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Mayweather’s planned fight with Zambidis is off - Report
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Mayweather’s planned fight with Zambidis is off - Report

From Vanguard · () English

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Floyd Mayweather's planned exhibition fight against Mike Zambidis in Athens has been canceled.
  • The cancellation is due to a lawsuit filed by events company CSI against Mayweather over promotional rights for other bouts.
  • CSI is seeking over $4.65 million from Mayweather for alleged breaches of contract regarding fights with Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao.

Floyd Mayweather's highly anticipated exhibition boxing match against Greek kickboxing legend Mike Zambidis in Athens has been called off. The fight, scheduled for Saturday at the Telekon Center at the OAKA Olympic Complex, was reportedly canceled due to ongoing legal disputes involving Mayweather. Events company CSI, which is suing Mayweather for at least $4.65 million, sought an injunction to prevent the exhibition. CSI claims the uncertainty surrounding the event effectively halted all promotion and ticket sales. The attorney for Mayweather stated that the bout against the 45-year-old Zambidis, an 18-time world champion, could be rescheduled. Mayweather, 49, retired from professional boxing in 2017 with an undefeated 50-0 record. He has participated in exhibition bouts since, but other planned fights, including those against Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao, have faced significant uncertainty and cancellations.

The Mayweather-Zambidis event will no longer proceed because uncertainty over its status “effectively stopped any promotion or distribution plans for the event and halted ticket sales.”

— Melissa GlassAn attorney for Floyd Mayweather explaining the reasons for the fight's cancellation.
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