Overview
- Multiple outlets credit Ring’s Mike Coppinger with reporting the April 25 date and Democratic Republic of Congo location.
- Congo Vice Premier Mobutu Nzanga Ngbangawe posted that the bout would take place there, echoing the report and invoking the Rumble in the Jungle legacy.
- The matchup is being staged as an exhibition that will not affect professional records, with rules and format yet to be detailed.
- Organizers CSI SPORTS/FIGHT SPORTS have billed a global spectacle, while the specific venue, broadcast partners and any sanctioning remain unannounced.
- Tyson, 59, is coming off a 2024 loss to Jake Paul as Mayweather, 48, continues exhibition appearances, intensifying questions about safety and the large size disparity.