CONOR McGREGOR has insisted he’s “not interested” in a second boxing match with Floyd Mayweather.
Unbeaten 50-0 Mayweather, 45, beat McGregor when the pair met in a pay-per-view boxing-UFC crossover in 2017.
Since then, Mayweather has had three exhibition bouts, not officially sanctioned or affecting his historic record.
But Mayweather could meet McGregor, 34, again next year.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Mayweather – who returns over the weekend in Japan against MMA star Mikuru Asakura in a three-round exhibition – confirmed ongoing discussions with McGregor for a sequel.
He said: “I want to go out there this weekend and have fun.
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“Then I have another exhibition in Dubai in November… and me and Conor McGregor in 2023.
“We don’t know if it’s going to be an exhibition or a real fight. But there’s been talks of both. I would prefer an exhibition.”
However, McGregor has hit back at Mayweather’s confirmation of talks via Instagram.
The Irishman shared a picture of an uppercut from their first meeting, captioned: “Not interested.”
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Mayweather has also spoken out for the first time since it emerged he was in talks with Deji, brother of social media sensation KSI.
He told TMZ Sports: “This Saturday – which in Japan – will be Sunday, I have an exhibition against a helluva fighter from Japan.
“I think he’s big in UFC and big on YouTube, so in the US, that will be Saturday but Japan it will be Sunday.
“And then I got one with the guy Deji – I want to make sure that his name is right – Deji, right?
“Yes, Deji. We will be doing an exhibition in Dubai at the Coca-Cola Arena and that is in November.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
