Field Level Media
17 Feb 2026, 07:35 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)
Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have reportedly agreed on a tentative location and date for their exhibition bout.
According to multiple reports, the fight will take place in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, on Apr. 25, 2026. Kinshasa, Congo (formerly Zaire), is well known for the 'Rumble in the Jungle' event, which featured Muhammad Ali and George Foreman for the heavyweight championship in 1974.
'Iron' Mike Tyson (50-7, 2 no contests), 59, last fought against Jake Paul on Netflix in a global phenomenon on Nov. 15, 2024. Tyson lost the eight-round bout by unanimous decision and hasn't won a fight since Feb. 22, 2003, against Clifford Etienne.
Floyd 'Money' Mayweather (50-0), 48, most recently squared off against John Gotti III on Aug. 24, 2024. It was the eighth exhibition match Mayweather has participated in since retiring undefeated from boxing after beating MMA star Conor McGregor in August of 2017.
The match was first announced in September 2025 with few details about the event circulating. When a match between Mayweather and Mike Zambidis was announced for June 27 in Athens, Greece, the likelihood of the exhibition seemed uncertain.
'Yeah, that's happening,' Tyson said to TMZ on Friday. 'You think I'd give that up? I was minding my business, he challenged me!'
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Nigeria Sun news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Nigeria Sun.
More InformationRICHMOND, Virginia: A U.S. Marine and his wife will be allowed to keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a U.S. government...
LONDON, U.K.: Rejecting an attempt by the British Broadcasting Corporation to delay proceedings, a U.S. judge announced on February...
SEATTLE, Washington: The city of Seattle paid US$29 million to the family of a 23-year-old graduate student from India, who was struck...
SEOUL, South Korea: The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is close to being designated as the country's future leader,...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Internal Revenue Service mistakenly shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department...
BOSTON, Massachusetts: A Turkish graduate student from Tufts University, whose immigration officials detained near her Massachusetts...
MILAN, Italy: Italy has proposed allowing African countries to suspend debt repayments when struck by extreme climate events, Prime...
(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have reportedly agreed on a tentative location and...
Iranian, Omani FMs meet ahead of Iran-U.S. Geneva talks Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi met with his Omani counterpart...
Pallekele [Sri Lanka], February 16 (ANI): After pulling off one of the biggest upsets of the ongoing T20 World Cup by beating Australia,...
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to deliver the inaugural address at the India AI Impact...
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat...
