Las Vegas, Nevada – A superfight several years in the making is finally set to take place in the welterweight division when it was announced Friday that Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Shane Mosley have reached terms for a May 1 clash.
The announcement was made by Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather’s advisor on Friday. Although Floyd has yet to sign the deal, Ellerbe revealed that putting Money’s signature on the dotted line is only a matter of formality, as every possible term has already been ironed out.
Sugar Shane, for his part, has reportedly already signed the deal late on Friday. He was said to be agreeable to all major points and is looking forward to get on with the fight. The match would be a title fight for Mosley’s WBA Welterweight belt and would be held at the MGM Grand located inLas Vegas, Nevada on May 1.
Both fighters became available after their respective upcoming bouts fell through. Mayweather (40W-0L-0D, 25 KO’s) was all set to face reigning pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquaio on March 13 in what was being anticipated as the richest fight in boxing history. It hit a major bump when Mayweather demanded Olympic-style drug testing which Pacquiao refused.
Mosley (46W-5L-0D, 39 KO’s), on the other hand, was set to battle WBC Champion Andre Berto tonight for a unification match in Las Vegas. Berto, however, had to beg off from the match following the earthquake in Haiti as several of his family members perished in the tragedy.
The failure to realize their separate fights opened the doors for making the fight between two of the best welterweights to finally meet in the ring. It is a match which took quite a few years to make.
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