Floyd Mayweather announced Thursday that his next fight will be against Greek combat sports star Iron Mike Zambidis. He held a press conference at his own Las Vegas gym to make it official.
The event took place at Mayweather Boxing Club on 4020 Schiff Drive. Media arrived by 2:30 PM PT, with the formal conference starting at 3:00 PM PT. Mayweather posted the fight announcement on X before the event. He listed both fighters’ names, the time, and the location.
The pairing puts two fighters from different combat sports backgrounds in the same ring. Mayweather is an undefeated boxing legend with a 50-0 professional record. He kept that mark intact through his 2017 bout against Conor McGregor and has held onto it through exhibition fights since. Zambidis is a Greek combat sports veteran. He built his reputation primarily through kickboxing, including appearances on some of the sport’s bigger international stages. He’s been competing at a high level for a long time and carries a real fight resume into this matchup.
Stylistically, they’re a contrast. Mayweather built his career on defensive mastery and clean counters. Zambidis earned his “Iron Mike” nickname through durability and physical pressure. On paper, that’s a matchup with some built-in tension. Whether it translates into a competitive fight depends partly on the format and partly on how engaged Mayweather wants to be.
That’s still an open question. It hasn’t been confirmed whether this is a sanctioned bout or an exhibition. Mayweather has competed in both formats in the years since leaving professional boxing. His exhibition against Logan Paul in 2021 drew significant attention. Exhibition bouts operate under different rules than sanctioned competition. Those details usually get announced in the weeks following the initial matchup confirmation.
What came through clearly on Thursday is that Mayweather is running this on his own terms. He hosted the press conference at Mayweather Boxing Club, his training base in Las Vegas. He doesn’t hand control of these things to outside promoters. That’s been his approach since retiring from sanctioned boxing, and it hasn’t changed.
At 49, Mayweather has stayed one of the most visible names in combat sports. His 50-0 professional record remains clean. His “Money” Mayweather brand has stayed active through exhibition bouts and business ventures in Las Vegas. Thursday’s announcement fits that pattern.
For Zambidis, this fight is a different kind of opportunity. He’s a well-respected name in kickboxing circles. A fight like this gives him a platform his regular schedule can’t match. Fighting Mayweather means mainstream coverage and a much larger boxing audience. That kind of visibility matters.
The press conference was yesterday. Fight date, venue, and format details are expected to follow in the coming days. For now, the matchup is confirmed. The rest is being sorted.
The announcement post on X drew 134 likes and 35 retweets. That’s quiet by Mayweather’s standards. It’ll likely pick up. A locked-in fight date and a proper promotional push should change the numbers.
