Mayweather To Relinquish Titles In Coming Weeks, Speculations His Last Fight In September Before Retirement Is A Rematch With Pacquiao

Minutes after Floyd Mayweather Jr won over Manny Pacquiao on Sunday via a unanimous decision, the still unbeaten boxer hinted of retirement, saying he will relinquish the three titles in the coming weeks. With his victory, Mayweather holds the WBO, WBC and WBA welterweight titles.

BBC’s Dan Roan quotes in a tweet Mayweather as saying, “Other fighters need to have a chance. I’m not greedy.” The boxer has already hinted that he will soon retire, bolstered by his win on Sunday that improved his record to 48-0, just one more fight short of matching the 49-0 record of boxing great Rocky Marciano.

He also has just one more fight under his contract with Showtime, slated on September. Roan pointed out that when Mayweather dodged a question after the Battle for Greatness if his next fight would be against British boxer Amir Khan, this fueled speculations that Money May’s last fight could possibly be a rematch with Pacquiao.

Roan explains “While Mayweather clearly won this fight, the match was close enough, with several rounds contested, that it wouldn’t be hard to drum up a fervor for a rematch,” quotes Bleacher Report.

The Guardian also confirmed Mayweather’s imminent retirement, citing the boxer’s note to his staff on May 1 that he would hang up his gloves when he reaches 38. Mayweather is 37.

“I cannot be your saviour forever, everything has to end some time … It’s about that time for me to walk away,” Guardian quotes Money May who was booed by boxing fans from the time he walked into the ring up to the time the “unpopular” unanimous decision in his favour was announced.

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