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The current boxing era is witnessing a mammoth trend in form of celebrity/exhibition fights. Even the biggest of names like Floyd Mayweather cannot sustain themselves from taking on these fights. That said, Mayweather was in talks to square off with Rashed Belhasa aka Money Kicks in a massive exhibition setting.

However, nothing concrete came into the news pertaining to this clash. Regardless of that, fans and fighters cannot stop commenting on this unusual matchup and recently Tyson Fury shared his notion on the same.

The heavyweight king was in a chat with Dubai Eye 103.8 Sport. He also had Money Kicks as his partner in this interview. Here, ‘The Gypsy King’ spilled the beans on Mayweather vs Money Kicks fight.

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He said, “I hear this man’s also going to knock out Floyd Mayweather.”

Tyson Fury seemed assertive in his support towards the 20-year-old. Moreover, he also looked keen to see this exuberant contest come to life.

Mayweather is a fan of exhibition bouts and he enjoys lacing up the gloves again and again. Also, these exhibition/celebrity fights mint hefty money. Therefore, ‘Money’ Mayweather looks to bank millions of dollars through this form of boxing.

Furthermore, his fight with Money Kicks was expected to take place atop the Burj Al Arab in the UAE.

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This fight is one of its kind, and it was reported to materialize at one pristine location. But, out of the blue, there was no news on developments of this fight and casual fans seemed confused.

Money Kicks opens up on a fight with Floyd Mayweather

In the above interview, Money Kicks asserted about his fight progress with Floyd Mayweather. After Fury’s statement, he added, “This end of the month, we’re still in talks.”

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Later, Money Kicks also added about knocking ‘TBE’ out. He said, “He’s getting knocked out.”

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With the young gun’s statements, it seems this fight is still on the track to materialize. The coming few days will determine whether this exhibition is actually happening.

What do you make of Fury’s above comments? Do you really feel Floyd Mayweather will contend with Money Kicks?