Boxing

Justin Bieber, Lil' Wayne, and Snoop Dogg have done it ... and when boxing legend Floyd Mayweather finally returns to the ring for his scrap with John Gotti III on Saturday, there will be no lack of star power -- Anthony Edwards and Anthony Davis will accompany TBE to the squared circle!

TMZ Sports has learned Edwards and Davis, NBA superstars who just won gold medals as a part of Team USA in Paris, will be in Mexico City (Money got a heroes welcome!) on August 24 for the event.

Of course, Mayweather, 50-0, and Gotti III, an MMA fighter turned boxer, previously fought in June 2023 ... but the bout was called in the 6th round after all hell broke loose in and outside the ring.

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul came face-to-face in NYC last weekend, but before the pushing and shoving commenced, "Iron" Mike met with famed artist Super Buddha ... where he delivered a $100K painting to the "REAL Problem Child"!

TMZ Sports has learned Mike's son, Amir, commissioned the piece of artwork (it's worth $100K!) ... which the artist then presented to Tyson at Fanatics Fest at the Javits Center on Sunday.

The image portrays Tyson throwing a vicious right-hand punch in the ring ... with the words "The REAL Problem Child" written in red paint.

If Oscar De La Hoya and Holly Sonders have any interest in redoing their on-camera thong dance ... a popular adult streaming site is offering them some huge coin to do it -- half a million dollars, to be exact!!

Officials over at CamSoda tell TMZ Sports ... they were so enamored by the way the boxing legend and his significant other shook their assets in a viral video earlier this week that they now want them to do it again on their platform -- in exchange for 500,000 big ones.

In fact, we're told the vice president of the org., Daryn Parker, has already sent the two a personal letter to join their team -- in wake of Instagram forcing the couple to take down their first vid.

Floyd Mayweather has arrived in Mexico City ahead of his exhibition with John Gotti III ... and he's already immersed himself in the local culture -- dancing along to mariachi!!

The 47-year-old boxer's private jet touched down in the city on Monday to face the grandson of John Gotti for the second time this weekend ... and as soon as he got to his hotel, he was greeted with some sweet tunes.

A mariachi band crooned as Floyd danced around ... and he was clearly pleased with the performance, waving his arms around on beat with the song.

Oscar De La Hoya just gave his fans a lot more than they bargained for ... throwing on a skimpy thong and doing a freaky dance with his partner, Holly Sonders -- and sharing the footage for all to see.

The wild clip was posted to the pair's Instagrams late Sunday night ... showing them barely covered as they grooved to Sak Noel's "Loca People."

It kicked off with Holly -- donning a tiny, pink thong bikini -- dancing solo ... before ODLH quickly hopped into frame and started shaking his junk.

Mike Tyson's showing he ain't scared of Jake Paul ... giving him a couple shoves during a press conference for their upcoming fight -- and laughing all the while.

The heavyweight boxing legend came face to face with the Youtuber-turned-fighter at Fanatics Fest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City Sunday ... and, when they come together in the center, Tyson gives Paul a quick left to the chest.

Tyson and Paul exchange words before they start moving back toward each other ... where Tyson full-on shoves JP -- cracking up at his 27-year-old opponent.

Canelo Alvarez isn't looking to simply hand Edgar Berlanga the first loss of his career, he's gunning to physically hurt the undefeated fighter, telling us he wants to "bring him pain!"

34-year-old Alvarez, the undisputed super middleweight champ, joined Babcock on the TMZ Sports TV show (airs nightly on FS1) this week ... ahead of his September 14 scrap against Berlanga, 22-0, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, a fighting going down on Mexican Independence Day weekend.

"It's always great to represent my country on those days," Alvarez said, "I always try to fight on those days because it's important to me and my Mexican fans."

Devin Haney threw a punch in a brawl at a Southern California fair this week ... and now the incident is the center of an assault and battery report, TMZ Sports has learned.

