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Former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather poses during a photo shoot, April 2, 2019. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File

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Floyd Mayweather in Manila

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177819777083720190402-mayweather,belo,presscon-MD-2682.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather poses during a photo shoot, April 2, 2019. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</span></span></span></div><p>Former multi-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather will take on Greek kickboxing star Mike Zambidis in a &quot;full-contact exhibition showdown&quot; in Athens on June 27, promoters confirmed on Thursday.</p><p>The pay-per-view event will be held at the Telekon Center at the OAKA Olympic Complex in Athens.</p><p>Mayweather, 49, retired from boxing in 2017 with a perfect 50-0 record.</p><p>He has <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2026/2/21/floyd-mayweather-to-come-out-of-retirement-1015">appeared in multiple exhibition bouts since then</a>, but an exhibition announced late last year against former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson has never materialized and plans for a official rematch with Philippines ring icon Manny Pacquiao -- announced by Netflix for September -- have also run into trouble.</p><p>That bout, announced for the Sphere in Las Vegas, would have been a rematch of the highest-grossing clash in boxing history.</p><p>But after Mayweather said the fight would be an exhibition only, Pacquiao insisted he had signed a contract for an official bout.</p><p>Whatever the fate of that contest, it won&#x27;t take place at the Sphere on September 19 as originally announced with the venue now set to host a concert by the Eagles on that date.</p><p>Mayweather said in a statement on Thursday that the clash with Zambidis &quot;is an opportunity for me to sharpen my skills for what&#x27;s to come this year.&quot;</p><p>Zambidis, 45, is an 18-time world champion best known for his career in K-1 MAX.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/05/11/18/mayweather-invests-in-manila-based-ride-sharing-company-u-hop">Mayweather invests in Manila-based ride-sharing company U-hop </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2026/4/14/pacquiao-eyes-new-chapter-with-venture-in-us-boxing-league-1254">Pacquiao eyes new chapter with venture in US boxing league </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2026/3/25/rematch-with-mayweather-already-too-late-hindi-naman-says-pacquiao-1954">Rematch with Mayweather already too late? &#x27;Hindi naman,&#x27; says Pacquiao</a></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yMQFNmTj0PQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Lo2YWIf1bg?&amp;pp=0gcJCQMLAYcqIYzv&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Former multi-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather will take on Greek kickboxing star Mike Zambidis in a "full-contact exhibition showdown" in Athens on June 27, promoters confirmed on Thursday.</p>

Former multi-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather will take on Greek kickboxing star Mike Zambidis in a "full-contact exhibition showdown" in Athens on June 27, promoters confirmed on Thursday.

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US ring great Mayweather to meet kickboxer Zambidis in exhibition

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