In an exclusive piece written for Irish sports news site The42, Conor McGregor’s coach detailed the mindset and motivations for the fighter’s upcoming boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. In the midst of the puff piece about his friend and client, coach John Kavanagh dropped a juicy nugget of information as well.
Kavanaugh mentions in the piece he wrote for the42 that he expects McGregor to fight in the octagon by the end of the calendar year, even specifically mentioning the month of December for a possible return. No potential opponent or other details are mentioned.
Kavanaugh writes, “The tentative plan, as I see it, is certainly for a fight in the UFC in December. But in the meantime we’re completely focused on boxing and Floyd Mayweather.”
He even goes out of his way to mention that this plan is far from sealed, adding that, “It’s always difficult to predict what Conor is going to do next.”
For now, the entire fighting world looks forward to the cross-sport matchup between 28-year-old UFC fighter McGregor and 40-year-old, five-division boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. The two are scheduled to meet Aug. 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Shane McNichol covers college basketball and the NBA for Larry Brown Sports. He also blogs about basketball at Palestra Back and has contributed to Rush The Court, ESPN.com, and USA Today Sports Weekly. Follow him on Twitter @OnTheShaneTrain.
