Floyd Mayweather vs. Andre Berto: Latest News and Rumors on Potential Fight

Report: Mayweather vs. Berto Scheduled for Sept. 15

Tuesday, July 14

Michael Woods of the Sweet Science reported Mayweather and Berto will square off in a fight that will be televised on CBS, rather than the typical pay-per-view tradition.

This marks the sixth and final bout on Mayweather's contract with Showtime, and he'll make approximately $30 to $35 million in earnings for facing Berto.

Steve Kim of UCNLive.com weighed in on the reported showdown:

The agitation Kim alluded to regarding Amir Khan was already evident Monday, when Mayweather announced he'd started training but didn't specify an opponent, per the Daily Mail's Declan Taylor:

I don't know why [Mayweather]'s playing these little games, I think it's just unprofessional really from a person like Floyd Mayweather who is renowned as one of the best fighters ever. He is playing these little games just to look for every little advantage that he can get. But I'm not going to let it get to me, I'm just going to keep calm and collected. If it happens, it happens, if it doesn't then there will be a plan B to move onto.

It appears Khan won't be getting his shot against Mayweather this time around in what may be the latter's last fight. Khan took to Twitter to say he "heard" it's Berto who will be fighting Mayweather and wished the fighter good luck. 

Mayweather kept his perfect record intact at 48-0 with a unanimous-decision triumph over Manny Pacquiao on May 2, obliterating pay-per-view sales records in the process. It isn't as though "Money" needs another massive PPV haul, opting to make this reported bout with Berto more accessible to the masses.

Nicknamed "The Best," Berto sports a respectable 30-3 record and registered a TKO victory over Josesito Lopez in his last fight in March. The 31-year-old Berto successfully defended his WBC welterweight title belt five times before his first loss as a professional to Victor Ortiz in April 2011.

Berto captured the IBF welterweight title thereafter and isn't exactly a slouch of an adversary. Although Mayweather will still be the heavy favorite, Berto has carved out a stellar career and figures to at least put up a respectable challenge.

Since 23 of Berto's 30 wins have been by knockout, his punching power will be an interesting weapon against Mayweather's trademark technical prowess and defense. 

Note: Stats courtesy of BoxRec.com.