The speculation can end.
Following months of rumors circulating in boxing circles, Floyd Mayweather will indeed square off with Andre Berto on Sept. 10 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The 147-pound showdown will have Mayweather’s WBC and WBA titles on the line and is to air in the U.S. on Showtime pay-per-view.
“I’m ready to get back in the ring on Sept. 12 and prove again to the whole world why I’m ‘The Best Ever,’” declared Mayweather in a statement delivered to the media Tuesday afternoon. “I always bring my A-game and this fight against Andre Berto is no exception.