Floyd Mayweather is back in business.
The undefeated pugilist was expected to battle kickboxer Mike Zambidis last weekend in Athens, Greece, but a last-minute injunction filed by rival promoter CSI forced “Money” put his Zambidis fight on ice. After reviewing the application for a temporary restraining order, a federal judge ruled in favor of Mayweather.
“While we don’t typically comment on pending legal matters, this particular case is remarkable insofar as CSI and its counsel used litigation as a bully
tactic to attempt to prevent Mr. Mayweather from earning a living,” Mayweather’s attorney, David Jonelis, wrote in a statement to ESPN. “We are of course thrilled that our judge’s decision allows Mr. Mayweather’s fight with Mr. Zambidis to proceed without restraint.”
CSI insisted that Mayweather’s fight against Zambidis violated an existing contract to face both Manny Pacquiao and Mike Tyson, part of an ambitious 2026 fight campaign that was designed to help Mayweather get out of debt. There’s also the matter of the missing cash advance fronted by promoters for the “Pac Man” fight.
“This is one setback based upon the very limited issue of immediate irreparable harm from the Zambidis fight going forward,” CSI attorney Judd Burstein wrote in a statement to ESPN. “I have no doubt that CSI’s rights will be fully vindicated in the coming months.”
Working against CSI is the fact that Tyson is the reason the Mayweather fight didn’t happen back in April (because of this). A new date has been proposed for September with the Pacquiao fight to following in January 2027; however, nothing is official at this time.
