Floyd Mayweather gives first interview following McGregor fight announcement

Earlier this week, the combat sports community was stunned as it was confirmed that a Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match would be taking place on August 26th at the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas.

While UFC President Dana White was quick to do a Q&A and answer fans questions, Floyd Mayweather remained silent on the matter, until now. He spoke to BSOTV to give his first interview on the recently announced scrap:

“McGregor is a tough competitor. People all around the world demanded this fight so I had to give them what they wanted to see,” said Mayweather in a recent interview with BSOTV (shown above). “They asked for this fight. I was in retirement, but they wanted me back and I’m back.”

Given McGregor’s Irish pride, and level of superstardom, many are expecting Conor McGregor to receive quite a bit of support from fans during the press conferences prior to the fight, as well as on fight night.

Mayweather addressed the fan support of McGregor, saying:

“You’re supposed to stand behind your man. Stand behind the fighter that you believe in,” said Mayweather about McGregor’s followers. “He’s a hell of a competitor.”

Mayweather of course is seeking his 50th professional win as a boxer, as he looks to keep his record unblemished. McGregor on the other hand of course will be stepping into the ring for the first time as a professional boxer, as he looks to shock the world and not only hand Mayweather his first professional loss, but also pick up a historic win.

As previously stated, the fight goes down August 26th in Las Vegas, and is expected to be the biggest pay-per view event in the history of combat sports should it break the previous record set by the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight.

on 6/17/2017.