After postponing Nigeria visit, organisers pull out of Mayweather charity bout

Some organisers of the planned charity boxing fight involving American Floyd Mayweather have announced their withdrawal from the event.

The fight tagged: “Floyd Mayweather Charity Boxing Match,” was scheduled to hold on June 14, at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.

But in a recent statement on his Twitter handle, Mayweather rescheduled his planned ‘Undefeated Africa Tour’ to Nigeria and Ghana.

The organisers including Play Network Nigeria, Transcorp Hilton, George Okoro Media, and Eddie Madaki PR announced their withdrawal on Tuesday.

“Due to circumstances completely beyond our control, we have made the decision to withdraw entirely from the above scheduled event with sincere apologies to all members,” the statement read.

“The Play Network prides itself in upholding the absolute best standards and industry practices regardless of the unavoidable resulting losses that arise.

“And we honestly hope that all members under our platform understand that this sort of decision would never be made except in such a situation where it would be for the greater good of our network, our ideals and our credibility…’’

According to Forbes, Mayweather became the richest American entrepreneur under 40 years in 2016. His net worth as of January 31 was $340 million.

He retired after defeating Andre Berto in September 2015, ending his nearly 20-year career with a 49-0 record, matching Rocky Marciano’s all-time record.