Mike Tyson vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. exhibition | MMA News
The exhibition boxing match between legends Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a location and a date. In December, Tyson acknowledged that the bout would happen in March in Africa. Instead of March, the 2 will collide on April 25 in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ring Magazine‘s Mike Coppinger damaged the placement and date news on Monday. Mayweather had not too long ago been in talks to rematch Manny Pacquiao on Netflix. When those negotiations stalled, the exhibition bout against Tyson was back on the desk.
🚨 The Mike Tyson vs Floyd Mayweather exhibition is tentatively set to happen on April twenty fifth in the Congo, sources have told @MikeCoppinger. pic.twitter.com/xdz5PsI44t
— InfacetRingPresent (@InfacetRingPresent) February 16, 2026
Vice Premier Minister of Congo, Mobutu Nzanga Ngbangawe confirmed the date in location via social media.
“Very happy to hear the great news from @MikeCoppinger of @RingMagazine that boxing legends @MikeTyson and @FloydMayweather will face off in an exhibition match on April 25th in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, honoring the legacy of the Rumble in the Jungle 52 years later,” he wrote on X.
Very pleased to hear the great news from @MikeCoppinger of @RingMagazine that boxing legends @MikeTyson and @FloydMayweather
will face off in an exhibition match on April twenty fifth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, honoring the legacy of the Rumble in the Jungle 52 years later! pic.twitter.com/DzJ7EfK7Qz— Mobutu Nzanga Ngbangawe (@NzangaMobutu) February 16, 2026
Tyson, 59, last battle in November 2024 shedding to Jake Paul via unanimous resolution. The bout drew 100 million viewers on Netflix. Mayweather, 48, hasn’t battle professionally since 2017 but has had a number of exhibitions since he retired. His last bout was an Aug. 2024 exhibition against John Gotti III.
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