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Floyd Mayweather ready to put up money to make Curmel Moton vs. Lamont Roach title fight
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Floyd Mayweather ready to put up money to make Curmel Moton vs. Lamont Roach title fight
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Aug 24, 2025
Aug 24, 2025
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Moton (8-0, 6 KOs), 19, has already been tabbed to be a generational great by respected boxing officials, and many have labeled him as the second coming of Davis. But he hasn’t fought anyone near the level of Roach.
Hall of Fame fighter-turned-promoter Floyd Mayweather Jr. is eager to make a significant fight for his latest protégé.
Just as the planned rematch between his former understudy Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach fell apart, Mayweather posted an image of a fight poster Friday calling for a clash between rising phenom Curmel Moton and the WBA junior lightweight titleholder.
"Let’s make this fight happen," Mayweather wrote on Instagram. “Curmel Moton is already in. Roach, let’s do it. Even if I have to put up the money."
Roach responded on X and wrote, "Come on now Floyd," with a laughing-face emoji. "Set it up with me and you! We can run it, let’s see what you got left in that gas tank!"
Instead of taking on Roach in a sequel once planned for June 21 and then August 16, Davis has moved on to an exhibition against Jake Paul on Nov. 14 in Atlanta. Davis’ fight plans were further complicated after his majority draw in March against Roach when he was arrested for alleged domestic violence on July 11. The charges were dropped last week.
“See y'all soon … I guess!” Davis wrote on Instagram on Thursday. “ATL gonna be too turnt.”
Moton (8-0, 6 KOs), 19, has already been tabbed to be a generational great by respected boxing officials, and many have labeled him as the second coming of Davis. But he hasn’t fought anyone near the level of Roach.
In recent days, Roach (25-1-2, 10 KOs) has been linked to a fight against Shakur Stevenson.
Manouk Akopyan is The Ring’s lead writer. Follow him on X and Instagram: @ManoukAkopyan
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