Check out the video filmed by a patron at the OC Fair in SoCal ... where 25-year-old Haney, who looks to be with a group of friends, fires a left straight at a man who'd seemingly been arguing with the group.

It's unclear if Haney's punch landed, but the fight was on, with at least three others letting the fists fly at the lone man as he attempted to defend himself.

Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague have called it quits ... with the boxer and influencer announcing they have officially ended their relationship.

MMH first shared the bombshell news on Wednesday ... saying, "Never in a million years did I think I'd ever have to write this. After five years of being together I never imagined our story would end, especially not this way."

Fury and Hague famously met on Season 5 of "Love Island" in 2019 ... and welcomed a child, Bambi, back in January 2023.

Morgan Wallen made quite the splash in Nevada Friday ... doing one of his customary walkouts with a couple of major celebs -- Tom Brady and Mike Tyson.

Wallen was flanked on either side by the NFL great and boxing legend at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, where he performed Friday night during a stop on his country music tour.

Check out the video ... the trio kicked things off inside a tunnel, where Morgan gave a huge hug to Brady before shaking hands with Tyson and embracing him.

Boxer John Gotti III admits he was "caught off guard" by the hoopla surrounding his first fight with Floyd Mayweather ... but, with their rematch just a week away, John Gotti's grandson is warning the 50-0 fighter, don't expect a repeat in the rematch!

"It was a big moment. It was the biggest crowd I've ever fought in front of before. It was against a living legend. And, [Floyd] came out with bad intentions, caught me completely off guard," 31-year-old Gotti III told TMZ Sports of the June 2023 scrap.

The fight was ultimately stopped during the 6th round after a ton of trash talk between the men. Despite the bout being stopped, Floyd and John weren't done scrapping just yet, with a melee kicking off in the ring and around the arena.

Imane Khelif can now call herself a gold medalist ... as she just defeated China's Yang Liu in the women's welterweight final at the Olympics -- the first-ever top finish for an Algerian boxer.

Khelif defeated Liu just minutes ago -- dominating the entire three-round contest and ending what was been a controversial Olympic run.

The 25-year-old boxer has become one of the most polarizing figures of the Paris Games ... and it all stems from the International Boxing Association claiming she was ineligible to compete for the championships in 2023 after unspecified tests determined she had XY chromosomes.

Jake Paul is taking matters into his own hands to bring USA Boxing back to the top of the Olympic podium -- he just announced his plans to compete at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles!!

El Gallo dropped the surprising news on his "BS W/ Jake Paul" podcast on Friday ... saying he's fed up with the Red, White and Blue coming up short in the ring.

The 10-1 fighter actually worked with USA Boxing leading up to the Paris Games ... teaming up with the athletes to help with branding and meditation at its headquarters.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif will fight for a gold medal on Friday.

The controversial pugilist emerged from her semi-final bout with Thai boxer Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous decision in Paris on Tuesday ... making her one of two fighters left standing.

Khelif was welcomed by a mostly supportive crowd ... with some even waving Algeria's green and white flag, and chanting "Imane!"

2:05 PM PT -- Yep, no way this controversy's going away ... 'cause Republican VP candidate J.D. Vance just mentioned it during his rally in Georgia -- claiming the far left thinks it's okay for men to punch women in the face.

Imane Khelif's dealt with a very emotional week ... with tons of people online questioning her gender and calling her names -- and, she let it all out after her quarterfinal win.

The Algerian Olympian beat Hungary's Anna Luca Hamori Saturday morning ... winning by a unanimous decision in her QF match -- and, tears immediately came pouring down her face.

Watch the video, Imane leaves the ring and her team has to comfort her -- with racking sobs coursing through her. It ain't just about the punishment in the ring obviously ... it's about all the pressure outside of it too.

Terence Crawford's career is far from over and he's achieved more than just about any active professional boxer ... there's just one thing he's missing, an Olympic medal.

But, Bud ain't sweatin' it!

TMZ Sports spoke with the undefeated champ as the 2024 games in Paris were in full swing -- including boxing -- a sport Crawford currently dominates.