NEW YORK — Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are set to meet in an early 2026 matchup of boxing Hall of Famers.

Tyson, who will turn 60 next year, will return to the ring after his loss to Jake Paul last year in an eight-round bout. He'll meet the unbeaten Mayweather, 48, who said the "exhibition will give the fans what they want.”

No date or site was provided in the announcement Thursday by CSI Sports, the live boxing production company which will launch a media streaming and broadcast partnership with this event.

“When CSI came to me about stepping in the ring with Floyd Mayweather, I thought, ‘No way this happens,’" Tyson said in the release announcing the fight. “But, Floyd said yes.”

“This fight is something neither the world nor I ever thought would or could happen. However, bo

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