According to the most popular celebrity website TMZ, the poster boy of Boxing Floyd Mayweather Jr is all set to face the current interim WBA welterweight champion, Andre Berto on September 12th in Las Vegas. TMZ Sports quoted that the two sides have been in talks for weeks, and now the deal is done.
However Lance Pugmire, a famous Los Angeles Times boxing writer has questioned the authenticity of this news, as he tweeted:
But TMZ said they spoke with Berto about the deal and he said “It's a pleasure and honor to be in this position and I'm looking forward to capitalizing on every moment of it.”
Another rumor going around is that this Floyd-Berto could land on CBS Sports as free fight and not a pay-per-view (PPV). Supporting the claim was one of Mayweather's closest friends, Sam Watson, who spoke to Thaboxingvoice and said that the free fight is possible. Below is the video:
With a win over Manny Pacquiao in the so-called “Fight of The Century”, Mayweather’s career sits at 48-0. Whereas Berto has 33-3 record, who is also a two-time Welterweight champion and the current interim WBA welterweight champion. He is also in good form with two successive wins over Steve Upsher Chambers and Josesito Lopez.
(Source: The Ring)
