By AL STOVER
Staff Reporter 

Looking at the bright side of Mayweather-McGregor superfight

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Last updated 7/6/2017 at 10:20am



In the Jan. 19 issue of The Cheney Free Press I wrote that a fantasy superfight between boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor was “a long way from happening.”

Well fight fans, since I last wrote in this space that fantasy is becoming a reality.

Mayweather will come out of retirement to face McGregor in a 12-round boxing match on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas. According to a June 16 Forbes article, Mayweather is expected to make $100 million from the fight while McGregor is estimated to net at least $75 million.

Personally, I don’t know if I’m go...



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