Five crossover fights before Mayweather vs McGregor

Fans of boxing and mixed martial arts are anticipating the big showdown between undefeated Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts fighter, Conor McGregor, in the crossover boxing bout that has generated a lot of attention.

The much-hyped encounter is billed for Saturday night.

McGregor is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The 29-year-old is the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion and former UFC Featherweight Champion.

Mayweather, on the other hand, is an American professional boxer and promoter. Mayweather is undefeated in his professional boxing career and a five-division world champion with about fifteen world titles.

While some are waiting anxiously for the bout, some others are frowning at it. However, the bout is not the first of its kind, below are five examples of crossover fights in history.

Mohammed Ali (boxer) Vs Antonio Inoki (mma)
Antonio Inoki is a Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promoter, politician, and retired professional wrestler and martial artist. Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. The fight between Ali And Inoki which ended in a draw at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo on June 26, 1976, is widely regarded as the mother of all crossover fights.