Forget Manny Pacquiao rematch – Floyd Mayweather ‘to fight Chinese boxer in 2020’

‘Money’ heading to Hainan on September 18 for press conference to announce exhibition bout, says Mission Hills Group

There will be a recruitment campaign in China to find Mayweather’s opponent

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Floyd Mayweather stands in the ring before the WBA welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 20, 2019 in Las Vegas. Photo: AFP

Published: 3:35pm, 7 Sep 2019Updated: 2:30am, 8 Sep 2019

It looks like Floyd Mayweather is getting back in the boxing ring. But, sadly for Manny Pacquiao and his hopes for a rematch, it’s another exhibition bout, and this time in China.

“Money” made US$9 million for 136 seconds of work knocking out Japanese kick-boxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Saitama, just outside Tokyo, on New Year’s Eve.

Now the undefeated American (50-0) – who claims he is retired from professional fighting – seems to have lined up another big pay day in Asia.

The Mission Hills Group has invited media to attend a press conference in Haikou, Hainan on September 18 to announce Mayweather’s “first fight in China”.

Boxer Floyd Mayweather counts his money on top of the helipad at Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong. Photo: Instagram/Floyd Mayweather

“The press conference will announce that Mayweather will hold a boxing match in China next year,” a spokesperson told the Post. “We have already got the Hainan government’s temporary approval for this event.

“But everything needs to be confirmed with Floyd as well. The details are not 100 per cent confirmed yet. We are in the process of negotiating details with Mayweather’s management.”