It has paid off handsomely – Mayweather has gone from a $2m-a-fight boxer to one of the highest-earning sportsmen ever. The week before his first UFC fight, in 2013, Conor McGregor was a plumber’s apprentice in Dublin collecting a $235 welfare check. Play Video 1:36 Floyd Mayweather weighs in lighter than Conor McGregor – videoWhat rules are they using? Facebook Twitter Pinterest Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather will earn at least $100m for the fight. Photograph: ddp USA/REX/ShutterstockFloyd Mayweather to earn at least $100m from Conor McGregor fight Read moreMayweather will earn a minimum purse of $100m, matching the career-high guarantee he made for his 2015 megafight with Manny Pacquiao.

Source: The Guardian August 26, 2017 16:07 UTC