If the glove size fits, well, it gets a bit complicated.
Mayweather Promotions has inquired about the process of having the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor bout contested using 8-ounce gloves, rather than the 10 ounces required by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), NAC executive director Bob Bennett confirmed with MMA Fighting on Wednesday.
Mayweather started a social media hullabaloo Tuesday when he posted to Instagram about changing the glove size for the Aug. 26 megafight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
“Don't believe what you hear in the media,” Mayweather wrote.