Fight Sports

News Summary:

Floyd Mayweather, who turns 49, announced on February 22, 2026, his intention to end a nine-year retirement and return to competitive professional boxing this summer, having last fought Conor McGregor in a professional bout in 2017. This statement followed Mayweather Jr.'s signing an exclusive promotional agreement with CSI Sports/FIGHT SPORTS, revealed on February 20, 2026, with Mayweather declaring his intent to resume his professional boxing career after a planned exhibition bout with Mike Tyson. Previously, on June 30, 2025, CSI Entertainment, the owner of Fight Sports, faced allegations of single-handedly sabotaging K-1's global "ReBirth," specifically for announcing on the same day a replay of a K-1 WORLD MAX 2025 event would air on February 22, 2025. This followed Fight Sports, a channel owned by combat sports production and distribution company CSI Sports, securing a long-term agreement on June 9, 2025, to air live events from Japanese kickboxing promotion K-1 globally. The rights deal built on an initial partnership CSI Sports formed with M-1 Sports Media the previous year to collaborate on K-1's global expansion.