he will return to the ring in 2020 at 42 years old in a big shock to boxing fans.

The boxer, who announced last month his return to the ring, gave the 19-year-old a Mercedes-Benz G63, as revealed by a post on her Instagram story displaying her shock at the present.

Roger Federer is reportedly 'set to become tennis' first billionaire' in 2020 and only the fourth sportsperson ever to accumulate that level of wealth.

The Sun report that Mayweather has chose to stage the March 1st event at the low-budget Grand Hotel, owned by Britannia - which has consistently been voted the UK's worst hotel chain.

Fury and Wilder renew their rivalry in Las Vegas on Saturday with plenty of unanswered questions after their epic first fight in December 2018 ended in a controversial split decision draw.

The star, 45, showcased a very smooth complexion as she slipped into a monochrome jumpsuit at Floyd Mayweather's birthday party at the Boulevard 3 in Hollywood, California on Friday.

Roger Mayweather, who passed away on Tuesday aged 58, devoted his entire life to the sport of boxing. Undoubtedly, he will go down as one of the greatest trainers the sport have ever seen.

Floyd Mayweather's latest bid to regain the public's attention sees the former world champion sign a deal that will give boxing fans the chance to see how he would fare against past legends.

Ever a man of the people. That was the key to that roaring following which it took time for the Americans to grasp as the tens of thousands hit Sin City for Mayweather fight week.

DANIEL MATTHEWS: Hamed won the WBO, IBF and WBC world titles and had his own boxing video game but since retirement, Prince has spent time behind bars following a high-speed car crash.

Floyd Mayweather has drawn criticism after ignoring lockdown rules to train and spar with members of his team at his boxing gym in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Earlier this month Mayweather revealed his desire to follow in the footsteps of his late uncle Roger and become a trainer.

In March boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather was hit with two bereavements, and has not had the chance to speak out publicly since. Taking to social media, he reveals what is on his mind.

The two men had traded verbal blows for six long years but this was the first time they'd met. Their eyes locked across a basketball court and they gave each other a nod that said it was time to do business.

Emily Good found herself in handcuffs after filming police arresting a man just outside her New York home.

Andrew Milroy died from a single stab wound to the chest in Lloret de Mar during the early hours of yesterday morning.

Suzanne Cassidy, 26, (pictured) from Glasgow, only survived by grabbing the side of the boat as the razor-sharp blades hacked into her leg.

A pilot onboard a plane flying from Bangkok to Novosibirsk in western Siberia died from a heart attack, transportation prosecutors said Friday.

Researchers studying a potentially more lethal, airborne version of bird flu have suspended their studies because of concerns the mutant virus they have created could be used as a devastating form of bioterrorism or accidentally escape the lab.

Anthony Garcia admitted adding a sample of the bodily fluid to a sample of yoghurt while working at a grocery story in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The twin sloths may look cute in the alternative outfits but actually it is a way of ridding their tiny bodies of the parasitic mites.

Photographer Nuray Gonulalan was amazed when she looked up and saw the familiar punctuation symbol - often associated with shock or panic - hovering above her in Mogan Lake, Ankara, Turkey.

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Witnesses in Shenzhen, in the Guangdong province of China, said the 32-year-old father was walking with his naked son and four-year-old daughter on the street when he launched the sickening attack.

British citizens currently in Mali, in west Africa are being urged to leave after the Foreign Office has changed its travel advice.

The young wife of North Korea's leader has made her first public appearance in two months, bringing to an end what might have been a period of 'home detention' for being too carefree.

Francisco Alcala, from Indianapolis, was arrested after the teen's father quizzed his daughter about the cell phone, which she said the man had given to her.

Since New York City's foundation in the early 17th century, the lower tip of Manhattan has been at the heart of metropolitan life - despite its vulnerability to flooding from the harbour. Two possible links between global warming and the damage wrought by Sandy are the raised sea levels which make it easier for the coast to flood, and warm air in the Atlantic Ocean increasing the fierceness of the storm.