The exhibition boxing match between legends Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a location and a date. In December, Tyson stated that the bout would take place in March in Africa. Instead of March, the two will collide on April 25 in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ring Magazine's Mike Coppinger broken the location and date news on Monday. Mayweather had recently been in talks to rematch Manny Pacquiao on Netflix. When those negotiations stalled, the exhibition bout against Tyson was back on the table.
🚨 The Mike Tyson vs Floyd Mayweather exhibition is tentatively set to take place on April 25th in the Congo, sources have told @MikeCoppinger. pic.twitter.com/xdz5PsI44t
— InsideRingShow (@InsideRingShow) February 16, 2026
Vice Premier Minister of Congo, Mobutu Nzanga Ngbangawe confirmed the date in location via social media.
"Very happy to hear the great news from @MikeCoppinger of @RingMagazine that boxing legends @MikeTyson and @FloydMayweather will face off in an exhibition match on April 25th in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, honoring the legacy of the Rumble in the Jungle 52 years later," he wrote on X.
Very happy to hear the great news from @MikeCoppinger of @RingMagazine that boxing legends @MikeTyson and @FloydMayweather
— Mobutu Nzanga Ngbangawe (@NzangaMobutu) February 16, 2026
will face off in an exhibition match on April 25th in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, honoring the legacy of the Rumble in the Jungle 52 years later! pic.twitter.com/DzJ7EfK7Qz
Tyson, 59, last fight in November 2024 losing to Jake Paul via unanimous decision. The bout drew 100 million viewers on Netflix. Mayweather, 48, hasn't fight professionally since 2017 but has had several exhibitions since he retired. His last bout was an Aug. 2024 exhibition against John Gotti III.