The 29-year-old UFC lightweight champion told Reuters of his ambition in an exclusive interview ahead of the premier of “Notorious”, a documentary film charting his rise from penniless plumber to the face of one the world’s fastest-growing sports
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Khan hasn’t been in the ring since he was defeated by Canelo Alvarez in May 2016, but is hoping to make his return soon with a fight against Mayweather, who recently retired after defeating Conor McGregor in August to extend his unbeaten record to 50-0
The Money Team leader claimed he made somewhere in the region of £250 million in his defeat of the UFC’s main man in August and he has been making the most of his second retirement ever since, keeping fans updated with a stream of opulent social media posts.
So it should come as no surprise that the Money Man would want to do everything he can to make sure the Las Vegas bout lives long in his memory.
The 38-year-old, who has worked as a TV pundit since retiring from football in 2015, regularly posts boxing workout videos on his social media pages
According to the statement, MultiChoice explained that ahead of the epic Flloyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor boxing fight, it explained at the media briefing that DStv subscribers would have access to the fight as part of the DStv Premium package, while subscribers to pay television services in the USA would need to pay an additional US$99 on Pay per view basis to access the fight.
Google’s spokesman, Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, made the announcement in a dispatch to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos.
McGregor (21-3) has been suspended from competition through October 26 and is to refrain from “contact” until October 11.
The Notorious was stopped in the 10th round in Las Vegas, but was already a winner before the first bell, thanks to the record-breaking hype that generated up to £500 million.
The American, who stopped UFC star McGregor in the 10th round at the T-Mobile Arena, drove himself to the party venue in a brand new stylish red 2012 Bugatti Grand Sport Convertible, worth $3million.
Mayweather, 40, started cautiously as UFC lightweight champion McGregor, making his professional boxing debut, landed a first-round uppercut
DStv Catch Up Plus, available on connected Explora decoders and Catch Up on DStv Now, will carry the full fight later in the day.
Millions are expected to tune in around the world as the Irishman takes on undefeated Mayweather in a boxing ring at the T-Mobile Arena.
The IBF and WBA heavyweight champion is training for his next title defence with the IBF’s mandatory challenger, Kubrat Pulev, favourite to be his next opponent which Joshua hopes will take place at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
Undefeated Mayweather will take on Irish UFC star McGregor in Las Vegas next Saturday in a fight that is expected to break pay-per-view records.
“I feel like I owe the fans seeing as me and Pacquiao didn’t give the fans a blockbuster. Me and McGregor should give the fans a blockbuster.”
With just over three weeks to go until two of the world’s biggest sporting superstars clash in the ring, “The Money” has made a bold prediction of how things will go down.
DStv Premium customers will be treated to a ringside view when SuperSport crosses to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas at 2am for the action-packed undercard, with the main bout expected to start after 4am.
“The programme is consistent with other professional boxing programs USADA has conducted over the years where the athletes agree to robust testing,” the USADA spokesperson said.
McGregor has been hard at work at the UFC’s newly-opened state-of-the-art Performance Institute in Vegas as he prepares to take on undefeated Mayweather at boxing.