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‘If a rematch happened, I would most certainly beat him’: Conor McGregor claims he would take Floyd Mayweather in renewal

The Irishman was soundly beaten by the undefeated boxing great in their August superfight

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Conor McGregor claims he would defeat Floyd Mayweather Jnr where they to have a rematch. Photo: AP

Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor insisted he would beat American Floyd Mayweather in a rematch and said he wants a boxer to “come into his world”, the BBC reported on Wednesday.

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The 29-year-old Irishman lost to ex-welterweight champion Mayweather in Las Vegas in August in one of the richest boxing bouts of all time.
McGregor, speaking ahead of the Dublin premiere of Conor McGregor: Notorious – a documentary about the fighter – said his next fight would be to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title.

“Right now I am focused on my world, the world of true fighting,” he said.

“Ideally I would like to take one of the boxers into an MMA bout – someone come into my world now.

“I went into their platform and faced the so-called best-of-the-best and I handled him pretty easily in the early rounds, before I got fatigued and got stopped.”

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Mayweather, who returned after two years of retirement to take on the Irish mixed martial arts star, bided his time before exerting his superiority from the middle rounds onwards at the T-Mobile Arena.
The match ended with a 10th-round stoppage as Mayweather ended his career with a perfect 50-0 record.
McGregor is confident he could beat Mayweather in a rematch. Photo: Reuters
McGregor is confident he could beat Mayweather in a rematch. Photo: Reuters
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