Floyd Mayweather has one fight left on his contract with Showtime with a fighter yet to be named. we don’t know who the opponent will be — but it will be a non-title fight after Floyd Mayweather announced that he’s relinquishing all his titles.
After defeating Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision in “the fight of the century” Saturday, the 38-year-old boxer announced that he’ll relinquish his titles before his 49th and final bout. Mayweather said he’ll give up his WBC, WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine welterweight titles and his WBC and WBA super welterweight belts by Monday.
“Other fighters need to get a chance,” Mayweather said. “I’m not greedy. I’m a world champion at two different weight classes right now. … It’s time to let other fighters fight for the belts.”
President of the World Boxing Organization Paco Valcarcel said after Mayweather’s victory over Pacquiao that this was the plan all along, provided that the defending champ won Saturday.
The WBC Emerald Belt official picture!@FloydMayweather VS @MannyPacquiao #WBC #GreenBelt #MayPac pic.twitter.com/2KSPjjkYUc
— World Boxing Council (@WBCBoxing) April 21, 2015
As courtesy we handed @FloydMayweather WBO belt- and he accepted it- but it was agreed beforehand that should he win, title would be vacant.
— Paco Valcárcel, Esq. (@PacoValcarcel) May 3, 2015
