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Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Robert Guerrero on May 4
A victorious Floyd Mayweather Jr. after defeating Miguel Cotto, Saturday May 5, 2012. PHOTO/Al Bello/Getty Images
Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight Robert Guerrero on May 4 2013, and he is changing television networks to do it.
Mayweather Jr., who is the biggest star in boxing dropped a surprise Tuesday while announcing his long-rumored next bout: After several years on HBO, he is moving to Showtime with a lucrative multi-fight deal.
Mayweather Jr., (43-0, 26 KOs) is the sport’s biggest moneymaker, and his new revenue-sharing deal with Showtime could include up to six pay-per-view fights over 30 months.
Mayweather Jr.’s first bout is against Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KOs), the WBC’s interim welterweight champion. The fight likely will be at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, the site of Mayweather Jr.’s last six bouts.
Mayweather Jr., turns 36 on Sunday, but the unbeaten WBC 147-pound champion has shown few signs of advancing age in the ring. He hasn’t fought since beating Miguel Cotto last May 5.
With Showtime as his new showcase, Mayweather Jr.’s fans can expect to see much more in the next few years from the re-energized champion, who has fought just four times since December 2007.
Guerrero beat out several contenders to get the biggest payday of his career and a shot at his sport’s biggest name. Guerrero, from Gilroy, California, is a onetime featherweight champion who hasn’t lost since 2005, beating welterweight Andre Berto in a thrilling fight last November.
