INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather has added fuel to rumors of a potential super-fight with MMA-star Conor McGregor by telling reporters that such a spectacle is "possible."
British tabloid, The Sun, had claimed Friday that a summer boxing bout between the pair was set to be announced in the coming weeks.
But the report was greeted with skepticism by most observers. "It's not true. It's just a tabloid story," UFC president Dana White told Yahoo Sports.
Speaking to Fighthype.com late Saturday, however, 39-year-old Mayweather said of potentially coming out of retirement to face an MMA fighter: "It's possible. The rumors that you've all been hearing is the rumors that I started."
"It may not be a rumor. Keep your fingers crossed. It may be a boxer versus an MMA fighter. We just don't know."
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Mayweather, who is undefeated in 49 fights, went on to state that the minimum he would expect to earn for gracing the ring once more would be $100 million.
Later Sunday, McGregor tweeted a graphic of himself and Mayweather squaring off with an accompanying message of "MMA Vs Boxing."
