bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

articlePageQuery

filter

article

articleBaseAdvertisingInfoArticle

articleListArticle

articleSeoArticle

helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle

hooksArticleAcknowledgementGateOverlayArticle

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

hooksContentInterestArticle

articleLinkingDataContent

articleSchemaContent

liveArticle

advertZone

sentiment

contentLock

topics

types

sections

moreOnThisArticles

urlAlias

commentCount

sponsorType

authorLocations

authors

paywallTypes

corrections

displaySlideShow

multimediaEmbed

printHeadline

seriesContainer

socialHeadline

headline

flag

firstTopic

glossary

flattenTypeIds

publishedDate

additionalInfoBoxes

images

image

relatedLinks

relatedNewsletters

__typename

createdDate

sponsor

factSheets

series

disableOffPlatformContent

published

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

body

keywords

copyrighted

customTimezone

liveContents

Agence France-Presse

He hardly has a reputation as the cuddly type, but Floyd Mayweather displayed his softer side as he adopted a baby giant panda in China – and promptly renamed it “TMT Floyd Mayweather”.
The 40-year-old American boxing star will, however, have to leave the panda at its home in southwest China and the 100,000 yuan (HK$129,940) adoption fee paid by him and another sponsor will go to the research centre where it lives.
“TMT” is Mayweather’s brand, short for “The Money Team”, a nod to the vast wealth he accrued boxing and now regularly flaunts.

Mayweather, who arrived in Hong Kong on Friday as part of his ongoing China tour, retired for a second time this year after stopping MMA star Conor McGregor to improve his record to 50-0.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding showed pictures of the visiting Mayweather admiring and feeding his panda an apple and taking a selfie.
His adopted panda was born in July 2016 and was previously called “Maodou”, or soy bean.
Mayweather’s donation allows him to visit the panda and have it called by the name he wishes for a year, as well as receive greeting cards “from” the animal.





Here in Beijing, China at “The Great Wall Of China”, considered to be one of the greatest Wonders of The World! It’s always been on my list of places to see throughout my travels in life however, timing is everything. Coming here with 23 people has been a great experience and it doesn’t hurt to get paid $3,000,000. to simply visit and vacation here in luxury for a few days. With money this long, everything is different. I move different, I dress different and I live different because my money is extremely different! i want to thank my cousin @dejuanblake and his @affiliationmanagement company for putting this all together. Photo credit: @lapistolpete @idriserba videographer: @jamesdayap
A post shared by Floyd Mayweather (@floydmayweather) on Nov 27, 2017 at 9:23am PST



<![CDATA[// ><!]]>

Mayweather is on a tour of China that is taking in Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Macau.
He has not made clear the trip’s purpose but implied on Instagram that he was being paid.
Mayweather in Hong Kong? Unbeaten boxer to visit city as part of his US$3 million China tour
“Coming here with 23 people has been a great experience and it doesn’t hurt to get paid $3,000,000 to simply visit and vacation here in luxury for a few days,” Mayweather wrote in a post this week that accompanied a photo of him on the Great Wall.

UFC: Floyd Mayweather reignites Conor McGregor feud, complains of racism and fans of double standards

MMA and boxing crossover ‘superfights’ for fans to dream of – or rage over – in 2021

UFC: Floyd Mayweather Jnr warns freshly retired Conor McGregor – ‘if you decide to come back, I will be waiting to punish you again’

UFC’s Conor McGregor isn’t shy about splashing cash on his loved ones – from hiring a theme park to buying his family fancy cars

Floyd Mayweather Jnr v Conor McGregor superfight

Floyd Mayweather Jnr ‘adopts’ panda then names it after himself on Chengdu leg of his China tour

Floyd Mayweather Jnr takes a selfie with his adopted ‘TMT Floyd Mayweather’ at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding while on his luxury vacation in China. Photo: AFP

This picture taken on November 30, 2017 shows US boxer Floyd Mayweather (R) receiving a stuffed panda toy during an adoption ceremony after he adopted a panda baby at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu in China's southwestern Sichuan province. Floyd Mayweather displayed his softer side as he adopted a baby giant panda in China -- and promptly renamed it "TMT Floyd Mayweather". / AFP PHOTO / - / China OUT

Sport

Boxing

Unbeaten American renames baby giant panda ‘TMT Floyd Mayweather’ as part of his US$3 million ‘luxury vacation’ in China
