Overview
- Mike Tyson told Ariel Helwani he has signed to face Floyd Mayweather in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on April 25 and described it as an eight‑round catchweight exhibition.
- Tyson appeared with a cast on his right hand, called the injury a sprain, and conceded the timing could slip, saying, “we’ll see.”
- He said there will be no weight limit and claimed the fight would be staged in the same ring used for Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman in Kinshasa.
- Promoters have not issued a formal announcement, and boxing reporter Dan Rafael and other outlets have questioned whether the April date will hold.
- Mayweather is booked for a June 27 exhibition with Mike Zambidis and is linked to a Manny Pacquiao rematch, while Tyson points to his 108 million‑viewer Netflix bout with Jake Paul as proof of his drawing power and criticizes modern boxers’ inactivity.