Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor Boxing Match betting hype grows

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Apparently we are going to be looking forward to a huge showdown later in the year between UFC lightweight title holder Conor McGregor and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather. There have been talks and rumours about this one for some time and increasingly the bookmakers have been trimming odds on the event actually happening.

Now there are reports that the two parties have agreed a multi-million dollar contract to square off against each other. If this is all true and it goes ahead, then the blockbuster match would be an epic spectacle for fans. While the bout hasn’t been officially set up or anything yet, the discourse is, is that it is closer than ever to actually happening.

So apparently the fees have been agreed between the two fighters but there is a third party hold up, which hasn’t come fully to light. UFC star Conor “Notorious” McGregor has long talked about taking on Mayweather in a boxing bout and while he doesn’t have the consent of the UFC for such a fight, he has pointed out the Ali Act that would allow him to have the fight without such consent. Of course, the fallout from that, of him going against the UFC could be a massive blow for his career.

McGregor does have a boxing license in California and Mayweather has sounded both optimistic and excited about taking “notorious” in the ring. Mayweather stepped back from the sport back in September 2015 after unanimous win decision over Andre Berto after having beaten Manny Pacquiao in the same year. He then decided to retire undefeated from his illustrious career, but now “Money” wants a shot at something different.

Bookmaker Ladbrokes has Mayweather as 1/16 odds on favourite for the bout, with McGregor a hefty 7/1 shot the other way. Mayweather has beaten all comers of all abilities and sizes in his career and no-one was able to stop the American. It would be perhaps the most spectacular win of McGregor’s career if he was to come out on top in a Boxing match against the hall-of-famer.

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