Overview
- Mayweather announced on Instagram he will face Greek kickboxing veteran Mike Zambidis in June at Athens’ Telekom Center, with some outlets reporting a June 27 date at the OAKA complex.
- Zambidis, 45, is a retired national star credited with 18 world kickboxing titles and a 157-24 record, with his last official fight in 2015.
- The Athens bout slots into a busy 2026 slate that includes a fully sanctioned rematch with Manny Pacquiao on September 19 at the Sphere in Las Vegas, set to stream on Netflix.
- A separate exhibition with Mike Tyson reported for April remains tentative, with no confirmed date or venue and fresh reports indicating the event could be pushed back from a proposed Democratic Republic of Congo staging.
- Reporting continues to highlight Mayweather’s legal and financial backdrop, including a lawsuit seeking roughly $340 million from Showtime and Stephen Espinoza and Logan Paul’s public claim that he is owed $1.5 million from their 2021 bout.