The Money Fight
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor
Professional Boxing Match
T-Mobile Arena Paradise, Nevada
Sunday 27 August 2017
Floyd Mayweather Jr faces Conor McGregor in a highly anticipated fight being billed 'The Money Fight' on Sunday morning. The fighters will meet in a 12-round, 154-pound boxing match up using eight-ounce gloves in Nevada. American boxer Mayweather Jr. is an undefeated eleven-time five-division professional boxing world champion. The 40-year-old boxer has come out of a two-year retirement to take on the mixed martial arts superstar McGregor. Irish fighter McGregor, who is 29, is the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion and former UFC Featherweight Champion. It is a money-spinning boxing duel and the fight purse is likely to be worth some $300million, with total revenues at $700million (£543.5million). The estimated revenues and splits are $230 million for Mayweather and $70million for McGregor.
BETTING GUIDE AND ODDS
Head to head:
Mayweather 1.25,
McGregor 4.25
Method of victory:
Mayweather by KO/TKO 1.67,
McGregor by KO/TKO 4.50,
Mayweather by decision 3.75,
McGregor by decision 21,
Draw 26