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Floyd Mayweather scores surprise meeting with President-elect Trump

President-elect Donald J. Trump, with his wife, Melania, at the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas in 2015. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
President-elect Donald J. Trump, with his wife, Melania, at the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas in 2015. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

President-elect Donald Trump has long dabbled in the fight business. His hotel casinos have sponsored numerous fights and he’s had a long relationship with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.

Last year, Trump and his wife, Melania, attended the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Apparently, the President-elect struck up a friendship with the superstar boxer. While he is busy hiring members of his administration, Trump took time Wednesday to pose for a photo with his son, Donald Jr., and Mayweather.

Donald Trump Jr. posted the photo of himself, his father and Mayweather on his personal Twitter account.

Mayweather was in New York on Wednesday to attend a news conference to announce a Jan. 14 super middleweight unification fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn between WBC champion Badou Jack and IBF champion James DeGale.

“We’re back,” Mayweather said at the news conference. “What other better city to be in than New York City? It was always one of my dreams to fight in New York City. I’m glad I’m in a position to put fighters out there to give the fans what they want to see. New York City is the best place for boxing.”

But apparently Money May’s trip to New York was about more than simply pushing a boxing match. There are no details yet about what was said, but it was a coup for Mayweather to get a meeting with the soon-to-be Commander-in-Chief.

Maybe we should have had an indication when Mayweather wore a conservative dark business suit to the news conference, which is not his usual boxing attire.

Floyd Mayweather, president of Mayweather Promotions, speaks at a news conference in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Later in the day, Mayweather met with President-elect Donald Trump. (Tom Casino/Mayweather Promotions)
Floyd Mayweather, president of Mayweather Promotions, speaks at a news conference in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Later in the day, Mayweather met with President-elect Donald Trump. (Tom Casino/Mayweather Promotions)