Boxing icon Mike Tyson recently confirmed that his anticipated exhibition match against Floyd Mayweather is moving forward, dismissing any speculation that the bout might be cancelled.
When asked directly in an interview if the match was still on the table, Tyson didn’t hesitate. “Yeah, it’s happening,” the former heavyweight champion stated. “You think I’d give that up?”
The 58-year-old boxing icon revealed an interesting detail about how the potential matchup came to be, noting that he wasn’t the one who initiated it.
Mike Tyson says the Floyd Mayweather fight is still happening 👀
“Sh*t yea it’s happening. You think I’d give that up?” 😭
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— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) February 13, 2026
“I was minding my business. He challenged me,” Tyson explained, suggesting that Mayweather was the driving force behind making this dream match a reality.
When questioned about how he’s feeling physically, he responded with confidence: “Incredible.”
The boxing legend pointed to visible changes in his physique as evidence of his dedicated training regimen. “I was wearing an extra large. It looks like I’m wearing large now,” he said.
Currently,specific details about the date, location, and format of the exhibition remain unclear.
Recently, Tyson has faced backlash online after appearing in a black-and-white advertisement for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s newly launched dietary campaign under the Trump administration.
The ad featured Tyson opening up about his personal struggles with obesity and health. He spoke emotionally about losing his sister Denise, who passed away at just 25 years old after experiencing a heart attack linked to obesity.
“My sister’s name was Denise. She passed away from obesity at the age of 25,” Tyson told viewers, a moment that struck many as deeply personal.
Tyson went on to describe his own lowest point, admitting that his weight once spiraled dangerously out of control.
“I was so fat and nasty, I would eat anything,” he confessed. “I was like 345 lbs. A quarter of ice cream every hour. I had so much self-dislike that I just wanted to end my life.”
Tyson’s weight struggles became public in 2009, when reports indicated he had reached nearly 378 lbs and was classified as clinically obese, far heavier than during his competitive prime. He later credited adopting a vegan lifestyle in 2010 with helping him regain control of his health.
