Overview
- Ring Magazine’s Mike Coppinger reported the tentative date and location, a development echoed across multiple outlets.
- Vice Premier Mobutu Nzanga Ngbangawe referenced the matchup publicly, tying the event’s setting to the Rumble in the Jungle legacy.
- Organizers are billing the bout as a non‑sanctioned exhibition that will not affect either fighter’s professional record.
- Key logistics remain open, including the in‑country venue, broadcaster and undercard, with some reports suggesting shorter rounds and heavier gloves yet to be confirmed.
- Scheduling uncertainty lingers after reports linking Mayweather to a June 27 Athens event and earlier Pacquiao talks, though Tyson recently told TMZ the exhibition “is happening.”