‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley can easily be considered a legend of boxing, as he is a former three-division world champion.
From Mosley knocking out Adrian Stone to facing the likes of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, the American has had an astonishing career.
Mosley’s most recent fight came in May 2016, when a unanimous decision loss to David Avanesyan would see his record drop to 49-10-1.
However, nine years later, Mosley will get the chance to earn another win inside the ring.
Photo by Lila Seeley/Getty ImagesShane Mosley taking on 15-2 Matt Floyd in London
Mosley will make a return to the ring at 53 years of age on July 25th, when he competes at Indigo at the O2 in London.
It will be Mosley’s first outing since his 2016 loss to Avanesyan, as he takes on Matt Floyd.
Floyd has an official record of 15-2, with his last fight ending in a unanimous decision loss to Jack Gregory in Australia.
‘The Last Jedi’ Floyd goes into the bout 17 years younger than Mosley, as he is currently 36 years old.
The pair have recently conducted a press conference for the fight, where Floyd made his intentions clear regarding Mosley.
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In the pre-fight press conference between Mosley and Floyd, ‘Sugar’ stated his interest in facing former foe Pacquiao in the future, who recently drew with world champion Mario Barrios.
Speaking on Pacquiao’s recent comeback fight at 46 years old, Mosley said, “Manny did get in the ring with a world champion. He did a great job and everything, but I’m excited to get in the ring with Manny next.”
When Floyd was asked for his thoughts on Mosley ‘looking past him,’ the Australian reiterated the belief he had in himself. “I fully believe in myself and back myself 100%.”
Although Floyd is predicting a win, he did not necessarily guarantee a knockout of his opponent. When asked if he needed a knockout to win the bout, Floyd replied, “I’m not thinking about that. I get asked that question a lot. Like I said, I just do whatever I have to do to win.”
Despite Mosley having far more experience than Floyd, ‘Sugar’ said “I take him very seriously.”