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Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he misses boxing. His 11-month retirement made him realize that he wanted to fight.

Mayweather announced his comeback plans in a theater at the MGM Grand hotel, just hours before Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton were to meet in a 140-pound fight in the hotel’s arena.

The 32 yr. old, former WBC welterweight champion, will return to the ring this July 18 in a fight against lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, who is moving up two weight classes. This fight will bestow Marquez his share of the glory that a Mayweather fight can give.

The summer showdown between Mayweather (39-0, 25 KO’s) and Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KO’s) will be promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Promotions. Mayweather and his advisers were coy about the contract weight for the Marquez fight, saying it would be a welterweight bout, but De La Hoya, who will be promoting the fight, said it calls for a 143-pound limit instead of the 147-pound welterweight limit.

Although moving up two weight classes, Marquez still proves to be a dangerous fighter, and many thought he won both his fights against Pacquiao.

For these two future Hall of Famers, all that really matters is what happens when the bell rings on Saturday, July 18 and with Mayweather’s return to the ring in a quest to reclaim his pound-for-pound title by taking on Marquez, a man looking to add once again to his amazing legacy, this is a true mega-fight which will determine who is the premier boxer of this era.

Will Floyd Mayweather Jr. be able to reclaim what was once his?

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