FILE PHOTO: Britain Boxing - Gervonta Davis & Liam Walsh Public Work-Outs - York Hall, Bethnal Green - 17/5/17 Floyd Mayweather during the work out Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Couldridge Livepic
(Reuters) - Boxer Floyd Mayweather agreed to a crossover fight with mixed martial arts champions Conor McGregor because his fans wanted it, the 40-year-old has said.
Mayweather, who retired in 2015 with an unbeaten record of 49-0, and UFC lightweight champion McGregor will clash in a 12-round fight in Las Vegas on August 26 after teasing the event for nearly a year.
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