Following the announcement of the rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, followers are anticipating a blockbuster undercard to assist a high-profile main-event. Now, the person who Mayweather himself tipped as his successor has let slip that he expects to seem on the invoice.
Mayweather and Pacquiao collided again in 2015, the place Mayweather scored a legendary unanimous determination win to develop into the unified three-belt welterweight world champion and take the bragging rights over his long-term rival.
Now, 11 years on from that mammoth occasion, the 2 pound-for-pound greats are set to run it again in September, in what is certain to be one of many largest nights of boxing within the 2026 calendar, with an intriguing undercard anticipated to assist the headline attraction.
In an interview with Professional Boxing Followers, Mayweather’s protégé, Curmel Moton, revealed that he believes he’ll battle on the undercard.
“I can’t actually affirm [that I am on the card], not in the mean time, however I really feel like there’s a excellent, high-percentage likelihood that I positively will likely be on the cardboard. Co-main, hopefully, we’ll see however I positively must be on that card, for positive.”
Moton has gained all eight of his skilled contests thus far, registering six wins within the space, however the Salt Lake Metropolis-born teenager admitted his pleasure on the prospect of simply attending a real Mayweather battle, in addition to combating on the cardboard.
“I’m excited to see Floyd again and 100% locked in to boxing, not in an exhibition. His file is on the road so there’s going to be much more at stake, he’s going to be working lots tougher and he’s going to be much more focussed.
“I’m excited, I’ve by no means been to an actual, precise Floyd battle, so this would be the first one, and I will likely be on the undercard too, so it’s going to be dope.”
19-year-old Moton has been linked to an intriguing affair with Britain’s Giorgio Visioli, who claims to have bested the American in sparring classes prior to now. Nonetheless, it stays to be seen whether or not Moton will likely be thrown into deep waters, in such a troublesome battle on the largest of phases.
