Jr. has inked a deal a new deal that could make
him the highest-paid athlete in all of sports this
year.
The undefeated, eight-time world champion has
teamed with Showtime PPV and CBS Corporation,
to promote Floyd Mayweather's fights on the CBS
Television Network and its respective platforms.
According to reps for Showtime and CBS, the
companies have struck a unique revenue-sharing
deal with Floyd Mayweather, which will allow him
to fight six times, over the next 30 months.
Mayweather averages over 1 million pay-per-view
buys per event, the most of any boxer in history.
While terms of the deal were not disclosed due to
confidentiality agreements, all parties involved
said that it was highly lucrative for Floyd
Mayweather Jr.
"At this record-setting PPV performance level, if
all six fights contemplated by this deal occur, it
will be the richest individual athlete deal in all of
sports," a rep for Showtime PPV said in a
statement.
The first fight to take place under the new deal
will happen on May 4, 2013, when Floyd
Mayweather Jr. takes one Robert "The Ghost"
Guerrero.
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