Floyd Mayweather and Mike Tyson were supposed to be fighting at the end of April. Turns out the rusty "Iron" broke his hand in training.

The planned blockbuster exhibition between two of boxing's greatest operators, which was announced in September of last year, has now been postponed. Since its inception in September 2025, the fight has never really been fully confirmed, constantly bouncing between dates, venues and broadcasters including a failed April 25 fight in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Tyson Confirms Hand Injury

If there were any suspicions over the legitimacy of Tyson's injury, all you need to do is look back to March when the former heavyweight champion acknowledged this injury in its infancy while talking to boxing and MMA reporter Ariel Helwani on The Ariel Helwani Show.

"Training. Punching stuff," Tyson told Helwani. "It's just a little sprain. I've got to go hard. It's the only way I know how to go."

A press release yesterday confirmed that the fight has been rescheduled for the fall of 2026 after Tyson broke his hand during training. The press release stated that Tyson, who has been seen wearing a cast, is recovering smoothly and fully intends to honor his contract for the fight. The delay was described as a short postponement from the originally scheduled May 30 fight date, with both men contracted with CSI and Fight Sports to share the ring.

Mayweather's Busy Schedule Creates Conflict

CSI Sports appears to have forgotten to check its calendar. Mayweather, 49, already has a fight booked for fall 2026. "Money" is scheduled to rematch Manny Pacquiao on Sept. 25 in Las Vegas as part of his "help me get out of tax debt" tour, which also features this pointless exhibition.

There have been no further updates on Mayweather's scheduled mega-rematch with Pacquiao, currently set for September 26 in Las Vegas, which would be Mayweather's first professional fight since beating Conor McGregor in 2017. This new announcement about the exhibition with Tyson throws some doubt over the already hotly debated fight.

Both Fighters Remain Active Elsewhere

The last time we saw Tyson in the ring was in November 2024 for his controversial fight with Jake Paul, which ended in a unanimous decision in favor of Paul. The then 58-year-old could be forgiven as it was his first professional fight in nearly 20 years.

Tyson has been more active than Mayweather recently. The last time we saw the undefeated former champion was in June 2024 when he had an exhibition with John Gotti III. Mayweather is still under contract to fight another "Iron Mike," taking on Mike Zambidis on June 27 in Greece.