The 41-year-old Mayweather, who promotes Jack and has a stake in the card, grinned and groaned and sat back down. ( Andrew Francis Wallace / Toronto Star )“Man, y’all are working me,” Mayweather said. But selling that bout in Toronto, where boxing is a niche sport and neither headliner claims a built-in fan base, presents a challenge for organizers. Enter Mayweather, who arrived in Toronto to support his protégé and lend his profile to the event. Last summer, when Mayweather and McGregor swept into Toronto to promote their cross-genre bout, Stevenson formed part of the crew onstage behind Mayweather, supporting the boxer as he and McGregor traded insults.

Source: thestar May 18, 2018 00:22 UTC