Mike Tyson vs Floyd Mayweather Exhibition Postponed Due to Injury

Tyson confirms the hand injury

If there were any suspicions over the legitimacy of Tyson's injury, all you need to do is look back to March when the former heavyweight champion acknowledged this injury in its infancy whilst talking to boxing and MMA reporter Ariel Helwani on the 'Ariel Helwani Show'.

"Training. Punching stuff," Tyson told Ariel Helwani. "It's just a little sprain. I've got to go hard. It's the only way I know how to go."

The last time we saw Tyson in the ring was in November 2024 for his controversial fight with Jake Paul, which ended in a unanimous decision in favor of Paul, as Tyson just couldn't move or close the distance in the explosive way that made him one of the most destructive fighters of all time. The then 58-year-old can be forgiven as it was his first professional fight in nearly 20 years.

Tyson has been more active than Mayweather recently, as the last time we saw the undefeated former champion was in June 2024 when he had an exhibition with John Gotti III. But it looks as though Mayweather will have a busy year as he is still under contract to fight another 'Iron Mike', taking on Mike Zambidis on June 27 in Greece.

There have been no further updates on Mayweather's scheduled mega-rematch with Manny Pacquiao, currently set for September 26 in Las Vegas, which would be Mayweather's first professional fight since beating Conor McGregor in 2017. But this new announcement about the exhibition with Tyson does throw some doubt over the already hotly debated fight.